*For fire department units, this would refer to district area; police units reflect a beat or ward number. For example, a fire call to Engine 11-1-1 means that Oronogo Station 1 Engine 1 will respond. Chief 7-1 refers to the Duenweg fire chief. For a police dispatch, 211 refers to an Asbury unit. The Jasco Metro Police is a collection of small town police departments who are dispatched from the Jasper County 911 Center. Exceptions to these statements appear below.

¹ Carl Junction has its own police frequency, and it can be scrambled. All 911 calls for CJ Police are routed to its office for dispatch.

² Carthage dispatches its own police and fire/EMS calls. The 911 Center forwards emergency requests to Carthage if appropriate.

³ Duquesne has no fire department; Duenweg handles fire/first responder calls. Joplin METS provides ambulance service.

⁴ Webb City dispatches its own police after calls are forwarded from the 911 Center. Fire/EMS calls, however, originate from the 911 office.

Sources: Andy Gabbert and an anoynmous contributor

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