Kalamazoo County Dispatch Authority

05/29/2026

Congrats to Kailey for completing her ECO II training this week! Celia (the sweet pup in the middle) was even here for her mom’s celebration! 🐾

05/23/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Memorial Day weekend from Kalamazoo County Dispatch! Today we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. ❤️🤍💙

As you enjoy time with family and friends, please remember that fireworks are legal:
🎆 Today until 11:45 PM
🎆 Tomorrow from 11:00 AM–11:45 PM

Celebrate safely, be mindful of your neighbors (and pets 🐾), and have a safe holiday weekend

05/23/2026

***POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED***

Kalamazoo County Dispatch is aware of the power outage effecting Portage. For restoration times please contact Consumers Energy directly.

05/21/2026

Our wonderful staff have had the opportunity to teach 911 to Kindergarten-5th Graders recently!
Do your children know how to call 911?
Do they know your address?

These are a couple things we love to quiz the kids on and they have so much fun practicing!

05/18/2026

Kalamazoo County Alert:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:58PM EDT until May 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
SVRGRR

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Calhoun County in south central Michigan...
Allegan County in southwestern Michigan...
Kent County in southwestern Michigan...
Ottawa County in southwestern Michigan...
Barry County in southwestern Michigan...
Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 158 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Holland State Park to Paw Paw to Cassopolis, moving
northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 120 PM, a 63 mph wind gust was
reported at the Benton Harbor airport.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

05/18/2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms are moving into Michigan this afternoon. A line of storms crossing the Lake will reach Southwestern Lower Michigan early this afternoon and progress toward the NE. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts. These storms have a history of producing nearly 80 mph gusts in the Chicago area. Have ways to receive warnings this afternoon, and if you have outdoor activities planned be prepared to seek shelter if these storms approach your area.

05/18/2026

04/23/2026

*****UPDATE*****
All Services have been restored.

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a major network event in Kalamazoo County impacting internet services and voice calls. If Verizon Wireless is your service provider and you are unable to get a voice 9-1-1 or 9-8-8 call to go through, please try to utilize wifi calling or texting 9-1-1. If this does not work, you will need to utilize a device with a different service provider. We will update everyone after Verizon notifies us that the network event is resolved.

If you have questions related to this event, please contact Verizon Wireless directly.

04/23/2026

Congratulations to Rachel Close for completing ECO I training!!! Great job!! 🖤💛🖤💛

04/16/2026

911 dispatch: high stress, nonstop calls, and controlled chaos…

Also 911 dispatch: emotional support baby goats 🐐💛

Turns out the best way to recover from a tough shift is a few cuddles, some tiny hooves, and goats that have absolutely no idea what stress is 😄

We’ll take all the therapy we can get!

Thank You Aspen Valley Farms!!