SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A baby will come into the world at its own pace. Sometimes the baby is born after the due date. Sometimes they come early. For one woman, the baby came before she could get inside a hospital, but luckily a nurse was within earshot of the woman and the woman’s husband and knew just what to do. [VIDEO]
Dispatchers around the area are being recognized this week for their hard work in providing immediate assistance to those who call police for help.
A 911 Dispatcher, or Telecommunicator, is the first person you talk to when you call 911 to report an emergency day or night…
AUGUSTA (WFXG) – The week of April 11-17 is dedicated to the people who help us through our emergencies. It’s National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
It’s a career that keeps the dispatchers at Gold Cross EMS busy. In fact, in just two minutes, the center is likely to receive at least five emergency calls. However, that only scratches the surface. In 2020, Gold Cross EMS got more than 62,000 emergency calls alone…
Each year, the second week of April is celebrated at National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, honoring those who dedicate their lives to serving the public.
For Wendy Badia, who has worked as a 911 dispatcher for Broome County for over 20 years, this week is important to show that her profession is more than just answering the phone…
In observance of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, April 11-17, The Ada News spoke to 911 dispatchers located in the Ada City Hall Annex.
Central Dispatch is the nexus of public safety communications in Pontotoc County. Dispacters sit in a darkened room, surrounded by nearly a dozen flat-panel computer monitors that provide information from the nature of the calls they answer, the locations of firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and police officers, to live weather radar…
