Kern County Fire Emergency Communications Center reaccredited (CA)

Kern County Fire Emergency Communications Center reaccredited (CA)

by | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News

The Kern County Fire Emergency Communications Center has been reaccredited by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch for the seventh time, according to the Kern County Fire Department.

The communication center is only the 19th to achieve such a status, a KCFD news release said.

“This process is undertaken by communications centers who desire to be the best of the best.” said Kim Rigden, associate director of accreditation for the academies. “The Kern County Fire Emergency Communications Center should be very proud of this achievement and the wonderful services they provide to the community and their emergency responders…

Hall Ambulance to honor emergency medical dispatchers (CA)

Hall Ambulance to honor emergency medical dispatchers (CA)

by | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News

Hall Ambulance will honor its emergency medial dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which begins Sunday and runs through Saturday.

“When someone falls victim to sudden illness or injury, these dispatchers are there to answer the call,” Lavonne C. Hall, president and CEO of Hall Ambulance, said in a statement. “We are grateful for their dedication and commitment to the communities we serve.”

Hall’s Operations Control Division dispatches 100 percent of all ambulance requests received throughout the county. Last year they processed more than 135,000 dispatched calls for medical aid, a Hall news release said…

Letter: Giving thanks for telecommunicators in Eagle County (CO)

Letter: Giving thanks for telecommunicators in Eagle County (CO)

by | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News

Congress has set aside the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators week (April 10-16, 2022). These dedicated men and women who work 24/7/365, under sometimes incredible stress, long hours and very little recognition are highly deserving of this recognition.

Our emergency telecommunicators here in Eagle County are no different; every emergency response in our entire county is initiated through the Vail Public Safety Communications Center. In 2021, our team responded to over 27,000 911 calls. In addition, we generated 133,000 calls for service in our county, from parking complaints to cardiac arrests and the whole gamut in between…

Kudos to Central Dispatch for top-notch service (MI)

by | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News

Having to call 911 is rarely for pleasant circumstances, though Lapeer County Central Dispatch did recently take a light-hearted call from a resident in Hadley Township to report a kangaroo was hopping around the area of Green Corners Cemetery — not the typical type of call they’re used to receiving.

Sadly, yet importantly, our top-notch emergency dispatchers are trained and capable to handle all sorts of tragic incidents that require a multi-agency response — from the March 21 mobile home fire in Dryden that claimed four lives, to the Nov. 30, 2021 call for help from Oakland County authorities to send Lapeer County emergency personnel to a mass-casualty shooting at Oxford High School…

Delaware State Police Celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Delaware State Police Celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

by | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News

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The Delaware State Police (DSP) is proud to celebrate our public safety communication personnel during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The Delaware State Police Communications Section consists of three 911 Public Safety dispatch centers located in the three Delaware counties and Headquarters Communications in Dover. Since 1994, a week in April has been designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week to recognize and honor the women and men working in Communication Centers Nationwide. This year, the week will be celebrated from Sunday, April 10th to Saturday, April 16th…