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The SPAG office in Lubbock: a tan and brown building with the navy SPAG sign above its entrance, flags out front

About SPAG Public Safety

We are the public safety division of the South Plains Association of Governments (SPAG). We support 911 in 14 counties, assign 911 addresses, keep the storm shelter registry, and run the regional law enforcement academy.

Our role

Local 911 centers answer your call. SPAG supports the network, maps, technology, and training behind them. Sharing the work lets small counties have the same 911 network, maps, and training as large ones.

A division of SPAG

SPAG Public Safety is a division within the South Plains Association of Governments, not a separate agency. SPAG was formed in 1967 as a voluntary association of counties, cities, and special districts that coordinates regional work for local governments in the 15 counties around Lubbock. Regional 911, 911 addresses and mapping, and the Regional Law Enforcement Academy are this division’s part of that work.

Executive Director
Kelly Criswell
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Our mission

The South Plains Association of Governments Public Safety Division serves the region by providing reliable Regional 911 communications, training law enforcement professionals, and strengthening collaboration among member agencies, so every community receives a timely, coordinated response.

  • Professionalism

    We hold ourselves to the highest standards of conduct, training, and competence.

  • Collaboration

    We build trust and shared purpose among the agencies and communities of the region.

  • Integrity

    We act with honesty, transparency, and accountability to the public we serve.

  • Dependability

    We are prepared and available around the clock, because emergencies do not wait.

Serving the Texas South Plains

SPAG’s planning region covers 15 counties centered on Lubbock. The Regional 911 program supports 14 of them.

Lubbock County

Lubbock County is part of the 15-county SPAG planning region, but its 911 service is provided by the Lubbock Emergency Communication District (opens in a new tab) rather than SPAG, and LECD handles every addressing request in the county. In SPAG’s 14 counties, SPAG GIS assigns addresses outside city limits. Inside a city or town, City Hall does.

Who answers 911 in each county
BaileyCochranCrosbyDickensFloydGarzaHaleHockleyKingLambLubbockLynnMotleyTerryYoakum

Regional partners

911 in the South Plains runs on work shared with state agencies, the region’s 911 centers, its counties, and national associations.

State agencies

Local 911 partners

  • Brownfield Police Department
  • Cochran County Sheriff’s Office
  • Crosby County Sheriff’s Office
  • Denver City Police Department
  • Dickens County Sheriff’s Office
  • Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
  • Garza County Sheriff’s Office
  • Hale County Sheriff’s Office
  • Lamb County Sheriff’s Office
  • Levelland Police Communications Center
  • Lynn County Sheriff’s Office
  • Muleshoe Police Department

Member counties

  • Bailey County
  • Cochran County
  • Crosby County
  • Dickens County
  • Floyd County
  • Garza County
  • Hale County
  • Hockley County
  • King County
  • Lamb County
  • Lubbock County
  • Lynn County
  • Motley County
  • Terry County
  • Yoakum County

Associations

Reports and records

SPAG publishes its financial reports and board records on spag.org. The Regional 911 committee’s agendas and minutes are posted here.