The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 123rd 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 #BT123 Graduation will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021, 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 123 for a successful completion of their Basic Training.
Members of Basic Telecommunications Class #123:
Dispatcher Jasmin Brotton
Curry County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Lauren Brown
Wasco County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Erica Cianni
W.C.C.C.A.
Dispatcher Sheela Deskins
Junction City Police Department
Dispatcher Jayson Edblom
Oregon State University DPS
Dispatcher Amanda Ferriss
Oregon State University DPS
Dispatcher Laura Frost
W.C.C.C.A.
Dispatcher Lucretia Gassner
Josephine County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Tatum Green
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Kyle Hernandez
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Amanda Hynum
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Dylan Jackson
W.C.C.C.A.
Dispatcher Victoria Johnson
W.C.C.C.A.
Dispatcher Taylor Kile
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Skylar King
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Montana Knox
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Dispatcher Heidi Loebach
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Spencer Maine
Tillamook County 911
Dispatcher Katelyn Melville
LaGrande Police Department
Dispatcher Tiarella Miles
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Courtney Pattock
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Daniel Rossetti
W.C.C.C.A.
Dispatcher Kendall Tompkins
Bureau of Emergency Communications
Dispatcher Heather Walters
Wasco 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. Jerry Granderson 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.