Chaffee County Sheriffâs Office Emergency Communications Centerâs office is celebrating Public Safety Telecommunicators week April 11 through 17.Â
Communications specialists answer all 911 calls and non-emergency calls for law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services in Chaffee County.
Together they represent 180 years of emergency communications experience and this is just with Chaffee County.Â
The most tenured employee has 39 years and the newest employee has one week on the job.
Three of the employees worked for other emergency communications centers before being employed by Chaffee County and several came from other areas of emergency service.Â
The emergency communications center operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Â