We Speak Dispatch is joined by a recently retired Sergeant from a California Law Enforcement Agency to ask questions that every 911 dispatcher and field responder can relate to.   This is part 1 of 2--part 2 will drop in a few days.  Check out part 1 soon so that you are ready when part 2 drops.  We Speak Dispatch is proudly supported by Xybix.  

If you heard the ten code:  10-10 what would come to mind for you?  How can we train universally when everyone does it differently?  Take a listen to this podcast episode to hear how training when there may be differences in codes is still possible.  

We Speak Dispatch talks about what their message would be for a public service announcement when educating the public about 911 and also discusses some new technology that may assist 911 in the near future and/or may already be assisting them.  

We Speak Dispatch discusses training and how all of us got into training.  Also discuss what our favorite topic is and share a few stories about being a CTO along the way.  

911 can be a very demanding job with mandatory overtime and missed family functions.  We Speak Dispatch discusses what they do for fun and what is the most important thing to them.  Ricardo joins the panelists to discuss this important topic to make sure we remember to have fun once in a while and remember what is the most important thing to all of us.  Thank you 911 for all that you do!   

We Speak Dispatch is talking about superhero's along with a special guest.

So what's your answer--what superhero would your 911 agency be described as and why?

What is their "kryptonite" and how do you overcome it?  

We Speak Dispatch (WSD) looks at 911 training and how it has been impacted since COVID-19.  WSD discusses the positive changes that this has forced as well as some hurdles yet to be overcome.  

We Speak Dispatch remembers Mike Becker from the Scott Emergency Communications Center (SECC) in Davenport, Iowa.  Mike was the training coordinator for the SECC and hosted several training classes from the We Speak Dispatch panelists.  Mike was an amazing person and his laugh and willingness to always help others will truly be missed.  We Speak Dispatch is thinking of everyone at the SECC during this tough time.  

We Speak Dispatch discusses employees that hit that 3 year mark (or anytime really) and are thinking this may not be the job for me and how to handle these situations.  We thank all 911 dispatchers for the job that they do each and every day!