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Blount E9-1-1 (Tenn.) Recognizes Exceptional Employees
April 23, 2013Blount County emergency dispatcher David Nelson didn’t miss a day of work last year and is always eager to help the agencies he serves at the E-911 Center.
Read full articleNewtown, Conn., Dispatcher Wins National Award
April 23, 2013You’re not going to get Newtown 911 dispatcher Bob Nute, one of two people who was on the radio in the town’s public safety nerve center when all hell broke loose the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, to say he did anything out of the ordinary.
Read full articleCPRA Hosts Awards Dinner 2013
April 23, 2013On April 18, 2013, the California Public Safety Radio Association (CPRA, the Southern California APCO chapter) held its annual Telecommunicator…
Read full articleAPCO International Executive Committee Commemorates NPSTW
April 19, 2013To commemorate National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW), the APCO International Executive Committee—President Terry Hall, First Vice President Gigi Smith, Second Vice President John Wright and Immediate Past President Gregg Riddle—visited various locations around the Boston, Newtown, Conn., and New York City areas.
Read full articleDon’t Call About Loud Music, But Abilene Police Dispatchers Are Critical in Emergency
April 18, 2013If your neighbor’s music is too loud, don’t call Heidi Burks.
Read full articleWashington: TCs Celebrate Dress-up Days, Food & Fun
April 18, 2013As is tradition, the communications center set a schedule of fun dress-up days and food and social events throughout this week in honor of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. However, unlike previous years, this year is our first Public Safety Telecommunications Week as South Sound 911!
Read full articleExplaining How & When to Dial 9-1-1 if Trouble Occurs
April 12, 2013You know how to dial 9-1-1 for help, but there still are lessons to learn during National 9-1-1 Education Month.
Read full articleNational Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Is April 14-20
April 11, 2013Communities across the U.S. will recognize those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW), April 14–20, 2013.
Read full articleHuntingdon County (Pa.) 9-1-1 to Host Open House
April 2, 2013Huntingdon County 9-1-1 will host our First Ever OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, April 20, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the communications center in the Huntingdon Borough Building, 530 Washington Street, Huntingdon, PA.
Read full articleSalt Lake Valley Emergency Communication Center Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
May 23, 2012National Public Safety Telecommunications Week was April 8-14. To celebrate and honor our dedicated dispatchers, Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communication Center held fun activities each day of the week on all shifts.
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