VOTE YES ON HR 6319 - 911 SAVES ACT
South Metro Fire Rescue Professional 911 Dispatchers are asking for a YES vote on H.R. 6319 & S. 3556 to recognize 911 Dispatchers as First Responders
About The 911 Saves Act & Enhancing First Response Act
HR 6319
We Are First Responders
We Are First Responders
Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services / 911 SAVES Act
Sponsored by Representative Torres
Co-Sponsored by Fitzpatrick
CO Co-Sponsors; Crow, DeGette, & Neguse
S. 3556
Enhancing First Response Act
Sponsored by Senator Klobuchar
Co-Sponsored by Blackburn, Heinrich, & Thune
Sec.3 of S. 3556: Reporting of Public Safety Telecommunicators as protective service occupations
We Are First Responders
We Are First Responders
We Are First Responders
- Public Safety Telecommunicators play a critical role in emergency response, acting as the first point of contact for citizens needing emergency services.
- Public Safety Telecommunicator are essential to interagency emergency operations for large scale events such as active assailants, civil unrest, wild fires, natural disasters, and more.
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- Public Safety Telecommunicators play a critical role in emergency response, acting as the first point of contact for citizens needing emergency services.
- Public Safety Telecommunicator are essential to interagency emergency operations for large scale events such as active assailants, civil unrest, wild fires, natural disasters, and more.
- Public Safety Telecommunicators are exposed to workplace stress and trauma that may lead to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Classifying Public Safety Telecommunicators as Protective Service Occupations would recognize them for the lifesaving work they perform, correct an inaccurate representation in the Standard Occupational Classification, and better align the Standard Occupational Classification with related classification systems
Why We Serve
We Are First Responders
Why We Serve
- Approximately 240 millions 911 calls are made annually across the US. That is an average of 657,534 calls per day.
- Colorado is third in the nation, with Public Safety Telecommunicators processing an average of 3,351,479 911 calls per year, or 9,182 calls per day across the states 86 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP's).
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- Approximately 240 millions 911 calls are made annually across the US. That is an average of 657,534 calls per day.
- Colorado is third in the nation, with Public Safety Telecommunicators processing an average of 3,351,479 911 calls per year, or 9,182 calls per day across the states 86 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP's).
- Public Safety Telecommunicators share in the desire to make a positive impact and help others in need, to be of service to their communities, and to contribute to the safety and well being of the Police, Fire, and EMS personnel they work alongside every day.
- Public Safety Telecommunicators view their work as a calling similar to Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Paramedics/EMS personnel.
Contact Us
Tyler March
Emergency Communications Director
Chris Carnahan
Emergency Communications Manager
South Metro Fire Rescue Emergency Communications
9195 East Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado 80112, United States
