NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - Every year during the second full week of April, we celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, where we honor and thank our 911 dispatchers. The Marquette County Central Dispatch is located in Negaunee township and the...

Frankfort, KY - In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) are recognizing dispatchers who answer the call daily to provide assistance and assurance to citizens of the commonwealth. "Seldom...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - This week, the nation recognizes and celebrates its “unseen” first responders. April 10-16 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a celebration that comes as many emergency call centers face worker shortages. There’s a...

La Salle County Sheriff Adam Diss is bringing attention to National Telecommunicators Week from April 10-16. The week has been designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and recognized...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A call to 911 has become synonymous with help, hope, and even terror—as witnessed by the nation on Sept. 11, 2001, America’s darkest day in modern history. A 911 operator is the most important person “that you will never meet,” retired 911 supervisor...

For the first weekend of April, two of Emporia’s finest took a trip to Orlando, Florida. They weren’t there to go to Walt Disney World, however; they traveled to Central Florida for the Spring 2022 CALEA Conference. Police Chief Ricky Pinksaw and Captain David Shidell...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Carson City emergency dispatch center was filled with western themed decorations as the team kicked off National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. “This is our week to really be proud of what we do, and let the community know this is who we...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A group of unsung heroes is getting some recognition this week. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed the second full week of April as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week across Tennessee. During this week, the governor and the Tennessee...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -Communities across the east are celebrating the first line of first responders this week. Emergency dispatchers are being recognized this week as part of National Telecommunicators Week. Pitt County 911 center manager Todd Ausbon says...

For immediate release HOLBROOK — Director Steve Hooke wishes to recognize the public safety dispatchers of the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center (HRECC) during this year’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. National Public Safety...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Monday is the first day of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.These men and women are vital in helping keep first responders and citizens safe in our community. Dispatch officers everywhere are being celebrated this week for their...

This Week is National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week was originally introduced to Congress in 1991 as a means of honoring everyone who works in public safety telecommunications.  Historically, the week has been...

Over the past 10 months, Louie Sanchez has called the police nearly a dozen times about the goings-on outside his Allstate Agency office on Central and 61st. And the city councilor — a former Albuquerque Police Department officer — wants to know why officers weren’t...

The Shelby County Commissioners proclaimed this week, April 10-16, as National Telecommunicator Week. The purpose of the week is to recognize and highlight the work of dispatch officers who connect those in the community with first responders. 911 Director Jason Able...

They are often referred to as the "first first-responders" - 911 dispatchers see and hear a lot on the job, and this week is dedicated to them and the service they provide. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week was created in 1981 to dedicate a week to those...

SANTA MARA, Calif. -- Public safety agencies across the country are taking time this week to honor dispatcher workers during National Public Safety Communications Week, which runs from April 10-16. "Our public safety dispatchers and call takers are an extraordinary...

FirstNet soon will offer 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service on Apple iOS devices, and the public-safety LTE network can deliver efficient one-to-many broadcast communications via evolved multimedia broadcast and multicast services (eMBMS) LTE...

The City of Fort Worth is celebrating April 10-16 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International and celebrated annually, honors the thousands of men and women who...