Compassion. Telecommunicator Patti Yandle of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is said to have shown “a tremendous amount of compassion” for a caller talking about committing suicide with a shotgun.
Yandle was able to make contact with the person who called the crisis hotline and talked to him about his situation.
BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – Compassion. Telecommunicator Patti Yandle of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is said to have shown “a tremendous amount of compassion” for a caller talking about committing suicide with a shotgun.
Yandle was able to make contact with the person who called the crisis hotline and talked to him about his situation.
RICHMOND, B.C.—A mediator has been appointed as emergency dispatchers try to reach a new contract with their employer, E-Comm Emergency Communications for British Columbia.
More than 500 emergency dispatchers, call takers and support staff are members of CUPE Local 873-02.
A mediator has been appointed as 911 dispatchers responsible for taking calls from the Peace region try to reach a new contract with their employer, E-Comm Emergency Communications for British Columbia.
More than 500 emergency dispatchers, call takers and support staff are members of Cupe Local 873-02.
LYONS, N.Y. (WHAM) – A 911 dispatcher in Wayne County helped a man in Newark deliver his friend’s baby early Saturday morning.
Dispatcher Paul Fera works at the Wayne County 911 Center in Lyons. He received a call around 12:40 a.m. from a man who said his friend was in labor at a home in the village of Newark.
Like other public safety entities, the mental and emotional health of 911 dispatchers is becoming more and more of a priority for industry leaders.
“The State of Indiana has invested a lot of money in the technical part of this and we’re now starting to push a lot into our people,” said Ed Reuter, executive director of Indiana’s Statewide 911 Board. “We have to take care of our people. Once you find the right person out here, you’ve found a gem, really.”
