How your comm center celebrates NPSTW
We had a week-long celebration of NTW, each day had a different theme. The Division raffled at 65″ television to raise funds for the week’s events. Patrol provided food. The NTW Committee created 2019 NTW Facebook page where employees could post pictures and participate in various games, including a selfie …
In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) is implementing a …
We are celebrating National Telecommunicators Week as “Through the Decades”! This week we will go through the 1940’s-2000’s with games and activities …
This year we are celebrating our heroes with a super hero theme. We have a week planned of lots of games, activities …
Our communication center has gotten better every year at celebrating this week! Themed days, from Viva La 911, to Luaus! Our …
OPCD celebrates NPSTW just like New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras!! Party, party, party! We have themed days like Nerd Day. We also …
Myself and co-supervisor Maura Maschinski have created a list of quizzes and contest that started on February 3rd. Contest includes perfect attendance …
Proclamations, theme weeks, no-uniform days, cook-offs … there are so many ways to make the week special. Use the form below or …
We had a fun filled week! We played Telecommunicator Bingo, Jelly Bean count and ” How well do you know your co-worker? …
West Chester is singing the praises of its unsung heroes this week during National Public Safety Telecomunnicators Week (NPSTW). NPSTW is celebrated …
This year we celebrated with an all new dedication video. The video was full of “thank you’s” and gratitude from fellow airport …
We had a theme week for our center which included: Crazy Hat/Hair Day, Decade Day, Hippie Day, Beach Day, Cowboy/Farmer Day, Patriotic …
We have put a lot of work into the week and have made it very successful. This week has been a theme …
Dear Fellow Dispatchers, Operators, Telecommunicators, You deserve to be celebrated for the services you provide to your community and the field personnel …
This year we did a make your own trail mix bar! We bought trail mix favorites by the pound at a local …
Our week is jam packed to celebrate the hard work all of our dispatchers put in! Monday our Admin staff provided breakfast! …
We have a week long celebration of our staff. Each day is sponsored by a different group within the Sheriff’s office from …
David J. Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, published this piece marking National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and recognizing …
Thought I would just send you the poem that I wrote for this week. You can see it on FB by this …
Here is a nice piece done on dispatchers for NPSTW 2018
From April 8 to 14, our Public Safety Communications Center will celebrate with themed dress attire, a window decorating competition, Ding Awards, …
Good evening, Virginia. On this first day of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, I want you to know how grateful I am and …
In support of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, I posted the following on our Facebook page. Today, April 8, 2018 begins National …
The Emergency Communications Center at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office celebrates PSTW every year and this year is no different. The enclosed …
During the week of April 8 – 14, 2018, our emergency communications centers around the country will be celebrating their public safety …
This is how Jefferson Co. E-911 will be celebrating and our memo that we sent out: Jefferson Co. E-911 is please to …
Sweets Day, Meal Day, and Casual Dress Day to wear 911 T-shirts jeans and sneakers. Color your Tiki mask and Hawaiian shirt …
Our County Commissioners signed a proclamation at their last meeting. Also, I will be bringing in Ice Cream and Sundae toppings (chocolate/butterscotch …
Each team (T1Days, T1Nights, T2Days, T2Nights) are making large window decorations telling the story of the history of each agency we are …
Klamath 911 is the primary PSAP for Klamath County, Oregon. We dispatch for about 30 different Police, Fire and EMS agencies. I …
Here are a few suggestions for fun awards: The Gumby Award – to the person who is always flexible. The Simon Cowel …
I was a dispatcher for 20 years and we hardly ever received any recognition. So when I was recently hired as the …
This year both myself and my Director are new to our positions and have come from the Dispatch floor. We decided to …
Every day we have a local business provide breakfast, lunch or dinner to our staff. We play the 911 Bingo, local businesses …
Here at Fort Collins 911, we take NPSTW celebrations to a new level! Every year, members of our Rewards and Recognition Committee …
We honor our Emergency Telecommunications Officers every year. We have been having an Annual Awards Night for a number of years now. …
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 …
In the weeks leading up and beginning this week, many local and national newspapers have published stories about NPSTW. Some have recognized individuals, …
This past year has shown a light on public safety telecommunicators. In September, APCO initiated a campaign to ensure that the federal …
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 …
See the Austin Police Department’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter sites for a recruiting project we are working on. We just started a …
Proclamations, theme weeks, no-uniform days, cook-offs … there are so many ways to make the week special. Use the form below or add …
My name is Melissa and I am proud to say that I have served in Public Safety for 22 years. Some good …
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 …
This year we chose to honor our Telecommunicators by having a giant banner that says “We Appreciate You” and we had everyone …
This month, more than 300 newspapers have written about NPSTW and the recognition due public safety telecommunicators for their demanding and generally …
Putnam County WV 911 Telecommunicators were recognized for their hard work and dedication. The County Commission and the City of Hurricane signed …
This year at our center, located in Bakersfield California, we are having a blast ! Each shift has participated in a dress …
This year we gave our staff years of service pins for 5 or more years of service. We put 4 bags with …
Generally it is a week of appreciation and FOOD! Our Fire and EMS agencies along with our administrative staff provide a lunch …
Fire Public Safety Telecommunications staff were invited to the April 11th City of Burlington Council Meeting where the Mayor read a proclamation …
This has been a special week for staff – on Monday the Fire Marshal’s office dropped off 3 foot sandwiches for each …
Read what agencies and individuals around the world are saying to and about public safety telecommunicators in honor of NPSTW 2016, and …
We are fortunate enough to work for a Department that is allowing us, ALL WEEK, with no uniform. Each day is a …
Attached you will find a picture of a few of the dispatch staff from Franklin County, PA Department of Emergency Services. On …
In the past we had played a few fun games that everyone seemed to enjoy. We have had a jar of different …
We host a week of events. Mon-Fri we do “spirit week” and I pick a different theme for each day. We obtain …
Our center is looking at doing a friendly cook-off competition with other local center. We do not have a commercial kitchen and …
Every year for National Telecommunication week we pick a theme and go all out with it. We decorate our break room, host …
Union Township celebrated Telecommunications week by hosting an open house for our Communications Specialists (dispatchers) and their families. We felt it was …
Sheriff Darnell punching out a shark! Communications Training Staff from left to right, Tommy Clifford, Kim Kutner, Danielle Brightmon, Carole Burchfield, Nicole …
Each year we take a group photo – we are a very small but tight knit group. As far as celebrating – …
Dispatchers were presented proclamations from the State of Mass House of Representatives and the City of Gardner for National Public Safety Telecommunicators …
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