{"id":11738,"date":"2022-04-08T10:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=11738"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:25:50","slug":"city-marks-national-telecommunicators-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/city-marks-national-telecommunicators-week\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Yakima Marks National Telecommunicators Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The City of Yakima is celebrating the second full week of April (April 10-16) as National Telecommunicators Week. It honors the men and women who are the critical first step in the public safety system. They are the ones who answer 9-1-1 emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the first responders and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SunComm is the 9-1-1 and dispatch center&nbsp;serving the City and County of Yakima. SunComm staff handled more than 28,000 9-1-1 calls in the first three months of 2022 alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During its meeting on Tuesday, April 5<sup>th<\/sup>, the Yakima City Council issued a proclamation recognizing National Telecommunicators Week. The proclamation, signed by Mayor Janice Deccio, reads in part:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWHEREAS, emergency call-takers and dispatchers of SunComm have contributed substantially to the apprehension of criminals, suppression of fires, and treatment of patients; and WHEREAS, each emergency call-taker and dispatcher has exhibited compassion, understanding, professionalism, and displayed untiring efforts during their assigned shifts in the past year; NOW THEREFORE, I, Janice Deccio, Mayor of the City of Yakima and on behalf of the Yakima City Council, do hereby proclaim the week of April 10-16, 2022 as \u2018NATIONAL TELE COMMUNICATORS WEEK\u2019 in the City of Yakima, in honor of the men and women whose diligence and professionalism keep our City and citizens safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of National Telecommunicators Week, The City of Yakima Community Relations Office has produced a special episode of \u201cY-PAC Check-ins\u201d featuring an interview with SunComm Public Safety Communications Manager Erica McNamara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The program is available on the City\u2019s YouTube channel at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=INZG9zDejWQ&amp;list=PLwervoHlXeri450sTeJbajtAQGYmswcGS\">(1) Y PAC Check-ins Erica McNamara &#8211; Suncomm 911 Communications Center. &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/li><li>It will also air on Y-PAC, Charter Spectrum Channel 194, beginning at 5:00 pm today, Friday, April 8<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>National Telecommunicators Week will also be highlighted next week on City and SunComm social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/yakima911.org\/\">Suncomm &#8211; 911 Communications (yakima911.org)<\/a> for more about SunComm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Telecommunicators Week is sponsored annually by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npstw.org\">www.npstw.org<\/a> for more about the week-long observance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bc43e88c-fdaf-46e6-992e-415466306ae6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Telecommunicators-Week-News-Release.pdf\">Telecommunicators-Week-News-Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Telecommunicators-Week-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bc43e88c-fdaf-46e6-992e-415466306ae6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Yakima is celebrating the second full week of April (April 10-16) as National Telecommunicators Week. It honors the men and women who are the critical first step in the public safety system. 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