How Are You Celebrating?
Proclamations, theme weeks, no-uniform days, cook-offs … there are so many ways to make the week special. Use the form below or add a comment to tell us how you celebrate NPSTW.
Thank You for Sharing Your Stories From the Frontline
APCO’s request for telecommunicator’s stories to publish on this site yielded more than 50 entries and a wide variety of submissions – …
Rep. Norma Torres Introduces NPSTW Resolution,
Speaks About Honoring Telecommunicators
On April 13, 2016, United States Representative Norma Torres (35th Dist. Calif.), herself a 9-1-1 dispatcher before entering politics, introduced a resolution on National Public …
How we celebrate NPSTW @ UKPD
This year we chose to honor our Telecommunicators by having a giant banner that says “We Appreciate You” and we had everyone …
Telecommunicators, NPSTW Are Big News
This month, more than 300 newspapers have written about NPSTW and the recognition due public safety telecommunicators for their demanding and generally …
Dedication and Recognition Countywide.
Putnam County WV 911 Telecommunicators were recognized for their hard work and dedication. The County Commission and the City of Hurricane signed …
Kern County NPSTW 2016
This year at our center, located in Bakersfield California, we are having a blast ! Each shift has participated in a dress …
911 What Is Your Emergency?
Please click the link and watch Shreveport Fire Department Communications Division in action. Black Helmet Films, producer of the “Another 24” mini-series …
Dispatch Appreciation Week 2016
This year we gave our staff years of service pins for 5 or more years of service. We put 4 bags with …
A Week of Appreciation and Food
Generally it is a week of appreciation and FOOD! Our Fire and EMS agencies along with our administrative staff provide a lunch …
City of Burlington Proclamation April 10 – 16 as PST Week
Fire Public Safety Telecommunications staff were invited to the April 11th City of Burlington Council Meeting where the Mayor read a proclamation …
A Special Week
This has been a special week for staff – on Monday the Fire Marshal’s office dropped off 3 foot sandwiches for each …
Recognition, Good Wishes and Appreciation on Twitter
Read what agencies and individuals around the world are saying to and about public safety telecommunicators in honor of NPSTW 2016, and …
No Uniforms All Week
We are fortunate enough to work for a Department that is allowing us, ALL WEEK, with no uniform. Each day is a …
Franklin County PA NPSTW
Attached you will find a picture of a few of the dispatch staff from Franklin County, PA Department of Emergency Services. On …
Reason Enough to Feel Like A Hero
I began my career in law enforcement in 1986 at age 19 as a dispatcher. I spent many years on the night …
The Promise
I have been a dispatcher with the Birmingham Police Department for more than 17 years. I began my career on the 3-11 …
My Memories of 9/11/01
As part of Arlington Public Library’s commemoration of the fifth anniversary of 9/11, we conducted a series of interviews with first responders …
Why I Love What I Do
I originally applied to be a Communications Officer because I wanted a foot in the door to the Public-Safety community. Little did …
Why I Am a Dispatcher
I have always wanted to be involved in law enforcement ever since I was a young child. I started my career in …
