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Superior Sidekick Sheavounda!

Sheavounda is a Lead Public Safety Dispatcher with over 20 years of Service to our agency.  She was one of my all time favorite trainers and I was able to work under her for years. …

Working through adversity….together

I work for the best team in the country.  Hands down this is a group of people that stand united for the betterment of the department, regardless of any internal squabble or personal agendas. The …

Awesome Sidekicks to the Superheroes

Our Center’s Director and Assistant Director has every employee in our center back 200%. They are the best. They make sure we are taken care of at all times with the best resources to do our …

Teamwork makes the DREAM Work!

Although I may be a little biased bc I work here, my Comm Center is at least top ten “Secret Lair” material. First and foremost, we have an amazing Director (our Professor X if you …

Midnight Shift Teamwork!

Early on the morning of 2/22/23, a call came in that none of us ever want to receive as a 9-1-1 family. An elderly male with dementia had been discovered missing from his home around …

Guardians of the Galaxy(AKA Northwest Burbs)

I have been dispatching for 15 years.  The majority of my time (14 years) was spent with one agency. In 2020 I made the decision to leave my position with the department and help my …

Spirit of the Calm

My super sidekick is Kristin! We got put on a team together where we found out we were soul sisters. We always make our shifts fun by dancing around, celebrating holidays, talking about our lives, …

Wonder Woman Supervisor

My supervisor is a superhero.  Cyndi Holbert is my supervisor, who always has my back, shoots straight, and is a rock star.  One time, she finished her shift as I was taking over, and she …