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By JANE BANGLEY
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Rappahannock has had its own jail and communications center for a year, and Sheriff John Henry Woodward is pleased with how the year has gone. , “We've had no major disasters in learning how to operate the equipment or ■ anything, and the communications cen, ter and jail have made the department 1 more efficient,” said Woodward.
Since January 1, 1984, the Sheriffs Department has answered 960 r complaints through the dispatch center. All fire and rescue companies have ' been dispatched from the center since 1 February 1, 1984. In that time, 119 fire calls and 415 rescue calls have been dispatched from the center. For the Amissville, Castleton, Fli|it Hill, Sperryville and Washington areas, the emergency fire and rescue number is 987-8525. For the Huntly and Chester Gap areas, the number is 635-4488.
Rappahannock’s jail began operating on April 1, 1984, and has ended the problems of finding space for Rappahannock prisoners in surrounding counties’ jails. Four male correctional officers have been hired to operate the jail, and four female officers have been hired to perform the duties of a dispatcher and matron for any female prisoners. The correctional officers have worked 7,280 hours during the year, and the dispatchers worked 8,568 hours.
There are four full-time deputies in Rappahannock who cover three shifts. Sheriff Woodward said that the deputies work a minimum of eight hours a day. and sometimes they work 12 hours a day. The deputies work six days a week, and then have two days off. The sheriff and deputies have worked 11,168 hours during the year.
All of the personnel have had to complete courses at the Central Criminal Justice School in Waynesboro. The dispatchers had to complete a one week
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