Celebrate These Heros This Week in Great Falls

• April 13, 2025, kicked off the National 2025 Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and Animal Control Officer Week
• The Great Falls Police Department will be honoring those individuals who have served and are currently serving the Electric City
• Learn more about both the 911 Dispatchers and Animal Control Officers in Great Falls

Celebrate These Heros This Week in Great Falls

While you may never see their faces, the voice at the other end of the phone line when you make a 911 call is a lifeline when the emergency arrives.  This week across the nation and in Great Falls those individuals will be honored.

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Also honored during the 2025 Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is Animal Control Officer Week to thank those that rescue pets and strays from our areas across Great Falls and Cascade County.

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Great Falls Police Department Will Be Honoring Services this Week

In Great Falls, the 911 Emergency Services employ 10 individuals assigned as dispatchers.  The office also has 4 Dispatch Supervisors, 1 Deputy Director, and 1 Director.

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Animal Control in Great Falls has 3 Animal Control Officers. ACOs Ethridge, Becker, and Tooker handle all calls related to domestic animals.

More About Public Safety Telecommunications Week in Great Falls

According to National Today, the celebration is:

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), observed every second week in April, has been set aside to recognize and celebrate the work of telecommunicators helping to save millions of lives every day.

Make sure to keep an eye on the Great Falls Police Department social media pages for more details about the week here.