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9-1-1 & COVID-19

Covington-Newton County 911

We had an employee appreciation event that had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, because it was scheduled at an off-site venue. We reached out to all of our public safety agencies that we dispatch …

Birmingham 911

As far as I know it has been postponed, however myself and 2 other supervisors on my shift have decided to reward our personnel with gifts. Since we are on 12 hour shifts, we are …

Chenango County 911 (NYS)

We will be postponing any activities until later. Both the director and a primary supervisor are working at a backup location and we have rules against bringing in and sharing of food right now.

Macomb County Sheriff’s Office

Here at MCSO Dispatch, I feel it’s more important than ever to honor our staff during this week. While some things we had planned will have to wait for next year due to the pandemic, …

NPSTW 2020: New Iberia Police Department

We are going to postpone this year. With everything going on with the virus and the fact that we are moving into a new comm center very soon, we thought it best to postpone. Hoping …

Akimeka, LLC: Join the Movement – Light Up Gold

To honor the work the telecommunicators – Thin Gold Line – do as first responders and the sacrifices they make to serve the public, Akimeka is showing our appreciation virtually. We are encouraging all organizations, …

NPSTW 2020: City of Roswell (GA) 911

We are celebrating!! We are trying to continue on, business as usual to remain positive and strong in the midst of this storm. We have activities scheduled, prizes, social media posts planned, gifts, etc. COVID …

NPSTW 2020: Shelby County TN 9-1-1 District

It will be postponed to a later date. After conferring with all the PSAP Managers in the County it was decided to postpone due to how busy they are and the working conditions due to …

NPSTW 2020: Fremont Police Department, CA

My comm center is still celebrating NPSTW this year. We have a ‘Dispatch Morale Committee’ within our center who’s in charge of scheduling our events and/or gifts. Since the week begins on Easter, we are …

NPSTW 2020 Contest Paused;
Support & Recognition Continue

In light of the gravity of the COVID-19 virus situation and the additional work and stress that will fall on our members and others in the public safety community, we are pausing our NPSTW contest. When we re-open it in the future, all stories already posted in the 2020 contest, as well as their “likes” will be maintained.