When she saw a help-wanted advertisement for dispatchers, Tammie Harrington didn’t know she was applying for the job that would become a 20-year career. “For me, it was just a stroke of luck,” Harrington said Tuesday. At the time, Harrington was a stay-at-home mother...

Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C-Glenville) yesterday toured the new state-of-the-art 911 Dispatch Center at the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office in Ballston Spa and presented the agency with a NYS resolution he sponsored and passed commemorating our 911 dispatcher public...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- In 2020, 9-1-1 telecommunication professionals in Oregon answered approximately 2 million emergency calls for law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services to protect the lives and property of Oregonians.  Since early in 2020, these...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and to see what it's like to answer Pima County's calls for help, KGUN 9 went inside the dispatch center. “911, where’s your emergency?” 911 dispatchers answer your calls on what might be the...

ELMIRA, NY (WETM) – In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we are recognizing the dispatchers of our area in our First Responder Appreciation segment. Public Safety Telecommunicators, the 911 dispatchers, are a vital part of an emergency response....

For immediate releaseBERKLEY — Chief Scott Fournier, on behalf of Berkley Fire Rescue, wishes to recognize Berkley’s public safety dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. During the week of April 11-17, public safety agencies take time to...

MARICOPA — The words “first responder” often bring to mind images of blaring sirens, flashing red and blue lights and speeding emergency vehicles. Those first on scene to a catastrophe are frequently the ones recognized as first responders, but there is another group...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - When you see a police car, fire truck or ambulance going to an emergency in Topeka and Shawnee County, a seldom-seen person is usually behind those calls. That person is a dispatcher who works out of the Shawnee County Emergency Communications...

  BELOIT — Like seemingly every workplace, the Rock County Communications Center adapted to ensure operations continued through the COVID-19 pandemic as dispatchers eye the future with optimism as an expansion of the facility is on the horizon. In 2020, Director Kathy...

Left to Right: Mayor Shane McFarland, Elizabeth Stubblefield and Seth Russell

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Supervisor Elizabeth Stubblefield has been named 2021 Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year for her selfless actions, dedication, hard work.Stubblefield takes pride in her work and is always willing to step up and help when needed. “Elizabeth’s calm demeanor during stressful times is a reassuring voice on the radio,” said Murfreesboro Communications Director Seth Russell.  “She is a 911 professional and will go above and beyond what’s is required.”Stubblefield is a four-year employee with the Emergency Communications Center. As a supervisor/trainer, she prepares for the unpredictable and teaches trainees the standard operating procedures, but also techniques for worst-case scenarios. Mayor Shane McFarland honored Stubblefield during the reading of a Proclamation recognizing April 11 – 17 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week at the City Council meeting on April 8.    “Stubblefield has an outstanding reputation with the Emergency Communicators Center and is highly deserving of this recognition,” Russell said.Stubblefield joins several Emergency Communications personnel across the state who are honored as 2021 Tennessee Public Safety Telecommunicators of the Year.

The state public defender’s office is appealing a recent court ruling dismissing its lawsuit over how a South Jersey county retains data potentially relevant in criminal cases. The Office of the Public Defender sued Gloucester County last year over issues involving a...

It now takes about half as much time for police dispatchers to answer 911 calls as it did during recent peaks just a couple years ago, officials with the Anchorage Police Department said this week. Wait times began to rise after 2015 and peaked in late 2018 and...

OWEGO (WBNG) -- It's National Public Safety Telecommunications Week and Tioga County is making strides to make the job a bit easier for first responders to keep everyone safe. They are moving forward with a long-awaited upgrade to their emergency communications...

Nine hundred care packages were assembled at Rivers Casino Tuesday morning and will be distributed to Philadelphia healthcare heroes and police 911 dispatchers...