The City of Brentwood and the state of Tennessee are celebrating this week as it is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and celebrated annually, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the world’s citizens. Recent events surrounding the COVID 19 pandemic have highlighted the work of telecommunications professionals at the Brentwood Police Department and around the country…
National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week (NPSTW) kicked off with Sheriff Rick Staly working as a 9-1-1 dispatcher in support of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) communications specialists.
This morning, Sheriff Staly answered calls and dispatched first responders to emergency events throughout Flagler County. Sheriff Staly is well-versed in how stressful yet rewarding the job of a telecommunicator can be, as he began his career in law enforcement as a Dispatcher…
All week long, communities across the Commonwealth and across the country have been honoring “headset heroes,” the men and women who play a crucial role in public safety as communications officers and dispatchers.
Back in 1991, officials say Congress proclaimed the second week of April as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.”
For 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared Sunday, April 10 through Saturday, April 16 as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week” in Virginia…
Pictured (from left) are ECOM Director Candy Miller, Telecommunicator Kaitlyn McPeak, Sen. Vickie Sawyer and Telecommunicator Lashareca Harrison.
N.C. Sen. Vickie Sawyer stopped by the Iredell County Public Safety Center this week to express her appreciation to the staff at the Emergency Communications Center.
Sawyer toured the facility with Executive Director Candy Miller and personally thanked many of the telecommunicators for their service to the community.
The men and women who answer the phone when someone dials 911 in the midst of a crisis are unsung heroes, Sawyer said…
It’s pretty easy to sign up for emergency information for Eagle County. But there’s more to it than just registering.
Eagle County emergency alert information, from highway closures and accidents to wildfire, flood and other emergency information, is easily available via Everbridge, which can send messages via both text messages and email. The system is free.
Once you sign up, there are a few other steps to take. The biggest one is letting Everbridge know how to contact you, whether via text or email. Marc Wentworth is the director of the Vail Public Safety Communications Center. That’s where the call goes when you dial 911 and is the source of the Everbridge notifications…
MENOMINEE—The $6,400 dual-band radios Menominee County purchased for emergency response have arrived, Andrew Primeaux, Menominee County’s 911 director, said Tuesday.
In December, the Menominee County Board of Commissioners agreed to spend $2.26 million for the new radios, using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, to improve communication with Michigan’s Public Safety Communications System.
The radios will be distributed to fire and emergency management services agencies throughout the county, including volunteer departments, Primeaux said…
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.
The men and women who answer the phone when someone dials 911 in the midst of a crisis are unsung heroes, Sawyer said…
