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Area public safety personnel from police, to firefighters, to medical personnel, to storm spotters marked National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Emergency personnel are increasingly reliant on telecommunication for accurate, detailed, and timely information about their situations. In addition to the traditional two-way radios, first responders have access to mobile data from the Internet and their headquarters, and the ability to communicate with other agencies when mutual aid is required. Dispatchers are the first in the chain of notification…