Our dispatchers receive many calls a day ranging from general questions to life threatening emergencies.  All 911 calls from within the parish, except in the city limits of Ruston, are answered by the dispatchers of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office.  Dispatchers are on duty 24 hours a day 365 days a year.  They consistently contact the deputies to ask if they need backup units or specialized units such as investigators.  They also have the responsibility of making sure the deputies are safe.  Another duty of the dispatchers is to always make sure they know where the deputies and other units, such as fire and rescue, are at all times.