Colleagues and friends remember Kathy M. Sherman Blagdon as an exceptional emergency dispatcher with an intense dedication to her work throughout 36 years with Lincoln County, the last six with cancer.
Blagdon, 62, of Wiscasset, passed away Nov. 20 at her home.
Blagdon was born in Boothbay Harbor and graduated from Boothbay…
VAN WERT — Ohio State Highway Patrol selected a Williams County man as the 2019 Dispatcher of the Year at the Van Wert post…
BISMARCK, N.D. Dispatchers have a long list of responsibilities. They multi-task several emergency and non-emergency calls. And also keep a streamline of conversation open with agencies.
The job can take a toll on them, even if they knew what it entailed when they chose the career path.
911 is a three-digit phone number that’s programmed in our minds at a young age. In an emergency, first responders run toward threats while others run from it.
Dispatchers sit in a room coordinating it all and often times feel…
HELENA — Two emergency dispatchers were honored in Helena Wednesday, after their efforts helped save lives.
Helena Police Chief Steve Hagen presented awards to lead dispatchers Chanel Waples and Zach Slattery in a ceremony at the Helena-Lewis and Clark County 911 Center.
On Oct. 11, Waples received a 911 call from a woman who said she was…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An emergency services dispatcher was arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats to shoot up the dispatch center on Monday, December 2.
MySA reports that 45-year-old Jimmy Tucker made the threats on Monday after he told one of his coworkers that if a shooting were to happen at the dispatch center, he would be the one to do it…
LANCASTER — The Lancaster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announces the 2019 Lancaster Post Trooper of the Year, Trooper Jonathan Drake and Dispatcher of the Year, Dispatcher Dustin Magill.
These individuals were selected by their peers due to their dedication, service, and commitment to the communities of Fairfield and Perry counties and the citizens of the State of Ohio.
Trooper Jonathan Drake began his career with the patrol in 2015 when he joined the 158th training class. Upon graduating from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy…
