It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week… honoring dispatchers that

This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and that gives a chance for the thousands of public safety telecommunicators working in emergency communications centers across the country to be recognized for the lifesaving work they provide to millions of callers every year.

In 1981, a dispatcher in California created Telecommunicators Week to raise public awareness of the hard work and dedication of public safety telecommunicators. In 1991, Congress made a formal proclamation, and President Clinton signed it to law.

The Fond du Lac County Communications Center is a Sheriff’s Office-run 911 center that serves all the communities in Fond du Lac County, including 18 fire departments, six ambulance services, 11 first responder groups, and 11 law enforcement agencies throughout the county.

Communications Center Captain of Administration Eric Halbach says “Dispatchers play a critical role in emergency services, acting as the vital link between those in need and the responders who can help, They truly are the unsung heroes of emergency response.”