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Isle of Wight supervisors unanimously designate April 13–19 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing the week of April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and urged citizens to honor dispatchers for their role in emergency response.
The Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution designating April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in recognition of the county Emergency Communications Center dispatchers.
The resolution, presented by county staff, praised telecommunicators as “the first and most critical contact” for people calling 911 and credited them with contributing “substantially to the apprehension of criminals, suppression of fires, and treatment of patients.” The board’s motion to adopt the measure carried in a roll call that recorded affirmative votes from all members present.
Board members who spoke in support noted the variety of professional recognition weeks the county observes—EMS Week and Fire Prevention Week among them—and said staff tries to provide equitable attention to groups who serve the community. A supervisor asked staff to provide the board with a calendar showing the weeks and recognition events the county follows.
The resolution also asked citizens to take special note of the week and honor the county’s public safety telecommunicators for their “diligence and professionalism.” The board’s clerk recorded the adopted date in April 2025.
No amendments to the resolution were recorded during the meeting. The board made no additional binding policy changes tied to the resolution; the action was strictly a recognition adopted by vote.
