by ECC Editor | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
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
by ECC Editor | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
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
by ECC Editor | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
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
by ECC Editor | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) – The second week of April is always National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, which honors dispatchers nationwide.
When we hear “dispatcher” we typically think of people on the other end of 911 phone calls. But that’s not the only kind of dispatchers we are able to call for help. When something happens on the roadways, it’s a good idea to contact the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Being a dispatcher is much harder than many of us may realize… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley with Emergency Communication Specialists Kaitlyn Hall, Cirra Woods and Sheriff’s Capt. Rick Koontz. Douglas County Photo
A late spring storm was not the only thing keeping dispatchers busy on Monday.
The search for a missing Gardnerville girl joined the menagerie of medical calls and traffic stops that populate dispatchers’ day-to-day work lives.
This is National Public Safety Telecommunicators’ Week across the nation, honoring public safety dispatchers and operators across the nation…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – Before any first responder gets to a person in need, a 911 dispatcher answers the call.
During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Appreciation Week, the community is showing dispatchers how much they care.
“Going home at the end of the day knowing that you helped somebody… People call at their worst moment, when their life has been flipped upside down, and you get to help them get through that,” said Tammy Seay, part-time senior dispatcher with Augusta County Emergency Communications…
