Assemblymember Torres Honors 9-1-1 Dispatchers

(Sacramento) - Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona) paid tribute to the 9-1-1 Dispatchers who staff and operate our states 9-1-1 system with the introduction of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 37 (ACR 37) which memorializes the week beginning on April 12, 2009 as California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. For many of us, the 9-1-1 call IS our first point of contact with emergency services. During an emergency, we depend on the 9-1-1 dispatcher to figure out what we need, where we are, and how to get us an ambulance, a police officer or a fire engine as fast as possible. Torres stated. Assemblymember Torres also outlined legislation she introduced to improve the 9-1-1 system in California: AB 423 to deal with 9-1-1 dispatcher training, AB 424 to deal with the disclosure of cell phones 9-1-1 capabilities, and AB 912 to deal with funding for modernization of the 9-1-1 system. Heres more in this Assembly Web Report.

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[tsville1974]

Great Report!...I am an Emergency Medical Dispatcher in Queensland, Australia - I love my job!