In our minds, people can never hear enough about the heroic and everyday things you do. So we’re asking you again to submit your stories during the lead-up to NPSTW 2018. Tell us what means the most to you about being a telecommunicator. Tell us about a day you can’t …
Proclamations, theme weeks, no-uniform days, cook-offs … there are so many ways to make the week special. Use the form below or …
NPSTW 2017 started out as an agency wide celebration and recognition of Suffield’s three (3) full-time and two (2) part-time Public Safety …
Among other things, the best thing that our administration did was a surprise makeover of our break room. They brought in a …
In recognition of National Public Safety Communications Week, the OCSO gathered donations from deputies and friends to fund a cook out for …
My dispatchers got together and picked 7 differently themed days. So far we have had superhero day, sports team day, 80’s day …
This.Is.Dispatch Dare to listen in to experience a day in the life of a 9-1-1 dispatcher. You never know what's waiting for …
Public safety personnel from our Police Department, Sheriff’s Office and Fire and Rescue Department take a moment to say thanks to the …
Many years ago I was working the 3pm to 11pm shift on December 31st. I got a call around 11 pm from a …
In the weeks leading up and beginning this week, many local and national newspapers have published stories about NPSTW. Some have recognized individuals, …
I started my career in 1978, working for the Casper, WY, Police Department. I hadn’t been there long when I took a …
Many years ago I started this journey, a journey to become an underappreciated seldom seen very important part of emergency services. I …
I grew up in a small town (Ionia) near here. I watched Emergency on TV when I was young, but never thought …
This past year has shown a light on public safety telecommunicators. In September, APCO initiated a campaign to ensure that the federal …
I started my career with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in 1993 as an emergency communications officer. I worked my way through call …
One of the recurring themes I’ve heard from fellow call takers and dispatchers is nobody says thank you for the work that …
NTW is one of my favorite weeks of the year. I have been organizing NTW for a few years now. Our Assistant …
It was a slow weekend morning in the tiny suburban city that I used to work for. You were my first and …
See the Austin Police Department’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter sites for a recruiting project we are working on. We just started a …
When you work with a group of officers, especially if you tend to take the same shift rotation after rotation, you become …
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