GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The final call for Joseph Miller was played in Grand Traverse County Saturday.
Miller worked in public safety for 25 years, 21 of them for Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch.
Miller and his girlfriend Rene Hoxie-Papineau were killed in a motorcycle crash on Labor Day.
Rene
Hoxie-Papineau, 62, died on September 1 after the motorcycle she was
riding on crashed in Benzie County. Hoxie-Papineau was the Evidence and
Property Room Manager for the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office
since 2002. (Jowett Family Funeral Home photo)
CUMBERLAND — As much of the United States observed Patriot Day, a national day to honor victims of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, local emergency communication dispatchers were honored Tuesday in a separate ceremony to highlight the essential role they play in emergency services.
In October 1986, Congress approved a law designating September 11 as 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day.
In recognition of the emergency number system and the dispatchers dedicated to the critical public service, Allegany County observes the date to honor Joint Communications Center staff.
A Franklin County 911 dispatcher was recently recognized for her role in saving a man’s life.
While
still a trainee, Makenzie Cleary answered a 911 call in July from a
Montgomery Township woman whose husband was having an allergic reaction
after being stung by multiple hornets as he was mowing the lawn,
according to a news release from the county. He lost the ability to see
before falling unconscious.
HENDERSON, Ky. (9/13/19) — Kentucky State Police is currently accepting
applications for the position of police telecommunicator I for Post 16
in Henderson which serves Henderson, Union, Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and
McLean counties.
On the 18th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,
Marion County held their third annual Public Safety Night on the square
in Knoxville.
The event honored local first responders across
Marion County, while also honoring the memory of the first responders
who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
“9/11
is one of those things that impacted everybody,” said Chief of Pella
Ambulance Greg Higginbotham. “It changed the way we thought about fire,
changed the way we thought about law enforcement, changed the way we
thought about EMS… People were so proud of the stuff that happened
that day and the way people responded and acted selflessly to help
people in need. That’s something that we’ll never forget.”
While 911 dispatchers serve as the first step in providing oftentimes life-saving care to those in need, they are rarely the ones recognized for the effort. Flagstaff Academy students wanted to change that.
Thursday afternoon, teachers Kate Sloop and Terri Reh delivered to the police department 15 baskets of garden produce and herbs, cultivated by Flagstaff’s middle school students. The fruits and vegetables were picked from students’ home gardens, donated by local supermarkets and collected from the middle school’s greenhouse.
Fifteen more baskets also were donated Thursday to 911 dispatchers at the Lafayette Police Department.
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
