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First Selectman Mike Tetreau joined Police Chief Gary MacNamara, Deputy Police Chief Chris Lyddy, Fire Chief Dick Felner, Deputy Fire Chief Kyran Dunn, Police Capt. Don Smith and telecommunication employees at the Police Department last week as he issued issued a proclamation to the town’s telecommunicators.
“In recognition of the town’s Emergency Communications Center operating for 25 years, it is very fitting to proclaim this important week and thank all our dedicated telecommincators -- past and present -- who work tirelessly behind the scenes 24/7 to assist our citizens and help keep our community safe,” Tetreau said.
MacNamara said, “Over the last 25 years, the men and women in our Emergency Communications Center have become an integral part of providing services to the Fairfield community. Their dedication and professionalism makes all of us in Emergency Services that much better.”
The proclamation honors and recognizes Fairfield’s telecommunicators and the vital contributions they make to the safety and well-being of the town’s citizens, he said. Dedicated telecommunicators serve the citizens of the Town of Fairfield daily by answering their calls for police, fire and emergency medical services and by dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible, Tetreau said.
Professional telecommunicators are critical to the town’s emergency response, dispatching law enforcement, firefighters, emergency medical services, and other emergency responders 24 hours a day, seven days a week, he said.
The proclamation also notes how professional telecommunicators perform a critical function when an emergency occurs requiring police, fire, or ambulance. Although they are not visible as the men and women who arrive on the scene of emergencies, they provide the vital link to public safety services as part of the first responder team, the proclamation says.
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