Seeking opportunities to celebrate our profession within our workplace as well as educating our communities will further our goals of achieving recognition for the critical role telecommunications plays in public safety. Enhancing relationships with our law enforcement, fire service and EMS partners will help reinforce that telecommunicators are the true first responders. Building effective relationships with the media will help further educate the public and highlight the positive work that is accomplished every day. Reaching out through citizen academies or tours; connecting with and educating elected officials; and working with children in local schools are among the efforts that will help put a face to 9-1-1.
Public Education Ideas
- Citizen Academy-Santa Cruz
- Dispatch Sit-Along Program – Sacramento
- Elected Official Invitation 2012
- King Co Sheriff 911 Citizen Academy Brochure
- King Co Sheriff 911 Citizen Academy Info
- Missouri – 9-1-1 At The State Fair
- Missouri State Fair and 9-1-1
- NCMEC link — media center, Take 25, press kit, etc.
Tools
- 9-1-1 Car Design
- 9-1-1 Logo
- 9-1-1 National Public Educator Forum
- A Tribute to Dispatchers
- Know 911 – National Educational Campaign
- Longmont Public Safety: 9-1-1 Know Your Location
- National Education Campaign – 911 the Number to Know
- National Safety Month Toolkit
- Public Education Tools & 911 Education Month (NENA)
- Teaching Points For Public Education Video
Media
- 10 Things Dispatchers Want You to Know
- 911 Report Final – Florida 9-1-1 — The State Of Emergency
- AT&T Text Messaging To 9-1-1
- Aurora Theater Shooting — Dispatchers
- Carroll County 911 Personnel Honored for Helping Domestic Violence Victims
- Chicago Dispatchers Trained in Mental Heath Awareness
- Cops Could Be Used as 911 Call Takers
- CPR Increases Saves by Staying on Scene
- Dispatchers: Cool under pressure, lifeline for officers
- Dispatcher saves man from diabetic emergency
- Franklin County, TN, Non-Emergency Video
- I-275 Mass Vehicle Accident After Action Report
- Introducing 9-1-1 to the Community (Valley Com)
- Letter To Governor And Legislators Regarding 911 Diversion- Sample
- Man’s “Taps” Helps 9-1-1 Find Him
- Operator Saves Her Own Father’s Life
- Reclassifying Emergency Dispatchers
- So the Sheriff Hired a Dispatcher
- Unsung Heroes: Montana’s Rural 911 Dispatchers
- Washington State Patrol – Good to Know Video (below)
- Why 911 dispatchers should be considered first responders
