Day 5:

Elf Officer Justice checked in on our police dispatchers (Public Safety Telecommunicators) today, as communications is one of the most important aspects of any law enforcement agency.  Dispatching often requires very good communication and multi-tasking skills. Our dispatchers are often multi-tasking between answering emergent, and non-emergent phones calls, while at the same time communicating over the police radio with officers on patrol.  Without the assistance of our dispatchers, our police officers would either be unaware of emergencies, or arriving to emergencies without the important information they need.

Many of our police officers began their law enforcement careers as police dispatchers, and soon, Justice will have to, “Sit the book,” to gain a better understanding of how our Communication Center operates.”  The Communications Center is one of the most important functions in our police department, and we know we can always count on our dispatchers to help keep us safe.