Housed in the Hanford Police Department offices, dispatchers take emergency calls for Hanford and Lemoore police as well as the Lemoore Fire Department.
SACRAMENTO â This week, the California Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (CALNENA) and over 8,000 9-1-1 emergency dispatchers across the state of California, presented Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) with its first ever Legislator of the Year Award.
This award was announced at CALNENAâs conference, which was held virtually, and was dedicated to Assemblymember Salas for his work authoring Assembly Bill (AB) 1945 last year, which recognized the heroic work of public safety dispatchers by reclassifying them as first responders.
âIt is a great honor to be awarded Legislator of the Year by our brave emergency dispatchers whose tireless work keeps our families safe,â said Assemblymember Salas. âI want to thank CALNENA and all of our California dispatchers who have continued to work throughout the pandemic. I will continue advocating on behalf of our dispatch community who are truly the first responders to a crisis and the voices we ca