9-1-1 Operators To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy / DPSST - 08/20/20
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 119th 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 #BT119 Graduation will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 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 #BT 119 for a successful completion of their Basic Training.
Members of Basic Telecommunications Class #119:
Dispatcher Ryan Asher
Frontier Regional 9-1-1
Dispatcher Briana Barnes
Deschutes County 9-1-1
Dispatcher Lana Breshears
Lakeview Emergency Services Department
Dispatcher Christina Chavez
Deschutes County 9-1-1
Dispatcher Trinity Diggs
Deschutes County 9-1-1
Dispatcher Rachel Donheiser
Frontier Regional 9-1-1
Dispatcher Jessica Dvorak
Portland State University DPS
Dispatcher Michaela Faiman
Central Lane Communications Center
Dispatcher Nicholas Heisel
Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District
Dispatcher Jacquie Herron
Florence Police Department
Dispatcher Lynn Johnson
Junction City Police Department
Dispatcher Kristin Jostad
Oregon State Police
Dispatcher Katelyn Law
Clackamas County Communications
Dispatcher Alexa-Rae Lowe
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon
Dispatcher Mora Maloy
Willamette Valley Communications Center
Dispatcher Kelli McMahan
Albany Police Department
Dispatcher Carolyn Miller-Wusstig
Willamette Valley Communications Center
Dispatcher Clayton Nagel
Oregon State Police
Dispatcher Brandon Noack
Prineville Police Department
Dispatcher Carol Osborne
Malheur County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Dallas Rogers
Central Lane Communications Center
Dispatcher Nicole Smith
Central Lane Communications Center
Dispatcher Marc Stacey
Deschutes County 9-1-1
Dispatcher Jacob Stutzman
Morrow County Sheriff's Office
## 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.