The Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s Public Safety Dispatch Academy has graduated 17 new dispatchers to begin answering the call to aid both citizens and law enforcement officers of the commonwealth, including one from Northern Kentucky.
“You all are answering a noble call to be the lifeline to those who are experiencing some of the hardest moments of their lives,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “I am grateful to you for choosing a career of public service and I pray that each of you have safe, fulfilling careers.”
Dispatch basic training is mandatory for any sworn or civilian employee who will dispatch law enforcement officers by radio at a Criminal Justice Information Systems agency. Graduates of the academy have successfully completed a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum to satisfy mandated training requirements. Over four weeks, the graduates of Class 171 received 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy these requirements. Major training areas included identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and nonemergency calls for service, using emergency medical dispatch protocols, and using the state and national criminal databases.
“Choosing to become a member of a time-honored profession is admirable,” said DOCJT Commissioner Mike Bosse. “It carries with it a commitment of honor and professionalism. I thank you for your commitment and wish you the best of luck in your careers.”
Class 17 graduates and their agencies are:
• Amy Bundy, Bath County 911
• Linda Canales, Owensboro Police Department
• Braxton Creekmore, Morehead Police Department
• Brianna Davis, Shelby County 911 Communications
• Izzabelle Davis, Frankfort Police Department
• Zane Edwards, Livingston County Dispatch
• Matthew Flowers, Springfield/Washington County E-911 Dispatch
• Alexis Fowler, Warren County Sheriff’s Office
• Emma Gregory, Pulaski County 911 Center
• Christopher Hack, Grayson County 911
• Jaclyn Howell, Georgetown Police Department
• Martin Salazar, Montgomery County 911
• Abigayl Sanborn, Warren County Sheriff’s Office
• Aaron Schihl, Campbell County Dispatch
• Morgan Todd, Bowling Green Police Department
• Abbigale Virt, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
• Harper Williams, Blue Grass Airport Police Department
DOCJT provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, university police and airport police throughout the state, only excluding the Louisville Metro Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Bowling Green Police Department, Owensboro Police Department and Kentucky State Police, each of which has an independent academy.
Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training