THIS WEEK IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THEM THROUGH NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS' WEEK
As the first... first responders... dispatchers... and this week is about recognizing and celebrating them through national public safety telecommunicators' week fleming county dispatchers say they're the first person someone talks to when they need help... whether there's a shooting... or someone is sick or scared... they say while the job can be hard mentally... it's also rewarding... and way more than just answering the phone jenny "it's nice to know that you can be someone's life line.
That you can be there to help them whatever the troubles might be."
Jenny roark says she's been a flemming county 9- 1-1 dispatcher for 15 years and can't imagine doing anything else until she retires ### one item
A Marion County 911 dispatcher, several months into the job, answered the call to help keep a FedEx employee safe during the mayhem..
This month's First Responder never goes to the scene, but her actions could save your life. We salute 911 operator Trish Matthews.
