Tippecanoe County proclaims April 13–19, 2025 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

The Tippecanoe County Board of Commissioners on April 14 proclaimed April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, honoring emergency telecommunicators who connect citizens with police, fire and emergency medical services.

The proclamation, read into the record during a special meeting, described telecommunicators as “the first most critical contact our citizens have with emergency service providers” and commended Tippecanoe County Emergency Communications staff for their role in apprehending criminals, suppressing fires and treating patients. Commissioner Murtaugh read portions of the proclamation into the public record, saying in part, "Whereas public safety telecommunicators are the first most critical contact our citizens have with emergency service providers, and they perform their tasks in a dedicated, diligent manner, serving the public with compassion and calm professionalism even under intense stress."

Meeting remarks also praised the county's dispatch staff and the local public-safety answering points (PSAPs). An unidentified speaker at the meeting said, "These folks do critical work, 365 days a year," and pointed listeners to the Lafayette Police Department, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office and the co‑hosted PSAPs at Purdue University in West Lafayette. The proclamation text and remarks noted the county's use of newer technologies, including text-to-911, as part of efforts to improve emergency response.

The board signed the proclamation to recognize the week and asked the public to acknowledge telecommunicators' work. The transcript includes no roll-call vote or motion details for the proclamation; the proclamation was read and recorded in the meeting minutes.

The meeting also included the pledge of allegiance before the proclamation was presented.