530-993-4379
Sierra Booster
  • Home
  • Newspaper
    • Latest News
    • Letters to the Editor >
      • Submit Letter to the Editor
    • Old News Archive
    • Photo Tour
    • Events
    • About Us
    • SUBSCRIBE
  • Advertiser Directory
    • Advertiser Press Releases
    • Website Sponsors
    • Advertiser Area
  • Buy Ads - Services
  • Fishing Report
  • Contact Us
  • Admin Log In

CHP HONORS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL

4/7/2017

0 Comments

 




SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Recognizing the key importance of public safety dispatchers, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) supports National Telecommunicators’ Week, April 9-15, 2017.  Public safety dispatchers provide lifesaving services to the public and law enforcement.   


“With each new crisis, dispatchers prove to be an indispensable link between our officers, the public, and vital support services,” CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow said.  “Without their commitment, devotion, and hard work, countless numbers of lives and property would be in jeopardy.  The work of these highly trained women and men is so much more than just a job.”


The public hears dispatchers when they call 9-1-1, but seldom sees them.  Dispatchers are the bridge between law enforcement and the public, making sure the correct assistance is provided.  The correct assistance may include sending an officer or contacting other emergency services, whatever the situation requires.  Dispatchers sometimes stay on a call, giving lifesaving instructions or providing a sympathetic ear to a person in crisis. 


The CHP has 25 Communications Centers statewide, employing more than 900 professional public safety dispatchers.  Last year, these telecommunicators handled approximately 10.1 million calls.  The CHP telecommunicators take the majority of California’s wireless 9-1-1 emergency and nonemergency calls.  Law enforcement telecommunicators include the public safety operators, public safety dispatchers, public safety dispatch supervisors, and telecommunication technicians who provide radio, telephone, and computer services to law enforcement.


Calling 9-1-1 can be stressful.  The following tips will help callers and dispatchers during an emergency:


  • Remain calm.
  • Be prepared to provide your name, phone number, address or location, and a detailed description of the incident or vehicle being reported.
  • Wireless devices do not always give the call-taker your location.  Providing an accurate location of the emergency may be the single most important information for the dispatcher.  This allows them to send help to the correct place.  
  • Listen carefully and follow all directions provided by the dispatcher.
  • Wait for the dispatcher to ask questions, and then answer clearly and calmly.
  • Be prepared to provide a physical description if the emergency involves a criminal suspect.
  • Remember, 9-1-1 is for life-threatening emergencies.  Misuse of the emergency 9-1-1 system will result in a delay for callers with real emergencies. 


The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security to the people of California.




0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    April 2014
    September 2009

    Categories

    All
    2015
    Sierra County News

    RSS Feed

    Vie
    ​w Old News

CONTACT US:

Sierra Booster Newspaper
PO Box 8
Loyalton, CA 96118
Phone: 530-993-4379
Fax: 844-272-8583
Email: jbuck@psln.com

Website Privacy Policy​
Picture
Local Weather
©Copyright Sierra Booster - Sierra County News - Editorial
Website by Chamber Nation