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)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
For the first weekend of April, two of Emporia’s finest took a trip to Orlando, Florida. They weren’t there to go to Walt Disney World, however; they traveled to Central Florida for the Spring 2022 CALEA Conference.
Police Chief Ricky Pinksaw and Captain David Shidell were there to appear before a three-member panel of law enforcement professionals from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Once it was over, the Emporia Police Department had not only retained its original accreditation for Law Enforcement, but also received a second endorsement for Communications…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The Carson City emergency dispatch center was filled with western themed decorations as the team kicked off National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
“This is our week to really be proud of what we do, and let the community know this is who we are and this is who’s answering that call for you,” Dispatch Manager Jenn Stoffer said.
Decorations littered the call center and dispatchers have plans to dress up in themed clothing all week to celebrate…
