STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A Stark County family welcomed their newborn to the world this month with the help of a dispatcher.
Dispatcher Justin Leasure is being honored for talking the parents through delivery during an emergency call, according to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office has released the audio clip showcasing Leasure’s training and experience as well as the baby’s first cry…
The City of Brentwood and the state of Tennessee are celebrating this week as it is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The 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. Recent events surrounding the COVID 19 pandemic have highlighted the work of telecommunications professionals at the Brentwood Police Department and around the country…
National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week (NPSTW) kicked off with Sheriff Rick Staly working as a 9-1-1 dispatcher in support of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) communications specialists.
This morning, Sheriff Staly answered calls and dispatched first responders to emergency events throughout Flagler County. Sheriff Staly is well-versed in how stressful yet rewarding the job of a telecommunicator can be, as he began his career in law enforcement as a Dispatcher…
All week long, communities across the Commonwealth and across the country have been honoring “headset heroes,” the men and women who play a crucial role in public safety as communications officers and dispatchers.
Back in 1991, officials say Congress proclaimed the second week of April as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.”
For 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared Sunday, April 10 through Saturday, April 16 as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week” in Virginia…
N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer stopped by the Iredell County Public Safety Center this week to express her appreciation to the staff at the Emergency Communications Center.
Sawyer toured the facility with Executive Director Candy Miller and personally thanked many of the telecommunicators for their service to the community.
The men and women who answer the phone when someone dials 911 in the midst of a crisis are unsung heroes, Sawyer said…
