The first respondersyou never see
ADCOM911 answers every police, fire, and EMS call in Adams County, Colorado — eight agencies, one open line, around the clock.
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What happens in the sixty seconds after you dial
See how a call worksADCOM911 is a fiercely calm dispatch authority — connecting Adams County residents with police, fire, and EMS, and answering every hour of every single day.
911 education that drives real readiness
The best time to learn how 911 works is before you ever have to call. Three things every resident should know.
When should you call 911?
A life in danger, a crime in progress, a fire, or an urgent medical problem — call. Not sure? Call anyway, and we’ll decide together. Everything else belongs on the non-emergency line: (303) 288-1535.
Save the non-emergency line
Call if you can, text if you can’t
Adams County 911 receives incoming text messages. It isn’t the preferred way to reach us — but if speaking would put you in danger, text your location and the help you need, and a specialist will respond.
Learn about Text-to-911
Get alerts before you need us
CodeRED delivers emergency notifications for your address — evacuations, severe weather, and public-safety alerts by phone, text, or email. Registration takes two minutes.
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The agencies we answer for
One dispatch floor, eight public-safety agencies. When you call 911 in Adams County, these are the crews we send.
Our purpose is to be the calm voice in the worst moment.
ANSWER · EVERY TIME
Every call is answered by an emergency communications specialist trained to steady the caller, verify the location, and move help before the call ends.
Join the people behind the line →What happens when you call
End-to-end response
From “911, what is your emergency?” to the moment help arrives, one specialist owns your call — taking it, dispatching police, fire, and EMS together, and staying on the line when seconds matter.
See how a call works
Fiercely human, deeply local
Our specialists know Adams County — its streets, its districts, its people. State-of-the-art phone, radio, and mobile technology matters, but the calm voice on the line is the point.
Meet the member agencies* Placeholder — wire to ADCOM’s published live call counter before launch.
Be the calm in someone’s worst moment
Emergency communications specialists are the first first responders. No dispatch experience required — we train you through an APCO-certified program and put you at the center of public safety in Adams County.
- APCO-certified training program from day one
- Written exam, typing assessment & panel interview selection process
- A career where what you do truly matters
New and noteworthy
Run like an authority, open like one — board minutes, budgets, and audits, published for everyone.