The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 118th Basic Telecommunications Class.
The three-week course includes emergency call handling techniques, stress management, civil liability, ethics, criminal law, overview of fire-rescue and law enforcement operations, and a number of other topics. Upon completion of the course, students will return to their employing agency to continue their training for a number of months with a field training officer.
The 9-1-1 training program began in 1993 when the Oregon Legislative Assembly enacted legislation which requires that individuals who receive emergency calls for assistance from the public, meet professional standards for training and certification. There are approximately 950 men and women across the state who work in this profession in city, county, tribal, regional, and state public safety communications centers.
Basic Telecommunications Class #118 graduation will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 3, 2020, at the Oregon Public Safety Academy, in Salem, Oregon. Telephone: 503-378-2100. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing, the graduation will be closed to the public. However, we would like to publicly congratulate Basic Telecommunications Class #118 for a successful completion of their basic training.
Members of Basic Telecommunications Class #118:
Dispatcher Brooke Allen - Malheur County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Tera Asboe - Clackamas County Communications
Dispatcher Kelly Berkey - Warm Springs Police Department
Dispatcher Brie Blankenship - Yamhill Communications
Dispatcher Kathleen Clardy - Reedsport Police Department
Dispatcher Joseph Crawford - Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
Dispatcher Dand'e Ennis - Willamette Valley Communications Center
Dispatcher Katie Frederick - Willamette Valley Communications Center
Dispatcher Alexandria Ishihara - Willamette Valley Communications Center
Dispatcher Ashley Larsen - Central Lane Communications Center
Dispatcher Jessica Lindley - Linn County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Moriah Mahoney - Brookings Police Department
Dispatcher Kristen McDonnell - METCOM 9-1-1
Dispatcher Rebecca McLaughlin - Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Bailey Nepean - Klamath 9-1-1 Communications District
Dispatcher Randee Randall - Linn County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Steve Reutov - Yamhill Communications
Dispatcher Arnold Sicairos - Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
Dispatcher Katrina Sizer - Prineville Police Department
Dispatcher Michelle Stacey - Oregon State Police
Dispatcher Darian Storm - Grant County Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Hillary Trotter - Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Christine Turner - Clackamas County Communications
Dispatcher Kylee Welch - Springfield Police Department
Dispatcher Ashley Whitten - Portland State University DPS
Dispatcher Ashley Wolgast - Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
## Background Information on the BPSST and DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director and Darren Bucich, Chief of McKenzie Fire & Rescue serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers.
DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem, certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.