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This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. It's where we recognize the incredible work of 911 dispatchers.
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2025 is April 13-19. The week is designed to show appreciation for 911 ...
Last Sunday morning at 5:47 a.m., Luzerne County dispatcher Kaylary Santos answered a 911 call from Luzerne Borough about a woman having a baby in active labor. “This call came in, and it was ...
multiple skills are required to be a 911 dispatcher. “Empathy. Empathy is a big one,” Roszel said. “Multitasking, you need a love for your community and a love for helping people.” ...
Butler County Sheriff's Office honored 911 dispatchers with a "Wacky Tacky Day" during National Dispatcher Appreciation Week.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A young boy’s quick thinking late Thursday night helped authorities locate him and his two younger brothers along with their unconscious mother. The mother, 32-year-old ...
“But that man — that man– is doing serious, serious harm to probably yourself included,” Balmer told the 911 dispatcher. The recording ends with Balmer’s apparent message to law ...
I want you to call my mom,” said Jacob. Early April, his call with a Williamson County 911 dispatcher was recorded. “Do you know your address?” “I don’t have one, I’m just a child,” ...
The proposed three-quarters of a cent sales tax would fund construction, operation and maintenance of a new facility that would house both the county jail and 911 dispatch center. Cross said the ...