Those on the front lines of all Colleton County emergencies are being honored this week.
This week is national “911 Dispatcher Appreciation Week,” a time for dispatchers to be honored for their part in helping to save those in need.
In Colleton, businesses are donating food for the dispatchers to have free lunches.
The appreciation week began on April 10th and continues through April 16th. The donated items thus far include energy teas that were given to emergency dispatchers on Tuesday during their shifts; the teas were donated by Lowcountry Nutrition…
Doni Whitecotton of Granite Shoals, the communications manager for the Llano County Sheriff’s Office, in the telecommunications hub at the Law Enforcement Center on Texas 16 west of the Llano River. Staff photo by Suzanne Freeman
They are the first of the first responders, the initial problem solvers in what emergency managers call the chain of survival. Dispatchers in Llano and Burnet counties work for their respective sheriffs, taking 911 calls, gathering information, and deciding which services should be sent where in what many times are life-or-death situations. And they do it all simultaneously within seconds of answering a call with “What is your emergency?” …
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – First responders in Kanawha County are about to get a boost to help make their jobs easier and keep you safer. Officials presented the final public safety communications tower in the multi-year project on Thursday.
Officials say some of the towers in the county were more than 40 years old. The project included adding two new Metro 911 towers, one at the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority and the refurbishing of an additional towner in Clendenin – totaling 9 towers in the county. It cost $1.2 million in funding to complete the project with some of that funding coming from the Kanawha County Public Safety Levy…
Dispatchers who serve on the same shift that handled the recent Bonne Terre and Desloge shootings were recognized along with other St. Francois County 911 personnel at Wednesday’s board meeting in Park Hills at the Joint Communications Center. Back row are dispatchers Karlie Blankenship, Brody Johnson, Rikki Mayberry, Ashley Richard, supervisor Doug Graham, and dispatcher Justin Barton, with Bonne Terre Police Chief Doug Calvert, 911 Center Executive Director Alan Wells, and Deputy Director Chuck Farr. Front row, the board of directors are Mark Allen, Dave Pratte, Bill Stegall, Chairman Ron Bockenkamp, James, “Jebo” Bullock and Tim Porter. Not pictured: Gary Fryman, Allen Stegall… READ MORE
The phrase has been heard countless times on television shows and in real life.
“9-1-1, what’s your emergency?”
Sure, the people who answer those calls handle life’s toughest moments. But it turns out places like the Flower Mound Police Department’s Telecommunications Center responds to more non-urgent calls than emergencies. While their work entails areas like fire, police, and medical, it also involves animal control, sewer, public works and water… READ MORE
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB)– They are there in our some of our darkest times, when we dial 911. A 911 dispatcher answers the call, ready to provide the help we need.
The second week in April recognizes their hard work across the nation, for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Each day, hundreds of calls are answered by dispatchers for every type of emergency.
One by one, answering the calls of distress and sending help… READ MORE
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