Every year across the nation, public safety telecommunicators answer over 240 million calls. Public safety dispatchers are everyday heroes, answering the call and providing responders with critical information.

On behalf of the 22,000+ Minnesota firefighters, I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to dispatchers across our state and country. You are truly the lifeline on the other end of the call.

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 12-18, 2020.