Called Into the 21st Century
I got my first cell phone in late 2001, for use in emergencies. It’s capabilities: making phone calls. But oh, how times changed, as what happened just five years later shows. I just wanted to […]
Tag: telecommunications
Is 911 Still the Number for 911?
We got a new radio system in our dispatch center, and the guy training us on it claimed we could use it at home, on a laptop. This is a great idea in theory: It […]
Happy National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, three times fast
So far April has sucked, and I haven’t felt very funny (as opposed to not being funny and thinking I am). So I’m celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week the way they used to do […]
Be a 911 Dispatcher, We Get Cookies
We’re getting a new radio system in our dispatch center, and the guy training us on it claims we could use it at home, on a laptop. This is a great idea in theory: It […]
Before I Couldn’t Spell Emergency Telecommunicator; Today I Are One
In 1991, after an unfortunate encounter with a teething baby, a Congressman from Delaware became the very first person to yell, “What’s the number for 911?” Okay, I was kidding about the baby: He just […]
This isn’t an emergency, but …
I’ve been feeling a little old lately, and it might have to do with the fact that I’ll soon hit my 28th anniversary as a 911 dispatcher. Doesn’t seem possible, does it? I mean, I […]
Dispatchers Do It By Phone
In 1991, after an unfortunate encounter with a teething baby, a Congressman from Delaware became the very first person to yell, “What’s the number for 911?” Okay, I was kidding about the baby: He just […]