{"id":31339,"date":"2025-04-14T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?p=31339"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:35:52","slug":"national-public-safety-telecommunicators-week-april-13-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/2025\/04\/14\/national-public-safety-telecommunicators-week-april-13-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"National Public Safety  Telecommunicators Week, April 13-19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31340 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/04\/Telecom-Week-general-image-1320x1320.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 13-19, 2025, we recognize and honor the telecommunications personnel who serve their communities by answering 911 calls, non-emergency calls, dispatching units and assisting a caller until help arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Telecommunicators serve as the first, first responder.\u00a0This week-long event, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npstw.org\/npstw-the-backstory\/\">initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff\u2019s Office in California<\/a>, is a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to serving the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) maintains an accreditation program for 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) and emergency dispatch centers. 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