Having to call 911 is rarely for pleasant circumstances, though Lapeer County Central Dispatch did recently take a light-hearted call from a resident in Hadley Township to report a kangaroo was hopping around the area of Green Corners Cemetery — not the typical type of call they’re used to receiving.
Sadly, yet importantly, our top-notch emergency dispatchers are trained and capable to handle all sorts of tragic incidents that require a multi-agency response — from the March 21 mobile home fire in Dryden that claimed four lives, to the Nov. 30, 2021 call for help from Oakland County authorities to send Lapeer County emergency personnel to a mass-casualty shooting at Oxford High School…
The Delaware State Police (DSP) is proud to celebrate our public safety communication personnel during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The Delaware State Police Communications Section consists of three 911 Public Safety dispatch centers located in the three Delaware counties and Headquarters Communications in Dover. Since 1994, a week in April has been designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week to recognize and honor the women and men working in Communication Centers Nationwide. This year, the week will be celebrated from Sunday, April 10th to Saturday, April 16th…
The Rock County Board of Supervisors passes a resolution declaring April 10th through the 16th Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Supervisor Mary Beaver says she’s visited the Rock County 911 Communications Center many times.
Rock County 911 Communications Center Director Kathy Sukus is proud of the work she’s done since she was first promoted to the position 10 years ago…
April 10th through April 16th, 2022 is National Telecommunications Week. The Ridgefield Police Department would like to take a moment to recognize our dispatchers, for all they do.
When you dial 911, these are the people behind the voices you hear. Many times, they’re our lifeline between what’s going on over the phone and how we respond to the call. We thank you all, this week and always…
COLORADO SPRINGS — Sunday, April 10 marks the first day of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week 2022.
According to National Today, the event is observed every second week in April and is meant to recognize telecommunicators who help save millions of lives every day.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic defines public safety telecommunicators as 911 operators and fire dispatchers who answer emergency and nonemergency calls and provide resources to assist those in need…
Magee Police Department would like to be the first to extend our appreciation to the telecommunicators who are on our staff and around our community and state. This is a special week to give thanks to a special group of people in our dispatch centers. They are there ready to serve, answer the calls, dispatch the emergency services and there for the public.
They are the first responders who take the call, get information, keep callers calm, send the correct agency and keeping the information correct as possible…
