EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – Saturday marked the final day of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Aileen Bush is one of the supervisors for the Eau Claire Police Department’s dispatch center.
“I’ve been here for 21 years,” Bush said.
Bush says she saw the job posting one day and thought being a dispatcher could be a way to help the community and get involved. She says it’s been interesting ever since…
LAPEER — The Lapeer County Board of Commissioners recognized two groups of people that serve Lapeer County in various ways by passing two resolutions at Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting.
First, in honor of Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the board recognized Lapeer County Central Dispatch for being the answering point for all public safety response in Lapeer County. The staff is recognized for providing the single most vital link for police, fire, and emergency medical service providers as they serve the community, assisting in the saving of many lives, the apprehension of criminals, and the prevention of considerable property loss each year…
FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield recently received $3.5 million from the federal government to replace the town’s emergency radio network.
“I want to thank Senator (Richard) Blumenthal for his help in securing these federal dollars that will cover the cost to build the infrastructure of the network that will allow our Police and Fire Departments to connect directly with the State’s platform and other municipalities, which is critical during emergencies for both first responders and our community,” First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said Thursday in an email newsletter to residents…
It takes a calm person to work in a 911 dispatch center.
The people who call for help are often distressed and can become demanding and abusive when they think the dispatcher is asking too many questions and not sending help quickly enough.
But dispatchers like Jennifer Tharp must stay calm, collect information the first responders need to help the caller, and give concise instructions on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation or other lifesaving techniques, even when someone is hysterical or berating them…
Pierre Mayor Steve Harding marked April 10-16 as Telecommunications Week with a proclamation and highlighted the city’s dispatchers at the South Dakota Communications Center.
“The dispatch unit, they are such an intricate part of law enforcement in the community,” Harding told the commission. “And they deal with a lot of tense situations throughout our community. They dispatch not only for Pierre but for Stanley County, Hughes County, and I think five different counties.”
Communications Supervisor Cindy Gross said dispatchers handle 911 calls for five counties — Hughes, Stanley, Hyde, Sully and Jones. The center also services 19 counties for the South Dakota Highway Patrol and assists the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks department… READ MORE
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