Company Profile
Berkeley County Emergency Communications
Company Overview
The Berkeley County Department of Emergency Communications is the primary answering point for 911 calls
requesting emergency assistance from residents and visitors of Berkeley County, W.Va. The department’s 37
emergency telecommunicators answer more than 135,000 emergency and non-emergency calls annually.
Berkeley County, along with the entire State of West Virginia, offers their Emergency Telecommunicators a 20-year retirement.
Company History
Located at the gateway to the Shenandoah Valley, Berkeley County was formed on May 15, 1772 from neighboring Frederick County, Virginia by an act of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Berkeley County originally spanned from the Blue Ridge Mountains to include all of what is now Jefferson County to Warm Springs Ridge overlooking the famed springs at the Town of Bath (Berkeley Springs) in what is now Morgan County. The county was named in honor of Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botetourt, a royal governor of Virginia. Adam Stephen, Berkeley County’s first sheriff, laid out the county seat along Tuscarora Creek and named it Martinsburg in honor of his friend, Col. Thomas Bryan Martin. Berkeley County’s second Sheriff was Samuel Washington, brother of President George Washington.
Today, major population centers and business markets within a five hundred mile radius of Berkeley County include Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Richmond, Virginia, and New York, New York. All of these major markets are readily accessible from our County via Interstate 81, which bisects Berkeley County. Our geographic location places us in a unique marketing environment, yet our quality of life is enhanced by our "small town" character and sense of community. It is our hope that we can provide you with a useful glimpse at those features of Berkeley County, West Virginia that make us a unique location for business, leisure, and quality living.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Berkeley County Emergency Communications obtained it's Tri-Accreditation with the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch in November of 2022.
All Emergency Telecommunicators in the State of West Virgina have a 20-year retirement.
Benefits
20-year retirement, shift differential.