WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is saying thank you to its communications team.
While she can’t see the callers on the other line, for more than 20 years, Ashley Conrad has heard many of the first moments of an emergency.,,
CRESCO – This week is a time to celebrate those who dedicate their lives to serving the public. It is a week that should be set aside so everyone can be made aware of their hard work and dedication.
An estimated 240 million calls are made to 9-1-1 in the U.S. each year. In many areas, 80% or more are from wireless devices…
Eleven months ago, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies joined in a high-speed chase on Interstate 55.
As troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol pursued 24-year-old Jamarquis Black, who had kidnapped his girlfriend and was fleeing MHP and a U.S. Marshals Task Force, local deputies found themselves turning to cell phones and yelling through car windows to communicate with the troopers…
The city of Ripon recognized its communications officers Tuesday with a proclamation and commendation in honor of Telecommunicators Week, which runs Monday through Friday.
Mayor Ted Grant read a proclamation, while Ripon Police Chief Bill Wallner and aldermen expressed gratitude for the five women who have continued to do their jobs while the city debated for months whether to consolidate its dispatch center to Fond du Lac County. After initially voting to keep the service in Ripon, the Common Council flipped and decided to transfer it to the county…
Berrien County’s 911 Dispatcher of the Year is Tyler Prenkert. During a Thursday meeting of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners, the 911 Advisory Board’s Jack Fisher said Prenkert helped save a 72-year-old disabled woman from her burning home last December…
