The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 124th 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 #BT124 Graduation will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 11, 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 124 for a successful completion of their Basic Training.
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Graduating Members of Basic Telecommunications Class # BT124: Dispatcher Artigas Bonifacio Dispatcher Bradden Cappoen Dispatcher Kevin Casey Dispatcher Tobia Cochran Dispatcher Mileena Edwards Dispatcher Shyla Feddersen Dispatcher Kirstin Fossum Dispatcher Zook Gango Dispatcher Deena Josue Dispatcher Jasmine Lee Dispatcher Shannon Leib Dispatcher Kim Lentz Dispatcher Kara Minck Dispatcher Cody Mock Dispatcher Kathleen Mossel Dispatcher Scott Naumann Dispatcher Ashley Reardon Dispatcher Emily Roadarmel Dispatcher Adam Russell Dispatcher Logan Schnoor Dispatcher Ernest Slye Dispatcher Jason Stephens Dispatcher Joanna Szynal |
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## 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.