New SLO County Dispatch Center nearing Completion to Modernize Emergency Services 'from the 1980s to the 21st century'

New SLO County Dispatch Center nearing Completion to Modernize Emergency Services 'from the 1980s to the 21st century'

Dave Alley/KEYT TEMPLETON, Calif. - San Luis Obispo County is drawing closer to finally open its brand new Public Safety Communications Center in Templeton. When completed, the $39 million, 19,000 square foot, two-story facility will house dispatching services for both the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office and San Luis Obispo County Fire Department/CAL FIRE. "With every week, the anticipation builds as this building gets more complete," sa…

A tip of the headphones to those who help in times of crisis

Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is an opportunity to acknowledge and express gratitude to those who devote their lives to serving the public.

National Telecommunicators Week happening across the Tri-State

44News spoke to officials at the Evansville/Vanderburgh Central Dispatch to discuss the critical role that dispatchers play.

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week celebrates 911 operators

La PORTE — It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and even La Porte County officials are being asked to celebrate the work of 911 dispatchers.

Law enforcement honor public safety telecommunicators

(KOAM) -- Local law enforcement agencies are sharing their appreciation for public safety telecommunicators this week.

First Responders acknowledge those who answer call 911

CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – This week is set aside as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. It’s a time to focus the spotlight on a group of people whose jobs keep them in the background but are critical in getting emergency responders to where they are needed, when they are needed. From big cities to rural counties, those who answer the 911 calls display their dedication in those critical moments. The beginning of any call for 911…