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Adopt and present a resolution in recognition of April 14-20, 2019 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Solano County (Supervisor Vasquez)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Vasquez requests that the Board adopt and present a resolution in recognition of April 14-20, 2019 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
An emergency that requires the response from police, fire or other emergency medical service providers can happen at a moment's notice. First responders rely on timely and accurate information from public safety dispatchers, who area vital link between those who observe and report alleged crimes, medical emergencies, fires, car accidents and more, and the police, fire and medical personnel who respond.
Each year during the second week in April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are honored. It is a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to serving the public. The weeklong recognition of public safety dispatchers was initially started in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.
This year, the City of Vacaville Communications Center is the host city and agency for the Napa Solano Dispatch Association Awards (NSDA) Luncheon to be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., April 17 at the Harbison Events Center in Vacaville. Members of the NSDA include: Solano County Sheriff's Office, Cities of Fairfield, Vallejo, Benicia, Vacaville, Suisun City, Medic Ambulance, and Napa Central Dispatch (they dispatch for the city and county of Napa, American Canyon, all Napa fire jurisdictions, and unincorporated areas of Napa with the exception of Calistoga and St. Helena)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the District 4 FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. The costs ass...
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