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…
PHOENIX – This week marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
While they often go unseen, 911 dispatchers and public safety radio communicators in Phoenix are receiving recognition for their vital role in the community.
Dispatchers are the first line of communication when emergencies happen…
FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE) As the sun set on main street in Farmerville, residents, town leaders, and longtime employees worked to settle a dispute.
“We were told they were considering moving Farmerville Police Department dispatch to 9-1-1 to save money and we were not guaranteed jobs,” said Alicia Theriot, a dispatcher…
Public safety communications officers, commonly know as 911 dispatchers, play a vital role in protecting the life and property of Barton County citizens, a role only heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the crux of a proclamation adopted by the County Commission Monday morning marking this as National Public Safety Communications Officers Week.
“Most of the time, the dispatcher is rarely thought of or recognized as the first line of help,” 911 Director Dena Popp said…
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — The Crawford County Communications Center received a total of $17,862.58 in a grant program to improve 9-1-1 technology across Wisconsin.
The total includes a $10,717.43 in federal money, according to the Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications. It is one of 18 projects statewide that received a total of $487,876.65 in the second round of federal funding for 9-1-1 networks, the OEC said in a news release.
The money is to be used to upgrade and/or replace end-of -life equipment in what the government refers to as local “public safety answering points,” commonly known as 9-1-1… READ MORE
