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Emergency Telecommunicator Training Hits High Schools
By Jeff St. Onge
Putting the Components in Place
In a growing trend that puts high school students in real-life job-training situations, Hillsborough County School District in Tampa, Florida, has started a new program in three of its high schools. The program marries the OMNI-COMM Simulator System with a new Emergency Telecommunicator course from the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED) and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA).
"In the span of just a few short years, emergency communications has undergone dramatic changes," says Robert Martin, NAED executive director. "With more than a half million 9-1-1 calls being made daily, technological advances have established today's emergency telecommunicator as the first person 'on the scene' of any police, fire or medical emergency."
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Dispatch Monthly Magazine
Training Simulators
Sanders Audio-Visual showed their impressive line-up of computer-based training simulators for 911, CAD and radio systems, what they call a Virtual Communication Center. The software is based on actual programs.. Read the story
http://www.dispatchmonthly.com/nena2002/monday.html
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Who is a 'first responder?'
Responsibility for human life and property, knowing how to react in emergency situations, and coordinating response logistics are key roles of a first responder.
by Tony Sanders and Rob Martin, Sanders Audio Visual Equipment.
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http://www.gdsinternational.com/infocentre/artsum.asp?mag=17&iss=53&art=2341&lang=en&foc=163
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