by Cherie Bartram | Sep 23, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog
There is a widespread belief that public safety telecommunicators (PSAPs) are immune from liability in the event of an emergency. This is not the case. What is a 9-1-1 Emergency Telecommunicator? They are the people that answer your call when you dial 9-1-1. Depending... 
by Cherie Bartram | Sep 13, 2022 | Dispatch Improvement, Equature 911 Blog, NG9-1-1
In my career, I have had thousands of hours of additional training (not an exaggeration!). I don’t remember every class, but NCMEC does not fall into that lost memory category. In 2007 one of my employees told me about a CEO Conference/class at the National Center... 
by Cherie Bartram | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
In mid-May 2022 our family lost someone dear to them, a life-long public safety servant, former military and police officer, who closed out his 40+ year tenure to public service as a 9-1-1 dispatcher. He was happily enjoying his retirement for the last 6 years. The... 
by Cherie Bartram | Jul 11, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog, Uncategorized
Active Assailant, is an individual (or individuals), actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. This is the definition approved and used by the US government agencies1 A Mass shooting, according to the FBI’s site, is a... 
by Cherie Bartram | Jun 14, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog
If you are a second (or third or fourth) generation public safety professional, you already know what it is like to grow up in a family of police, fire fighters, EMS workers, or 9-1-1 Telecommunicators. As a second generation 9-1-1 Telecommunicator, I knew what it...
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