Dispatch! – April 10-16 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NE)

by | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News

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In 1981, Patricia Anderson of Contra Costa, California began National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week as a way to honor dispatch workers, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

In 1994, former President Bill Clinton signed it into law, declaring the second week of April a week to honor and appreciate dispatch workers across the country.

Locally, the Columbus-Platte County Joint Communications Center provides emergency dispatch services for the area. Communications Director Rachel Pensick said dispatchers do more than most people realize…