by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Alberta RCMP would like recognize the hard work of its Operational Communications Centres (OCC) and their operators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 11-17. Our OCC teams work hard behind the scenes 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to manage incoming calls for service to keep our citizens and communities safe throughout Alberta.
With more than 796,000 calls for service recorded in the past year, we remind citizens to be mindful that emergency communications centres are busy at all hours with incoming calls about public safety. 9-1-1 should only be dialed in true emergency situations – when public or personal safety is at risk or a crime is in progress…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – Every year during the second full week of April, we celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, where we honor and thank our 911 dispatchers.
The Marquette County Central Dispatch is located in Negaunee township and the 15 employees there handle 911 calls for the county and other areas. They work 12-hour shifts and have continuing education for their careers…
by ECC Editor | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
Frankfort, KY – In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) are recognizing dispatchers who answer the call daily to provide assistance and assurance to citizens of the commonwealth.
“Seldom seen by the citizens they serve, telecommunicators perform critical roles in delivering public safety services while calming those who are experiencing their most traumatic moment,” Gov. Beshear said. “Their dedication and service are second to none, and all of us on Team Kentucky want to thank our ‘heroes behind the headsets’ for creating a better and safer commonwealth.”
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week was established in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in California. Each year, the second week of April is set aside to acknowledge those serving as telecommunicators across the country… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) – This week, the nation recognizes and celebrates its “unseen” first responders.
April 10-16 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a celebration that comes as many emergency call centers face worker shortages.
There’s a significant need for 911 dispatchers across the metro area, which includes Henrico County.
“We are the first, first responder,” said Henrico Co. Emergency Communications Manager Alysa Morgan…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
La Salle County Sheriff Adam Diss is bringing attention to National Telecommunicators Week from April 10-16.
The week has been designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and recognized nationally by proclamations by several government entities.
Diss passed along the proclamation, which was accepted by the La Salle County Board…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A call to 911 has become synonymous with help, hope, and even terror—as witnessed by the nation on Sept. 11, 2001, America’s darkest day in modern history.
A 911 operator is the most important person “that you will never meet,” retired 911 supervisor Sheryle Langmaid told the Epoch Times on April 5. “We are the first, first-responders.”
Langmaid said that 911 dispatchers do not get the same respect as “other heroes,” in that they are the silent partners of law enforcement, fire department, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)…
