Dispatcher Robert Garner celebrating the week
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This is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, set aside to honor the nation’s dispatchers and public safety telecommunicators for the work they do. In the local 911 office, they decorated with a rock and roll theme, saying “Our dispatchers rock!” Special snacks and other things have been provided to the dispatchers throughout the week. Emergency Management Director Lee Brannon and Supervisor Phillip Russell brought in lunch from Midway BBQ for the employees on Thursday. WBCU News spoke with Emergency Services Director Nikia Brannon about the role telecommunicators play:
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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week was set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in California. It was then established by Congress in 1991 to honor public safety telecommunicators and thank them for dedicating their lives to serving the public and making everyone aware of their hard work and dedication.