Cobb County E-911 was created in 1987, Cobb County E911 answers about 1,200 emergency phone calls and 1,000 non-emergency phone calls daily, totaling 800,000 phone calls each year. Cobb County E911 is a 24-hour, toll-free voice for emergency calls for service. All E911 employees are CPR, Emergency Fire Dispatch (EFD), and Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) certified, enabling them to give life-saving instructions until help arrives. Cobb County E911 dispatches units for the Cobb County Police and Fire Departments, Marietta Police and Fire Departments, Powder Springs Police and Fire departments, and the Sheriff’s Office.