Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

WHEREAS, public safety telecommunicators are an essential entity that provide emergency support and communication in the public safety community; and

WHEREAS, by providing 24-hour service, telecommunicators are the first contact between our citizens and their need for a public safety response; and

WHEREAS, telecommunicators are the communications link that monitors, dispatches and provides information to law enforcement, fire and rescue and emergency medical responders; and

WHEREAS, telecommunicators are trained and dedicated to take the necessary and appropriate action to assist public safety needs; and

WHEREAS, telecommunicators are responsible individuals who respond to telephone calls from the general public and dispatch assistance that saves lives and the property of our citizens; and

WHEREAS, telecommunicators are to be recognized for their loyalty and support to assist in emergency and non-emergency situations:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the week of April 14 through April 20, 2013, as

Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

in the state of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 1st day of April 2013.

                        

Robert Bentley, Governor