BLACKFOOT — Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland says a dispatcher’s efforts Tuesday helped save the life of a local woman. Bingham County Dispatcher Layton Powell received a 911 call from the husband of a woman finding it difficult to breathe, Rowland wrote in a letter of commendation released Wednesday. During the 911 call, Powell discovered…
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Emergency dispatchers are the people you talk to when help is needed most.
And they’re getting the recognition they deserve, thanks to national telecommunications week.
DeLisa Orren is a regional communications supervisor with the Idaho State Police and says the recognition is nice…
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Dispatcher Tess Alder navigates multiple keyboards at the 911 dispatch desk at the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office in Rogers City on Thursday.
ALPENA — It’s the middle of the night, and the phone keeps ringing.
At the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office, 911 dispatchers on the overnight shift gaze at glowing screens in a dark room, asking questions of the frazzled people on the other end of the line…
Public safety dispatchers, often the first assistance people reach in an emergency, provide a crucial link between the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the public. In recognition of their service, the CHP joins other law enforcement agencies to recognize National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 11 through 17, 2021…
BELVIDERE, N.J. – The Warren County Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting Wednesday was a night of recognition for the county’s 911 dispatch operators and employees of the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center in Washington borough.
The board proclaimed April as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and this week as “National Public Safety Telecommunications Week,” while recognizing the lifesaving efforts of staff at both the crisis and call centers…
