The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is pleased to recognize 9-1-1 Lead Telecommunicator Summer Onyeukwu as a Missouri Teammate in Action! On May 31, 2021, Springfield-Greene County 9-1-1 Lead Telecommunicator Summer Onyeukwu took a call from a female who had been stranded with her three children at a motel after
The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is proud to recognize Communications Senior Operator Michelle Hagler, Communications Operator Meghan Ohlensehln, Communications Operator Kimber Marlow and Communications Operator Jacy Brooks of the St. Joseph Communications Center along with Communications Operator I Kristen Bartles and Communications Operator III Melanie Stallsworth of the Missouri
Date: September 17, 2020 This story was originally posted by APCO and can be located here. On the evening of May 22, 2020, Cole County, Missouri, experienced an EF3 tornado. Six public safety telecommunicators were on-duty at the Jefferson County Police Department Communications Center. As at many communications centers, standard staffing is stressful under normal
Date: December 1, 2020 The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is proud to recognize Chris Blankenship of the Jefferson County 9-1-1 as a Missouri Teammate in Action! On November 4, 2020, Jefferson County 9-1-1 Dispatcher Chris Blankenship took a call from Ronnie Shaw who had stopped to help a woman
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Missouri Association of Public Safety Communications Officials is pleased to recognize Crissy Postlethwait of the Springfield-Greene County 9-1-1 Center as a Missouri Teammate in Action. Telecommunicator Crissy Postlethwait took a 9-1-1 call from a woman who had locked her keys in the trunk of her car. The caller was
On October 6, 2020, Jasper County (JASCO) Telecommunication Operator (TCO) II Marla Harris took a call from the father of a 2-year-old child taken by her mother who was making threats to kill herself and their child. He had received a video, numerous calls and text messages telling him what she was going to do.
July 15, 2020 Missouri APCO proudly recognizes members of the Jefferson City Police Department’s Communications Division as Missouri Teammates in Action! On May 22, 2019, Anna Thomas, Jennifer Cain, Don McGovern, Heather Reven, Jessica Bohannan and Supervisor Angie Stiefermann were on duty in the communications center at the Jefferson City Police Department. The National Weather
When Dispatcher-Trainer Lexi Friedli answered the call on January 23, 2020, she had a man on the line who was driving into Vandalia. In his backseat – a woman in active labor about to deliver a baby. Lexi had the man pull his truck over and began to provide Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) instructions which the
The Missouri Chapter of APCO International is pleased to announce our next recipients of the Teammate in Action Award! Well done members of the Jasper County Emergency Services team who operated in a calm, skilled and professional manner during an incident where an officer was shot and wounded.
On August 10, 2019, Operator Stephens received a call from a woman in Norwood requesting assistance from the Patrol. She had been scammed out of $9300 and the money was currently en route to Maryland via UPS. She needed help! Operator Stephens obtained a tracking number from the caller. He then tracked the package and
