Electronic Services Division
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office Electronic Services Division is comprised of 3 sections Dispatch, Information Technology (IT) and a Radio Shop all overseen by a division commander, Lt. Kevin Walsh. All 3 sections work closely together to maintain emergency communication for the citizens of Rockingham County.
DISPATCH:
The Rockingham County Dispatch Center is comprised of 3 Dispatch Supervisors, 13 Dispatchers, and several on-call (part-time) Dispatchers. These men and woman are responsible for emergency communications for 24 Police Departments and 16 Fire/EMS 24 hours a day 7 days a week. On top of their police and fire/EMS responsibilities the dispatch center is the primary emergency notification point for incidents at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant and several dams and dikes within the communities they dispatch for.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office IT is run by Network Administrator Robert Jordan. Mr. Jordan is responsible for maintaining all the computers and software that is utilized by the department. This includes the computer aided dispatching and records management program from Tritech Inc.’s Information Management Corporation (IMC). Mr. Jordan also assists any police and fire agency with their computer related issues when asked and has set up a wireless network that allows any police vehicle with a wireless computer service to connect to the dispatch center to receive calls for service and law enforcement sensitive information over the IMC software.
RADIO SHOP:
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office radio maintenance shop is run by Chief Electronic Technician Parks “Skip” Christenbury. Skip’s radio shop is responsible for maintenance and repair of radio equipment purchased by the county for emergency communications. Skip is also responsible for building out the Sheriff’s Office new cruisers and assists local communities with their emergency communication needs.
MOBILE INCIDENT FIELD OFFICE:
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office maintains a 20’ GMC box truck equipped with radio banks, computers and equipment needed for a tactical incident that can be dispatched and set up anywhere in the county when requested. This vehicle has been used in such instances as hostage situations, natural disasters, large events in communites and for the State Transportation Staging Area in the event of an evacuation from Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant.