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...

They’re called “the first calm voice in the dark” and this week 911 dispatchers are being recognized during Public Safety Telecommunicator Week. The individuals who are the first to take a call in an emergency, assess often on-going incidents and clearly communicate...

Paying homage to our heroes in headsets during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), the second week of April, is a chance to honor all our wonderful telecommunications personnel in the public safety...

In recognition of the hard work of Operational Communications Centres (OCC) during the National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from April 11th – 17th, Alberta RCMP will be highlighting some of the interesting 911 calls they have received in the past year. People...

Wood County, Ohio — Monday is the first day of the National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, an event aimed at thanking behind-the-scenes staff to ensure the safety of the public and first responders. Cpl. Beth Amos, Wayne, Ohio, is a dispatcher for the Wood...

Surrey RCMP telecommunications operators last year talked to more than 305,000 people who called for police service, generating more than 200,000 operational files. The call volume is down slightly from the previous year — and it might have something to do with the...

FRANKFORT – Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) are taking time this week to acknowledge and celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 11-17), a time set aside to recognize the more than 200,000 individuals throughout the United...