Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators.

In the early 1990’s, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced what became H.J. Res. 284 to create “National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.” According to Congressional procedure, it was introduced twice more in 1993 and 1994, and then became permanent, without the need for yearly introduction. The Congressional resolution also stated there were more than “500,000 telecommunications specialists,”

When you run into a dispatcher, be sure and tell them “thank you”.