United States Fire Administration
It’s been a tough year for everyone, including public safety telecommunicators who have played such an essential role during the COVID-19 pandemic. During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2021, take a moment to tell the #HeadsetHeroes who somehow get it all done with patience, compassion and a smile on their face, “thank you!” for their vital contributions to the emergency services… READ MORE
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week runs this week, from April 11 to 17. This week honors thousands of men and women throughout the United States who answer emergency calls for assistance, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment and render life-saving, prearrival instructions to citizens who call 911.
“The employees of the Missouri State Highway Patrol are proud to join in recognizing the dedication of our patrol communications personnel as well as other public safety communications professionals throughout our state,” states a release from Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Eric T. Olson…
NIST said Monday that the prototype is intended to help older Land Mobile Radio towers and handsets benefit from wireless Long-Term Evolution (LTE) capabilities including voice, video, text, instant messaging and other data-related features.
The agency noted that the effort is meant to take advantage of LTE-based, mission-critical “push to talk” capabilities while addressing challenges in transition costs. The LTE element s also meant to support key aspects in public safety communications including speaker identification, clear audio, emergency calling and high reliability and availability, according to NIST…
Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police are acknowledging National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, that runs through April 17.
“Often called the ‘heroes behind the headsets,’ KSP telecommunicators provide a lifeline to both citizens in need and troopers in the field,” Beshear said. “They serve as an unseen but vital link in keeping law enforcement officers and Kentuckians safe at all times, day or night.”
Kentucky State Police employs 185 telecommunicators at 16 posts…
TAYLOR COUNTY—Serving as a vital link between a community and the fire, medical and law enforcement agencies that aid them, Public Safety Telecommunicators act as critical lifeline to other first responders, and these unsung heroes are always there to answer the call.
To help celebrate the stressful undertaking that it is to be a 911 dispatcher, a week is set aside every April to honor the dedicated and hardworking men and women on the other end of the line during a person’s worst moments in life… READ MORE
Sami Pohl and Erica Snyder, dispatchers with the City of Loveland Emergency Communications Center in Loveland, Colorado, discuss their podcast How to: 911, which they use to answer common questions and misconceptions held by the public about emergency services.
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Check out How to: 911 on other platforms: https://linktr.ee/Howto911…
