Integrated Programs Manager (VA)

Position Information

The Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management (DPSCEM) is currently seeking to fill an Integrated Program Manager position to provide department-wide administrative oversight of the human resources and budgeting functions, projects and programs, performance and innovation, communication, and business process design. Additionally, this position will oversee emergency management-related community engagement and public outreach functions and programs including campaigns, donations and coordination and activation of the Volunteer Emergency Support Team (VEST)…

Outbreak overwhelms NYC’s crisis procedure (NY)

NEW YORK — The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 method like by no means before.

Operators choose up a new simply call every 15.5 seconds. Panicked voices inform of liked kinds in declining wellbeing. There are multitudes of cardiac arrests and respiratory failures and other individuals who phone needing reassurance that a mere sneeze isn’t a signal they have been contaminated…

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Releases Video On Importance Of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week April 12 – 18, 2020 (FL)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 12 – 18, 2020. Each year, the second week of April is dedicated to those who serve as Public Safety Telecommunicators. In 1991, Congress proclaimed it as a nationally recognized week of recognition.

Our Communications Division consists of four independent dispatch/call centers, handling well over one million phone calls annually…

Johnson County Central Dispatch E-911 to celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (MO)

WARRENSBURG — Johnson County Central Dispatch E-911 is celebrating Sunday, April 12, through April 18 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and celebrated annually, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the world’s citizens…

3 Steps for Raising 911 Dispatcher Stress Resilience

As a 911 dispatcher, you provide assistance to your communities, your partners, families and friends. National Pubic Safety Telecommunicators Week is a wonderful time for us to recognize your dedication to the communities you serve. It’s also the perfect time for you to give back to yourself with three simple stress-busting steps.

Our friends at the Mayo Clinic share “Caregiving can have many rewards. Caregiver stress — the emotional and physical stress of caregiving …