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TBSC Spotlight: Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 “Appreciation Week” & Top Things To Know When Calling 911

April 14, 2016 by TBSC 1 Comment

911 Dispatch TU Collage April 2016Take Back Santa Cruz (TBSC) and its over 13,000 members want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of our 911 Dispatchers during National Public Safety Dispatchers Week for their dedication, hard work and sacrifices that they each make every day to create a better and safer world for all of us.

National Public Safety Dispatchers “Appreciation Week” was initiated by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County CA Sheriff’s Office in 1981 to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to help and serve the public.

In recognition of their hard work

As a way of saying thank you and in recognition of their hard work to assure both the safety of our emergency responders and the community members that are being served, Take Back Santa Cruz (TBSC) volunteers delivered a yummy pizza and salad luncheon from Woodstock’s Pizza along with homemade cupcakes to the day and night shifts of our Santa Cruz Regional 911 Center on Monday, April 11th 2016.

Top things to know when calling 911

And what better way to “Appreciate” our 911 Center staff after a nice luncheon, than for us to seek out some ideas to help out our 911 Dispatchers and also help guide our TBSC community to obtain the best possible service from this dedicated group.  To facilitate this, we spoke with Santa Cruz 911 Regional Center General Manager, Dennis Kidd, about the top things we need to know about when calling 911.

  • Always dial 911 for both emergency and non-emergency calls. You can assist the dispatcher by advising at the beginning of the call whether it is an emergency or a non-emergency call.
  • Do not be afraid or feel that you shouldn’t dial 911, the dispatchers are trained to help you, they know how to prioritize the call and they know what to do with every type of call.
  • If you see anything that looks wrong, odd or just off, that is happening, please do not ever hesitate to call 911.
  • Let the 911 Dispatcher control the call. Do not try to “blast off” with every bit of information you have. They have a specific order they follow to get all the information that is needed. The dispatcher will guide you.
  • All dispatchers can handle all Santa Cruz communities and all emergency responders.
  • When looking at a situation or crime that is happening, think “what would the officer need to locate or find that person or vehicle?” Examples include: description of their clothing, hat, coat, etc., color and length of hair, age range, body type, ethnicity/race, height, vehicle description, license plate#, etc.
  • If you are put on hold, please understand it is not because your call is not important, it is! It’s common for the dispatchers to multi task and handle multiple calls, emergencies and various situations at once. They often “jockey” between ongoing calls as needed, it insures the best and most efficient help to everyone and keeps the calls flowing quickly for all of us and our emergency responders.
  • SCR 9-1-1 is the primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for Santa Cruz County with the exception of Scotts Valley Police and the University of California at Santa Cruz. SCR 9-1-1 acts as the secondary PSAP for these agencies and maintains a fully equipped and operational Alternate Site in Watsonville.

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  1. Jake T. says

    April 16, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    I absolutely love the greeting card you allowed people online to sign! Way to go 911 and thank you Take Back Santa Cruz.

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