CARBONDALE (WSIL)---Before first responders can respond to a crisis, it has to go through a telecommunicator. "Telecommunicators are the first people that people speak to when they call for any type of assistance they may need. They are the calm voice on the other end...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! April 10-16, 2022, is a time dedicated to celebrating and honoring the people helping others during some of the worst moments of their lives. “They don’t get much praise for it,” said...

What it takes to answer Tampa's more than one million 911 calls each year TAMPA, Fla. - Americans make about 240 million 911 calls each year. It could be for something minor like a fender bender, or it could be an urgent, life-or-death situation. When it's you dialing...

EL CAJON, Calif. — Several years ago in the nation’s capital, a few hundred people who dialed 911 were not taken to a hospital.The next year, nearly 2,900 calls didn’t lead to an emergency room. The year after, it was more than 7,000, according to city data. Since...

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Already this year, Jasper County Emergency Services has an award winner. Operations Manager Brandon McClintock won “Supervisor of the Year” from the Missouri Public Safety Communication...

EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, more commonly known as “Dispatchers Week,” kicked off on Sunday. To celebrate the men and women behind one of our most critical emergency services, Channel 3 sought to highlight the work they...

It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and it’s as good a time as any — and any time is a good time — to thank a 911 dispatcher. According to a story in today’s edition of The News, Alpena County dispatchers last year handled nearly 20,000 calls for...

These normally unsung heroes during emergencies are getting the spotlight this week. These are the dispatchers on the other side of 911 calls who play a vital role in saving lives. You might remember when Collier County deputies got on scene just in time to save a...

Dispatchers at Scotts Bluff County's 911 center such as Adri Webber will be honored during Dispatcher Appreciation Week in the second week in April. They collaborate with dozens of emergency and general service groups to keep the public and first responders safe. In...

Providing for the safety of County residents, workforce and visitors is the most important job of Government – and in order to provide the County’s dedicated first responder community with the best tools possible to protect lives and property, a state of the art voice...

The Kern County Fire Emergency Communications Center has been reaccredited by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch for the seventh time, according to the Kern County Fire Department. The communication center is only the 19th to achieve such a status, a...

Hall Ambulance will honor its emergency medial dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which begins Sunday and runs through Saturday. “When someone falls victim to sudden illness or injury, these dispatchers are there to answer the call,”...

The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors has declared April 10-April 16 National Public Safety Tele-communicators Week in Culpeper recognition of the important work being done every day by local E911 Dispatch Center staff. The Virginia Department of Emergency...

Congress has set aside the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators week (April 10-16, 2022). These dedicated men and women who work 24/7/365, under sometimes incredible stress, long hours and very little recognition are highly deserving of...

Having to call 911 is rarely for pleasant circumstances, though Lapeer County Central Dispatch did recently take a light-hearted call from a resident in Hadley Township to report a kangaroo was hopping around the area of Green Corners Cemetery — not the typical type...

The Delaware State Police (DSP) is proud to celebrate our public safety communication personnel during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The Delaware State Police Communications Section consists of three 911 Public Safety dispatch centers located in the...

The Rock County Board of Supervisors passes a resolution declaring April 10th through the 16th Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Supervisor Mary Beaver says she’s visited the Rock County 911 Communications Center many times. Rock County 911 Communications Center...

April 10th through April 16th, 2022 is National Telecommunications Week. The Ridgefield Police Department would like to take a moment to recognize our dispatchers, for all they do. When you dial 911, these are the people behind the voices you hear. Many times, they’re...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Sunday, April 10 marks the first day of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week 2022. According to National Today, the event is observed every second week in April and is meant to recognize telecommunicators who help save millions of lives...

Magee Police Department would like to be the first to extend our appreciation to the telecommunicators who are on our staff and around our community and state. This is a special week to give thanks to a special group of people in our dispatch centers. They are there...