DISPATCHERS FROM COLUMBIA COUNTY 911 RECEIVE DISASTER DEPLOYMENT CERTIFICATION...
LAKE GEORGE, NY -- A group of five dispatchers from the Columbia County 911 department recently traveled to Warren County, NY to attend specialized disaster deployment training. The Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) training provides dispatchers with the skills and expertise needed to safely and efficiently deploy into disaster zones to assist local jurisdictions with emergency communications. Attending the training from the Columbia County 911 department were dispatchers Lori Bartlett, Holly Gambacorta, Donna Gleason, Kevin Johnson, and Robyn Sweet. The Columbia 911 dispatchers join a group of just 150 other dispatchers across the state to make up the New York TERT team.
During Tropical Storm Irene, TERT dispatchers were deployed to various locations around the state including nearby Greene County. Most recently, TERT-certified dispatchers were sent to Suffolk County on Long Island following Super Storm Sandy. When deployed, these specially trained dispatchers assist the local communications centers by processing emergency and non-emergency calls and also help to ensure proper staffing levels at the local Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
State TERT coordinators are currently working with the National Joint TERT Initiative to obtain national certification for the New York team, which would make the New York dispatchers eligible for deployment anywhere in the United States.
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Related Links:
NY-TERT: http://www.facebook.com/NYTERT
National Joint Tert Initiative (NJTI): http://njti-tert.org
During Tropical Storm Irene, TERT dispatchers were deployed to various locations around the state including nearby Greene County. Most recently, TERT-certified dispatchers were sent to Suffolk County on Long Island following Super Storm Sandy. When deployed, these specially trained dispatchers assist the local communications centers by processing emergency and non-emergency calls and also help to ensure proper staffing levels at the local Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
State TERT coordinators are currently working with the National Joint TERT Initiative to obtain national certification for the New York team, which would make the New York dispatchers eligible for deployment anywhere in the United States.
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Related Links:
NY-TERT: http://www.facebook.com/NYTERT
National Joint Tert Initiative (NJTI): http://njti-tert.org
