CHAMPAIGN COUNTY (WAND)- METCAD 9-1-1 is celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 10th through the 16th. The annual celebration recognizes and honors thousands of men and women worldwide for responding to emergency calls, dispatching emergency...

The California Highway Patrol’s public safety dispatchers are the unseen first responder professionals serving as the essential link between the public and emergency personnel in times of crisis. To highlight their indispensable service, the CHP joins public safety...

TRUSSVILLE —Trussville Council and public safety dispatchers. (Photo by Hannah Curran) Trussville declared the week of April 10-16, 2022, and every 2nd full week in April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed...

MARATHON COUNTY, WI (OnFocus) – National Public Safety Telecommunications Week is held this year from April 10 to 16. This week is dedicated to those persons who are working in our Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) receiving 911 Emergency and the other...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced the state is releasing $62.5 million to help counties upgrade the wireless technology that first responders and public safety officials use to communicate. The funding, which is to be awarded through a state grant...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center is one of the first 911 Centers in Tennessee to implement an innovative new technology called CueHit PowerEngage. It will track citizen satisfaction and solicit feedback after a call is made...

To the editor: Each year, the second week in April is designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. It is a time to acknowledge and thank all of the people that work in this profession as public safety dispatchers. We have six public safety answering...

SHOW LOW — Show Low City Council paid tribute to Show Low dispatchers at Tuesday’s meeting. The proclamation declared April 10-17 Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. In attendance to receive the honor were Show Low police Cmdr. Greg Westover, Show Low Communications...

Pullman Police Department PULLMAN – Across the nation, 9-1-1 operators play a critical role in coordinating first response and lifesaving efforts within their communities. These unseen heroes are the first to provide crucial assistance to people in need, reassuring...

When winter storm Izzy dumped snow and ice on parts of the region during the early morning hours of Jan. 17, Lycoming County Department of Public Safety’s Telecommunicator Clinton Frackman was on hand to help a frightened mother on the telephone deliver her premature...

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed the second full week of April (April 10-16) as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week across Tennessee. During this week, the Governor and the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) honor the men and women...

In 1991, Congress proclaimed the second week of April to be dedicated to public safety telecommunicators. Since then, public safety agencies nationwide have recognized the role played by police and fire communication officers who utilize telephones, radios, computers...

MISSOURI CITY – The Missouri City Police Department is the first Texas police agency to implement new software that allows officers to hear emergency calls in the field in real-time. It is called 911 Livestream and it’s providing officers with a “head start”. The...

Across the nation in times of intense personal crisis and communitywide disasters, the first access point for those seeking all classes of emergency services is 911. The emergency communications centers that receive these calls have emerged as the first and single...

On Wednesday, April 6, Governor Kathy Hochul announced $62.4 million in funds for emergency communications and interoperability infrastructure available to counties across New York State. Individual counties can apply for the 2022 Statewide Interoperable...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -A new system is in place to help those calling 911 in Linn County. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office implemented the Priority Dispatch System last month. Dispatchers at the sheriff’s office answer thousands of 911 calls every year from all of...

SIDNEY — The unsung heroes of the Sidney Police Department lay in the dispatchers; something many officers consider the first life-line that people reach when trying to contact emergency services. “Odds are, there are two people you’ll call when things go really...