[Press Release] : National Telecommunications Week - April 12-18

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: James P. Mc Nabb - (573) 874-7400 

National Telecommunications Week - April 12-18

COLUMBIA, MO (April 10, 2009) - The Columbia/Boone County Public Safety
Joint Communications (PSJC) will observe “National Telecommunications
Week” April 12-18. 

“Our 911 operators are truly the first first responders,” according
to Joint Communications Administrator James McNabb. “Dispatchers are
the link between residents and the emergency services they need. The
professionalism each of our telecommunicators displays is something all
of Columbia and Boone County can be proud of.” 

National Telecommunications Week is designed to recognize the
outstanding service of 911 operators. Highlights of the week include an
open house at the operations center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 15, the unveiling of a proclamation signed by Columbia
Mayor Darwin Hindman and Boone County commissioners and the hanging of a
commemorative banner in front of the Operations Center on Seventh Street
throughout the next week. 

Columbia/Boone County
Public Safety Joint Communications
17 North 7th Street, Suite A
Columbia, MO 65201

Facts About the Public Safety/Joint Communications Center

Number of Employees: 26 full time, 4 part time

Number of Incoming Calls to the 911 Center in 2008: 69,884 (43,407 made
by wireless callers)

Dispatch Responsibilities: Telecommunicators dispatch emergency
responders from three different fire response areas, three ambulance
services and five law enforcement agencies. The dispatch center also
works with other services as needed, including Public Works, Road and
Bridge, Water and Light, Ameren/U-E, CenturyTel, Boone Electric and the
various water districts in the county. 

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