SELINSGROVE – The PA Emergency Management Agency celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which is now through April 18. The week is celebrated every year during the second week of April to honor and recognize the thousands of professionals who answer calls for help and direct emergency responders to those in need. PEMA Director Randy Padfield said our 911 system is the foundation of emergency response, from answering calls to dispatching police, fire, and emergency medical services to help those who need it. PA’s Next Generation 911 system is designed to support regional interoperability among counties and ensure that all individuals who contact 911 for help receive the same standards of service and care regardless of which county answers the call. In PA, telecommunicators process about 14 million calls for assistance per year.
