Star Journal Oneida Co. telecommunicators receive Spirit Award Share:
Telecommunicator Samantha O Connor responds to a 911 call from her desk in the Oneida County Sheriff s Office.
‘Heartbeat of the Sheriff’s Office’
By Eileen Persike
Editor
Describing the Oneida County telecommunicators he supervises, communications Lt. Jake Simkins said they are a “selfless group that truly cares for people and services they provide in whatever capacity or situation.”
The group of 13 telecommunicators received the 2021 Spirit Award, which was created in honor of the fallen Spirit 2 crew members, pilot Rico Caruso, flight nurse Klint Mitchell and flight paramedic Greg Rosenthal, who lost their lives in an accident April 26, 2018, as they returned from delivering a patient to a Madison hospital. It was Oneida County telecommunicators who responded to the 911 call after the crash.