
Marion County Public Safety
I have seen this team deal with an impending hurricane, a school shooting and responding to the call for help from a neighbor county after Hurricane Michael.
I have seen this team deal with an impending hurricane, a school shooting and responding to the call for help from a neighbor county after Hurricane Michael.
This past year, the Shawnee telecommunicators faced continuous change, a nation-wide staffing shortage, as well as, the evolution of the 9-1-1 industry.
It sounds cliche but we truly are a family that will do anything for each other.
In 2018, the whole center stepped up and took massive amounts of training, in addition to their daily dispatching duties.
I wanted to share a story that shows the team’s dedication to our jobs as well as a proven testament to what we are capable of.
In the short time since our Consolidated Dispatch Center went live in October 2018, our Telecommunicators have done a spectacular job.
“I am surrounded by 1000 people, Miami!” yelled the frantic Trooper during a recent demonstration in our city.