Fire, EMS agencies celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

What’s in a name? From dispatchers to telecommunicators or “headset heroes,” social posts show appreciation for the “first, first responders”

April 14, 2022 05:01 PM •

By Rachel Engel

This week was National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week, and organizations across the country shared their support and appreciation for the work of what many consider to be the first, first responders.

Through gifts, goody bags, breakfast buffets, signs, taco bars and more, the overall message remained the same: Thank you for all you do.

Let us know how you showed appreciation to your dispatch crews this week in the comments below!

https://twitter.com/BOSTON_EMS/status/1513602681218248715?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/EmpressEMS/status/1513577732906627082?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/LexKYEM/status/1514330594917945349?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/MCHD_TX/status/1513595851070967809?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/WCTNEMA/status/1513611951158484998?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/FriscoFFD/status/1514362874872872973?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/LakeOswegoFire/status/1513689223584382978?s=20&t=ilDu9bASJ-bU07YCwZUKQQ https://twitter.com/NRHfire/status/1513527172287377414?s=20&t=vm9g-xi7QHSh-TdzqPMl3w

911 and Dispatch EMT, EMS, Paramedic Jobs and Careers

Rachel Engel

Rachel Engel is an award-winning journalist and the senior editor of FireRescue1.com and EMS1.com. In addition to her regular editing duties, Engel seeks to tell the heroic, human stories of first responders and the importance of their work. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, and began her career as a freelance writer, focusing on government and military issues. Engel joined Lexipol in 2015 and has since reported on issues related to public safety. Engel lives in Wichita, Kansas. She can be reached via email.