Week honors emergency dispatchers

PULLMAN – National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week honors 9-1-1 dispatchers for their efforts to assist first-responders.

It runs April 10-16. It recognizes the contributions of emergency dispatchers to public safety and emergency response.

“Across the nation, 9-1-1 operators play a critical role in coordinating first response and lifesaving efforts within their communities. These unseen heroes are first to provide crucial assistance to people in need, reassuring and supporting them while law enforcement, fire personnel, or emergency medical teams are en route,” said Pullman Chief of Poli...