(TN Governor’s Office)  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...

Melanie Huschka Sandy Lovetinsky The people who answer a 911 call are the first responders in any incident, and lay the path for how well an emergency is handled. It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, honoring those who answer emergency calls, dispatch...

Niagara County Legislator Mike Hill, chairman of the Community Safety & Security Committee, presented a proclamation to Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti, Undersheriff Michael Dunn and Director of Emergency Communications Marc Kasprzak, in honor of National...

HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC), Washington, D.C. - In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 10-16, 2022), the U.S. Marine Corps invites community members to celebrate those who connect us to critical resources in our moments of need....

Every year during the second week of April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are recognized with National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. At the Provincial Communications Centre in North Bay (PCCNB), the time is taken to celebrate...

Every year, during the second week of April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are honoured. Public safety is integral to the quality of life in our communities, and this week-long event is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank those...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The week of April...

The Palouse’s regional emergency dispatch center is celebrating National Telecommunicator Week this week. Whitcom reports that their dispatchers answered nearly 91,000 phone calls last year and entered nearly 65,000 calls for service and completed nearly 1,500 hundred...

SANTA CRUZ, CA — The California Highway Patrol's (CHP) 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...

The towns of Fairfield and Westport have combined their 911 call centers at a new emergency dispatch center at Sacred Heart University. The two towns started talking about combining their 911 call centers five years ago in order to reduce duplication of resources and...

In observance of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the City of Arlington salutes the 9-1-1 operators and dispatchers who answer the calls and save lives every day. Arlington and communities across the United States will take time to recognize those who...

Those working behind the scenes in the public safety community are being recognized this week. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week takes place across Canada from April 10 to 16. Telecommunicators are known by some as the first “first responders,” and “heroes...

The Alberta RCMP would like recognize the hard work of its Operational Communications Centres (OCC) and their operators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 11-17. Our OCC teams work hard behind the scenes 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a...

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...