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Forsyth County Observes Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

The men and women who make up the county's 911 Center are recognized this week for their continued effort's to preserve public safety.

During their April 7 meeting, the Board of Commissioners proclaimed this week as Forsyth County Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

The men and women who make up the county’s 911 Center serve as the vital link for law enforcement and fire personnel by monitoring their activities by radio, providing information and ensuring their safety.  

“Public safety telecommunicators of Forsyth County have contributed substantially to the apprehension of criminals, suppression of fires, and the treatment of patients,” said Chairman and District 2 Commissioner Brian R. Tam in a statement.

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The employees have “exhibited compassion, understanding, and professionalism during the performance of their jobs in the last year, even during the most difficult and stressful circumstances,” noted Tam.

Introduced in Congress by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in 1991, the official name of the week was "National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week." In the intervening years, it has become known by several other names, including "National Public-Safety Telecommunications Week" and "International Public Safety Telecommunicators Week,” according to 911dispatch.com.

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