SALEM — Dispatcher Travis Carr of the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office recently completed coursework through the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
Carr was among the Aug. 16 graduates of Basic Telecommunications #BT115. A ceremony and reception was held at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem.
The
three-week class covered such topics as emergency call handling
techniques, stress management, criminal law and an overview of
fire-rescue and law enforcement operations. Carr will continue his
training with a field training officer at the Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office.
The Oregon Public Safety Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training techniques. Eriks Gabliks is the director and Patricia Patrick-Joling serves as the board chair. For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/dpsst.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The job of a Metrocom dispatcher taking 911
calls is demanding and stressful at times, but the dispatchers say it’s
worth it. On Friday, some of them were promoted for all their hard work.
Imagine
having to calmly communicate with someone in the middle of an emergency
and make sure they get the help they need as fast as possible. It’s a
stressful job, but a group of dispatchers were not only recognized for
their dedication Friday, but also for the rigorous training they have
gone through.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX)
Some cities and towns in Chittenden County want to cut down on response
time when you call in an emergency. They’re looking to create a
regional dispatch center.
In the past, towns have had a tough time getting a formal
project up and running. But space on the second floor of the Robert E.
Miller building on Gregory Drive in South Burlington could fit the bill.
Local officials say the new dispatch center will allow for better staffing and quicker response time.
“The calls come into this public safety
answering point, they speak to people when they call 911, and then
often those calls will be transferred to local dispatch, that may get
some more information, would then contact police, fire, and/or rescue,
and send them out to the location that they’re needed,” said Aaron
Frank, the Colchester town manager.
On the other side of a door
labeled “authorized personnel only” in a modest building on the southern
edge of the city, a team of emergency dispatchers monitored the Hill
City’s fleet of police vehicles and firetrucks.
With
a bevy of high-tech tools at their disposal, the team sat behind desks
with several computer screens and waited for the phone to ring.
This
is the nerve center of the city of Lynchburg’s emergency response
network — a dim room where every 911 call is answered and where crucial
information is relayed to first responders as they race to the scene of a
deadly car crash or a violent altercation.
OCCK, Inc. is seeking a fulltime Dispatcher in the Transportation Department in the Salina location.
This person will perform creating, scheduling, routing, dispatching,
and will operate a wide variety of office and communication equipment
including radio, telephone, and scheduling systems. You will perform
general clerical duties including data entry, maintenance of vehicle
files for all company vehicles, as well as create, maintain, and monitor
computer drivers manifest/schedules, respond to request for services,
and provide information to passengers and the general public.
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.
