Heroic effort of public safety personnel honored with proclamation

Published on April 11, 2023

The effort of Weld County’s 911 dispatchers is critical to providing people help in uncertain, challenging and life-threatening emergency situations. This week, that effort is being championed with the proclamation of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), April 9-15, 2023, by the Weld County Board of Commissioners.

“Our Public Safety personnel does an outstanding job in providing a sense of calm to people going through, arguably, the worst moment of their lives,” said Mike Freeman, Weld County Commissioner Chair. “It’s a very challenging job and a very impactful job that not everyone can do. Our recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is a way to say ‘thank you’ to our dispatchers. It also recognizes their professionalism and unwavering commitment to help others when they need it most, which is truly a heroic action.”

The dedication of Weld County’s Department of Public Safety Communications, which includes dispatchers and radio technicians, a training and administrative team and support from Weld County’s Department of Information Technology, has earned Weld County’s Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) recognition as one of the best nationwide. In 2021, the WCRCC was named the nation’s top public safety answering point by NICE Public Safety. In 2022, the center received its third reaccreditation as an Accredited Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Over the past year, 18 dispatchers received Lifesaver Awards, and others were recognized by municipalities or individual citizens they helped.

The board’s proclamation is part of a larger effort to honor public safety communicators across the country. NPSTW was first established in 1981 as “a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to serving the public,” according to NPSTW's website. Be sure to follow Weld County’s Facebook and Twitter pages as several posts will highlight the accomplishments of Weld County’s Department of Public Safety Communications throughout the week in celebration of NPSTW.

To learn more about the Weld County Department of Public Safety Communications, visit www.weld.gov/go/publicsafety.