National Public Safety Telecommunicators week is an event that honors the thousands of men and women throughout the country who answer emergency calls for assistance, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving, pre-arrival instructions to citizens of our great nation. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is proud to join in recognizing the dedication of our Patrol communications personnel as well as other public safety communications professionals throughout our state. These professionals are to be commended for their tireless efforts to support field responders and provide critical services within the state of Missouri…
The Jefferson City Police Department is recognizing the work of its 911 Center operators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
This week occurs every second full week of April and is dedicated to honor the men and women who are, as Jefferson City Police Chief Roger Schroeder said, “The true first responders to the community in times of crises”…
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – Dispatchers at the Pikeville Public Safety Office, as well as many other local and nationwide dispatchers, are being recognized this week as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week.
9-1-1 Public Safety Director Paul Maynard stressed the importance of dispatchers in the community and the duties they have to protect and serve.
“They’re not seen. People hear them, but they don’t see them,” said Maynard. “People don’t realize the importance of what they [dispatchers] do. They’re the first line of defense”… READ MORE
The statewide shortage of emergency medical workers and Meadville’s search for new revenue converged last week in the form of an agreement between the city and the city’s only ambulance company.
The agreement approved unanimously by members of Meadville City Council will allow Meadville Central Fire Department personnel to drive Meadville Area Ambulance Service (MAAS) vehicles from response scenes in the city to the hospital under certain circumstances when short staffing would otherwise force MAAS to wait for the arrival of personnel from elsewhere in the county. The ambulance service will pay the city $50 for each occasion…
A Virgin Islands Fire Service truck (Source file photo by Bethaney Lee)
The 2021 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is being celebrated this year during the week of April 11-17, 2021. Before firefighters, police officers and medical first responders can arrive on the scene of an emergency, they are told where to go and what to expect by a certified public safety telecommunicator at one of two Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) 911 call centers…
We join local law enforcement agencies in celebrating the “hidden heroes” — the telecommunications operators whose behind-the-scenes work is just as important as police you see out on the streets.
This week is National Telecommunicators Week, which occurs every year on the second full week of April as a time to recognize and thank telecommunications personnel in the public safety communications field…
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.
