EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, more commonly known as “Dispatchers Week,” kicked off on Sunday.
To celebrate the men and women behind one of our most critical emergency services, Channel 3 sought to highlight the work they do every single day.
Eyewitness News traveled to East Hartford on Monday, where the police department is home to a “Dispatcher of the Year” award recipient…
It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and it’s as good a time as any — and any time is a good time — to thank a 911 dispatcher.
According to a story in today’s edition of The News, Alpena County dispatchers last year handled nearly 20,000 calls for service, counting only calls resulting in a dispatcher sending responders. The actual number of phone calls could be two or even three times that many.
Among the calls…
These normally unsung heroes during emergencies are getting the spotlight this week. These are the dispatchers on the other side of 911 calls who play a vital role in saving lives.
You might remember when Collier County deputies got on scene just in time to save a maintenance worker who’d been trapped by a lawnmower last May.
Lucia Garcia-Ribeyro says she’ll never forget. But in the next breath said that wouldn’t have been possible without a great team working together to save a life…
Dispatchers at Scotts Bluff County’s 911 center such as Adri Webber will be honored during Dispatcher Appreciation Week in the second week in April. They collaborate with dozens of emergency and general service groups to keep the public and first responders safe.
Providing for the safety of County residents, workforce and visitors is the most important job of Government – and in order to provide the County’s dedicated first responder community with the best tools possible to protect lives and property, a state of the art voice communications system is a necessity to get this mission critical task accomplished. Now, Westchester County Executive George Latimer is proud to announce the success of a years-long project to replace and begin enhancement of the County’s Emergency Response and Transportation Radio Systems.
Latimer said: “Ensuring the safety of our residents and providing the best, most effective possible technology for our brave first responders is of utmost importance to me and my Administration. This massive undertaking could not have been stewarded by anyone better than our teams at DoIT, DES, DPS, Law, and Planning…
