National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

                                  National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

                                                     April 8 - 14, 2012

                From Left:  Commissioner Ryan Costello;  Deputy Director for

                9-1-1 Operations, John Haynes, Mike Arganetto,

                Commissioner Kathi Cozzone and Commissioner Terence Farrell

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

At today's meeting, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed the week of April 8 - 14, 2012 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.  Accepting the proclamation this year was Mike Arganetto.  Mike joined Emergency Services in September, 2010.

National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week honors the men and women who service as Call Takers and Dispathcers in 9-1-1 Centers across the nation,  Chester County has 78 full-time and 6 part-time Telecommunicators who are ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - inclucing weekends, holidays and birthdays,  In 2011, Chester County 9-1-1 Center handled over 291,000 telephone calls for emergency assistance.  That's about 800 calls per day or about 33 calls an hour.

To the Chester County Telecommunicators -- THANK YOU !!!!