by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
Sheriff Bill Brown and members of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office will be celebrating and thanking dispatchers and call-takers during Nation Public Safety Communications Week, April 10-16.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff dispatchers and call-takers provide dispatching services, 9-1-1 call-taking and non-emergency call-taking and support for Santa Barbara County Sheriff, Santa Barbara County Fire and American Medical Response for the areas served by those agencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – April 14 – 20 is Dispatcher Appreciation Week. Eglin has its own dispatchers made up of both firefighters and security forces Airmen all under one roof known as the Emergency Communications Center.
Their job is to direct all emergency and non-emergency calls for Eglin. The ECC never shuts down with two dispatchers and controllers there at all times. The positions are staffed by nine 96th Civil Engineer Squadron fire dispatchers and approximately 20 96th Security Forces Squadron controllers. They receive and disseminate emergency information on an average of 1,500 calls per year…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
The gateway for access to emergency services is 911. At all hours of the day or night a citizen or visitor to Winchester, Frederick or Clarke County will call 911 to get help from fire-rescue, the sheriff’s office, city or town police, or animal control services.
A response to an emergency or non-emergency incident does not begin until one of the cool-headed and highly professional 911 call takers obtains all of the essential information from the caller to determine the response resources that are needed to handle the type of incident being reported. This is often a difficult task when the caller is frantic and many times screaming in fear or near panic…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
This is a week to celebrate and recognize those who are on the other side of the phone line when we’re in trouble. The City of Yakima is celebrating the second full week of April (April 10-16) as National Telecommunicators Week. The week honors the men and women who are the “critical first step in the public safety system. They are the ones who answer 9-1-1 emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the first responders and the community…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
This week is National Telecommunicators Week! This week is set aside to recognize the 911 dispatchers for their hard work in assisting the public with any type of call that may require law enforcement, EMS or the fire department.
Starke County Sheriff’s Department Chief Dispatcher Stacy Noonan said a dispatcher’s role is very important.
“We take the calls from the public – non-emergency line as well as the 911 line. We are the first person you speak to and it could be your worst day. We talk to you and we talk you through it and we send the appropriate help at that time,” said Noonan…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
LOGAN COUNTY, Ill. – Every year, the 2nd week of April is nationally dedicated to honoring telecommunications personnel in the public safety community. The week-long event, which began in 1981, celebrates and honors those special individuals who chose to serve the public through hard work and dedication.
One way Logan Dispatch is recognizing its telecommunicators this week is by sharing their photos and brief informational pieces informing the public of what the department does, why they do it, and who is on the other end of the line when they call 911 or the other non-emergency numbers…
