You won’t find them at the scene of an emergency, but there is a group of unseen first responders who play a crucial, lifesaving role in the public safety system — 911 dispatchers.
“These men and women come to work on nights, weekends and holidays,” said Whitney Wisner, deputy director of the Allegan County Central Dispatch. “They miss first birthdays and first steps, they often have to adjust holidays or miss them altogether, and they do it by choice, to care for our community…
They are often heard, but seldom seen. Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen said they are “the lifeline heroes of every emergency.”
They are 911 dispatchers.
Morrison County joined in the celebration of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 11 – 17 to honor these often unsung heroes. Emergency dispatchers are often the true first responders when any emergency or crime has taken place…
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – They sit behind multiple computer screens their entire shift, but they could save your life. They are the operators of 911 dispatch. And although National Public Safety Telecommunications Week is under way, their jobs have not become any less stressful…
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer congratulated New Castle County’s Emergency Communications Chief Emergency Jefferey P. Miller on being recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an Accredited Center of Excellence for emergency medical dispatching…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – They deal with everything from delivering babies to car crashes. 911 dispatchers need to know a little bit of everything for emergency situations. This week, area dispatchers have been honored as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
The week to honor dispatchers started back in 1994 and was signed into law by former President Bill Clinton. It’s always held the second week of April. The week traces back to 1981 when it was launched by a sheriff’s department in 1981 before gaining national traction…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
