BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – The second week of April is dedicated to giving back to those who are typically the very first response to any emergency.
They’re celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators week at the Penobscot County Regional Communications Center in Bangor.
The job is certainly stressful but for Betty Stone being able to help people is worth it…
It is our honor to celebrate Emergency Communications Month and National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) with you. We thank you for your commitment, service, and sacrifice to public safety. We also would like to share some CISA initiatives that support you and the broader the 911 community.
CISA works collaboratively with public safety stakeholders across all levels of government, associations, private sector, and volunteer organizations to support emergency communications operability, interoperability, and resiliency. Through trusted partners, such as SAFECOM, the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC), and the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center (ECPC), CISA develops stakeholder-driven resources, guidance, and tools to help prepare for Next Generation 911 (NG911) and other emerging technologies. The web page has a wide variety of resources to help your center transition to NG911, including best practices to… READ MORE
This week honors the thousands of men and women who dispatch emergency professionals and equipment and render life saving assistance to Tennessee citizens.
To mark the week and celebrate the achievements of emergency telecommunication professionals, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee commemorated the week with a gubernatorial proclamation.
There are 100 emergency communications districts in Tennessee in the areas of management, operations, and accountability…
ALTUS – Lack of 911 operators prompted the city council to approve a $3,000 incentive for prospective communications specialists.
The decision came at the March 24 council meeting when the council also set a list of qualifications for the 911 positions.
“We’ve moved EMS operators to police 911 and we have a shortage, but that’s not new to us. This is something nationwide,” Altus City Manager Gary Jones said.
Altus has a “long list” of applicants but they’re going through the process of background checks which can take a lengthy amount of time, the city manager said. The city needs “three or four” more 911 operators to complete the employee roster…
THORNTON, Colo. — The difference between a click and a call matters in a dispatch center, and before April 5, dispatchers at the Thornton Emergency Communication Center had to call other agencies to be able to dispatch them, instead of seeing in real time where they were, and clicking to send them.
“So it could take up to one to two to almost three minutes sometimes, depending,” said Brandi Seaton, the Communications Center Supervisor.
The difference between one and three minutes in her job, she says, is “a life”…
