Dalton Fire Chief Todd Pangle honored Whitfield County 911 dispatcher Nicole Talman with a Citizen Recognition Award at a meeting of the Dalton Public Safety Commission.
“Our 911 dispatchers do a great job helping to keep our community safe,” Chief Pangle said, “and at (the Aug. 27) meeting of the Dalton Public Safety Commission we were able to honor one of them for her role in saving the life of a young child.”
BENZIE COUNTY, MI – A Grand Traverse County dispatcher and a sheriff’s evidence technician were killed in a motorcycle crash.
Joseph Donald Miller, 48, of Beulah, the dispatcher, and Rene Hoxie-Papineau, 62, of Traverse City, died Sunday, Sept. 1, in a crash while riding with other motorcyclists in Northern Michigan.
“We are devastated, but still here to help you. Always,” Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch said on Facebook.
In an effort to highlight the important work of emergency dispatchers within our community, the St. Helens Police Department (SHPD) is partnering with Columbia 911 Communications District (CCOM) for their next First Thursday presentation at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 5, in the Columbia Center auditorium, located at 375 S. 18th Street.
Staff from Columbia 911 Communications District will share the history of CCOM, what services the District covers and who they dispatch for, their yearly call volume, what to expect when you call 911, and what it takes to become a dispatcher.
Eau Claire (WQOW)- A lot of people still have to work on Labor Day, including emergency first responders.
On Monday, Olive Garden showed its gratitude by delivering lunch to emergency dispatchers in Eau Claire County.
Every year, the restaurant chooses different first responders to receive free meals, and this year they chose dispatchers.
Olive Garden general manager, Nick Hewitt, said it’s nice to be able to provide the dispatchers with lunch and thank them for all that they do.
Interim Police Chief Danny Baker in a Facebook post on Saturday morning explained why he did not publicly denounce former dispatcher Donna Reneau during a Thursday news conference about Reneau’s Aug. 24 911 call with Stevens in her final moments, saying she “knew she messed up” in what police called a “callous and uncaring”-sounding call before Stevens drowned inside her vehicle.
While Baker in his post was frustrated with Reneau’s choice of words and remorseful over Stevens’ death, he described Reneau as a “good, decent human being who has saved countless lives in the last five years” and said “it is so unfortunate that her entire career will be defined by this single incident.”
The director of D.C.’s Office of Unified Communications is weighing in on how long it took dispatchers to send firefighters to battle a deadly blaze two weeks ago.
Office of Unified Communications Director Karima Holmes told WTOP she is satisfied with how dispatchers handled the call.
“Overall, my thoughts about it is that there was no delay, no slow response,” Holmes said.
