Dispatcher Appreciation Week, Your Chance To Say Thank you ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Today starts 911 Dispatcher appreciation week.  April 14 through April 20th is the week we say thank you to that special team that sets ready 24/7 to launch the...

MERCER COUNTY, W. Va. (WVVA) - Dispatchers at the Mercer County E-911 Center are being recognized this week during National Telecommunicators Week. These individuals are the voices that are never seen but always heard, answering 911 calls and dispatching fire, EMS and...

TORRINGTON – When you first walk into the Torrington Police Department you will see a big glass window with at least one person sitting behind a wall of computers. There will also be the sounds of voices over the radio and the ringing of telephones. You might be...

Nearly 1,000 times each day, people in Southern Nevada call 9-1-1 to report a fire or request medical assistance. When a person calls 9-1-1 to report a fire or medical emergency in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas or Clark County, the call is handled by the Combined...

After a trying 2020 and start to 2021, Bucks County is recognizing its dispatchers. This week marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which honors those who serve as dispatchers. From the emergency communication center in Ivyland Borough, the county’s...

In recognition of National Telecommunications Operators’ week and National Animal Control Officers’ week, the Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) is acknowledging the hard work and dedication of two of law enforcement’s most critical partners — dispatchers and...

TULSA COUNTY, Okla. -  Dispatchers are often the unsung heroes when it comes to first responders. That's why the second week of April is set aside every year as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Monday, Tulsa County Commissioners issued a...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The people who answer the call and send help when there’s an emergency are in the spotlight during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. And in Roanoke, the city has recognized its Telecommunicator of the Year. During a ceremony Monday...

LAWRENCE CO. – The unsung heroes of emergencies are 9-1-1- dispatchers, who work behind the scenes and get very little recognition. Whether it is a police, fire, or medical emergency situation, the first person that handles an emergency is call the 9-1-1...

Bobeth Yates reports all week 911 operators across the country are being honored for their efforts to help save lives. - All week, 9-1-1 operators around the country are being honored for their efforts to help save lives. This is part of National Telecommunicators...

But without question, one of the most important roles in any law enforcement agency is the role of the Telecommunicator that serves as the life-line for our citizens and our Deputies. These amazing men and women are the calming voice that those in need hear when they...