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Torres Commemorates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
April 12, 2017ONTARIO, CA – April 12, 2017 – In commemoration of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona)…
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Is April 9-15
April 7, 2017In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 9-15, 2017, APCO International joins communities, government leaders and 9-1-1 communications centers to honor members of the 9-1-1 community who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 10-16
April 10, 2016In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 10 – 16, 2016, this week communities and 9-1-1 centers will honor those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleNPSTW: Texas 9-1-1 Dispatcher Named National Winner of Smart Telecommunicator Awards
April 14, 2015On February 5th, Gabby Romero, a 9-1-1 dispatcher in League City, Texas was working her regular shift, when she received a troubling call from a male subject who had threatened to injure himself, stated that he wanted to die and then abruptly disconnected the call. Over the next several minutes, Romero demonstrated a calm demeanor, a focused response and the absolute determination to help another faceless citizen. For this reason, she has been selected the national winner of the 2015 Smart Telecomunicator Awards.
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) is April 12-18
April 12, 2015Today marks the beginning of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), a week where communities across the U.S. will recognize those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis.
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 13-19
April 10, 2014Communities across the U.S. will recognize those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 13 – 19, 2014.
Read full articleMid-Eastern Chapter Awards
May 1, 2013On April 18, the Mid-Eastern Chapter held its annual awards luncheon.
Read full articleMontana: 9-1-1 Dispatchers Play Vital Role
April 23, 2013I would like to express my appreciation for several ordinary people who do extraordinary things for our community: our 911 dispatchers. These everyday heroes answer thousands of calls every year from you and your neighbors in Gallatin County. Our 911 dispatchers have given instructions for CPR over the phone to a distraught mother whose child stopped breathing, and the very next minute have changed gears to find assistance for a parking complaint. They are the center of a variety of sources of assistance sending the appropriate help as soon as possible.
Read full articleKansas: Banquet Honors the Voices of 9-1-1
April 23, 2013During an emergency, the voice heard over the phone when calling 911 often is overlooked in the public service field, but for one week they are honored and thanked for their days and nights spent in a small room staring at computer monitors and answering phones.
Read full articleEditor Spends Night Hearing Redlands 9-1-1 Calls
April 23, 2013I did a ride-along with Redlands’ 911 dispatch operators because it’s Disptacher Appreciation Week. This was Carl Baker’s idea.
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