by ECC Editor | Apr 13, 2022 | Comm Center News
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The week of April 10th through April 16th, 2022, is National Public Safety Telecommunicators‘ Week, officially marking the time each year when we formally acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all Telecommunicators and Call–Takers.
Telecommunications personnel are the critical lifeline for our Department. Their efforts often mean the difference between life and death. They answer call after call, day and night, as their voices and actions guide both citizens and law enforcement alike in the most trying of circumstances. Telecommunicators are often the unseen and unsung heroes of emergency services. Very few professions are required to know so much, and tasked with so much grave responsibility. Our Telecommunicators affect people’s lives on a daily basis… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Palouse’s regional emergency dispatch center is celebrating National Telecommunicator Week this week.
Whitcom reports that their dispatchers answered nearly 91,000 phone calls last year and entered nearly 65,000 calls for service and completed nearly 1,500 hundred hours of training. In recent weeks dispatchers Carly Collings and Ashleigh Witt received a commendation from Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins for an April 5th call. Chief Jenkins honored the dispatchers for providing an excellent flow of information during the incident. 17-year Whitcom dispatcher Jamie Keller received the first ever dispatcher of the year award from the American Legion…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2022 | Comm Center News
SANTA CRUZ, CA — The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) public safety dispatchers are the unseen first responder professionals serving as the essential link between the public and emergency personnel in times of crisis. To highlight their indispensable service, the CHP joins public safety agencies throughout the country in recognizing April 10-16, 2022, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators’ Week.
“I want to formally thank the hundreds of women and men serving as public safety operators and dispatchers,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2022 | Comm Center News
The towns of Fairfield and Westport have combined their 911 call centers at a new emergency dispatch center at Sacred Heart University.
The two towns started talking about combining their 911 call centers five years ago in order to reduce duplication of resources and increase response time, and opened the dispatch center in March.
Gary MacNamara, Sacred Heart’s executive director of public safety and government affairs, said that the center has many benefits…
by ECC Editor | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
In observance of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the City of Arlington salutes the 9-1-1 operators and dispatchers who answer the calls and save lives every day.
Arlington and communities across the United States will take time to recognize those who help save lives in times of crisis during the week of April 10-16, 2022. This week has been set aside for the dedicated men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators.
“Our team of dedicated telecommunicators provide a vital link between citizens and first responders, and they are absolutely essential during the 911 emergency response process. If it doesn’t go right in Dispatch, it doesn’t go right in the field,” said Don Crowson, the City’s fire chief and director of emergency management. “We are very thankful for their service to the Arlington community… READ MORE
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by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
Those working behind the scenes in the public safety community are being recognized this week.
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week takes place across Canada from April 10 to 16.
Telecommunicators are known by some as the first “first responders,” and “heroes behind the headset.”
They answer emergency calls, dispatch first responders and equipment, and render life-saving assistance, among other duties…
