What can I say other than it happens to everyone at some point in their career? And some people deal with this more than others. “She’s always taking time off” “He never works overtime” “She takes all the overtime” “He ate my yogurt” “John left dirty...
It happens. A 9-1-1 call comes in and you confirm and enter the location information as accurately as possible from the caller’s words and nothing pops in your CAD. You force the address and hope that it can be found. Your CAD, MSAG and GIS maps are not perfect....
The problem with shift change is that it’s our most vulnerable time in the Communications Center. This is when we are most distracted from what has been happening all shift, and potentially drop the baton – ball for a variety of reasons. The telecommunicator...
There is a whole world out there where only the few jump in, that is grants. Like jumping in the pool on a summer day, once you are in it is great. So too is becoming part of the grant world. It is such a huge undertaking that many are too overwhelmed to even...
Article by: Karen Gregorcic (Public Safety Specialist – Equature) This month our nation has been reflecting upon the horrors of that fateful day. I too was part of the public safety family and have a story to share. I had been working for the fire department...
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