The voices behind the call ...

Dispatchers honored during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

  • Headsets allow 911 dispatchers at the Hamilton County Dispatch Center to have their hands free while they are taking calls from the public. The tabletop microphone in front of dispatcher Jessie Boroff (seated) is used for contacting police officers and other personnel in the field. Also pictured is fellow dispatcher Melissa Barry.
    Headsets allow 911 dispatchers at the Hamilton County Dispatch Center to have their hands free while they are taking calls from the public. The tabletop microphone in front of dispatcher Jessie Boroff (seated) is used for contacting police officers and other personnel in the field. Also pictured is fellow dispatcher Melissa Barry.
    The vital work of law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel and firefighters is readily recognized by the public and those individuals are often openly thanked for their service as they should be. However, there is a group of first responders who often go unrecognized, even though they are vital links of the chain of emergency service. They are those faceless voices on the other end...

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