Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 12-18, 2026, as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in the State of New York

Assembly Resolution No. 1178

BY: M. of A. Walsh

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        April    12-18,    2026,    as     Public     Safety
        Telecommunicators  Week  in  the  State  of New York
        State

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official  weeks  that  are  set  aside  to  recognize the vital work and
knowledge dispatchers bring during emergencies that affect the lives  of
citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim April 12-18, 2026, as
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week  in  the  State  of  New  York,  in
conjunction    with   the   observance   of   National   Public   Safety
Telecommunicators Week; and

  WHEREAS, In 1991, Congress proclaimed the second full week of  April
as  National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to honor and recognize
the men and women who serve as the first  "first  responders"  when  you
need help; and

  WHEREAS,  Whether  you  need police, fire or medical personnel, when
you call 9-1-1, a dispatcher answers your call  for  help  by  gathering
vital  information  to  instruct the appropriate agency on the nature of
your emergency; and

  WHEREAS, Dispatchers are certified to give pre-arrival  instructions
to  the  caller in medical emergencies, trained on what questions to ask
the caller during police emergencies, and provide instruction to victims
of fire emergencies; and

  WHEREAS, Dispatchers work around the clock all year-long to  support
police,  firefighters  and medics to help keep them and the public safe;
and

  WHEREAS, Sufficient gratitude  cannot  be  expressed  to  all  those
individuals  who  generously  give of their time and talents, working to
keep their communities safe; and

  WHEREAS, Special recognition should be given to those  who  work  so
assiduously  for the betterment of their communities, and they should be
acknowledged publicly for the good works they do  for  the  citizens  of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to  proclaim  April  12-18,  2026,  as
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in the State of New York; and be it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.