Celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Escambia County encourages residents to join in observing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, recognized by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) each year on the second week of April.
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week celebrates the dedication and hard work of the men and women who serve as emergency dispatchers, 9-1-1 call-takers, radio and phone technicians and other communication experts.
The men and women of Escambia County Emergency Communications are behind the scenes, yet they are the “First Voice On-Scene” during an emergency. They work round the clock answering thousands of 9-1-1 calls per month providing life-saving instructions that include CPR, choking, childbirth, airway control, bleeding control, ASA diagnostics and many more.