Since 2018, more than 16,000 calls that once might have resulted in trips to the hospital were instead transferred to nurses, who could still help people find doctors or schedule rides to urgent cares…
JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Already this year, Jasper County Emergency Services has an award winner. Operations Manager Brandon McClintock won “Supervisor of the Year” from the Missouri Public Safety Communication Conference.
Last year, the agency earned the “9-1-1 Telecommunicator Teammates in Action Award” from the Missouri Association of Public Safety Communications Officials. It was for its role in saving Deputy Chris Corbett’s life during a medical emergency…
EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, more commonly known as “Dispatchers Week,” kicked off on Sunday.
To celebrate the men and women behind one of our most critical emergency services, Channel 3 sought to highlight the work they do every single day.
Eyewitness News traveled to East Hartford on Monday, where the police department is home to a “Dispatcher of the Year” award recipient…
It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and it’s as good a time as any — and any time is a good time — to thank a 911 dispatcher.
According to a story in today’s edition of The News, Alpena County dispatchers last year handled nearly 20,000 calls for service, counting only calls resulting in a dispatcher sending responders. The actual number of phone calls could be two or even three times that many.
Among the calls…
These normally unsung heroes during emergencies are getting the spotlight this week. These are the dispatchers on the other side of 911 calls who play a vital role in saving lives.
You might remember when Collier County deputies got on scene just in time to save a maintenance worker who’d been trapped by a lawnmower last May.
Lucia Garcia-Ribeyro says she’ll never forget. But in the next breath said that wouldn’t have been possible without a great team working together to save a life…
Dispatchers at Scotts Bluff County’s 911 center such as Adri Webber will be honored during Dispatcher Appreciation Week in the second week in April. They collaborate with dozens of emergency and general service groups to keep the public and first responders safe.
