A drawing of the planned Emergency Operations and Dispatch Center, now officially named the Regional Operations Center.

A drawing of the planned Emergency Operations and Dispatch Center, now officially named the Regional Operations Center.

The new Regional Operations Center will be built on the County Center campus in Redwood City where the County's motor pool now sits (center of photo).

The new Regional Operations Center will be built on the County Center campus in Redwood City where the County's motor pool now sits (center of photo).

Truck with SMCAlert.info info on its side

The San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services coordinates countywide preparedness and responds to disasters, hazardous materials spills, major fires, flooding and other critical incidents.

Inside the Office of Emergency Services

Dispatcher now work in the basement of the Hall of Justice, which the civil grand jury labels "clearly inadequate."