APRIL2017 PAGE 1 TOPICS NOVA Honors Our Public Safety Dispatchers Staying Safe From Floods Download LifeSafe Meet Mike Gonza- lez, NOVA Dis- patcher Meet Nathaniel Sellers, Emergency Coordinator NOVA Police Training and Events SELECTED POLICE SERVICES Escorts to vehicles Motorist assists Crime prevention and response training Lost and found Child safety seat installation and assessment Police Dispatch (703) 764-5000 Call Us 24/7/365 NOVA Honors Our Public Safety Dispatchers The second full week of April (April 9-15) is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This event, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Interna- tional, is celebrated annually, and honors the thousands of professionals who respond to emer- gency calls, dispatch emergency personnel and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to citizens. Recent events have highlighted the work of NOVA’s telecommunications professionals, who operate 24/7/365 in a state-of-the-art communications center. They respond to all crimes, alarms, and campus calls for assistance. They respond to requests for services submitted in per- son and via telephone calls and NOVA’s free LiveSafe public safety app (download LiveSafe at https://www.nvcc.edu/police/livesafe.html), and promulgate timely warnings and emergency notifications to keep NOVA safe. Finally, they provide countless services to those needing ac- cess to a secured area, lost and found information, and help in navigating the NOVA bureaucra- cy. Because our dispatchers are so intimately involved in so many safety and security activities, it should come as no surprise that they con- duct more than 60,000 transactions annually! NOVA’s dispatchers are consummate pro- fessionals. They re- ceive over 120 hours of initial training, six months of on the job training, and continu- ing training through- out the year. They are proficient in the Na- tional Incident Com- mand System, the Incident Command System, and the Virginia Criminal Information Network. It is no wonder Dan Dusseau, Director of Public Safety at NVCC, lauded the college’s dispatch- ers with high praise, stating “Our dispatchers are the unsung heroes of NOVA’s public safety program. They are available 24/7/365, and provide everything from routine to lifesaving infor- mation and services to the NOVA community.” NOVA’s dispatch center is located on the Annandale campus in the CA building, and can be reached anytime by calling 703-764-5000 or via LiveSafe. We congratulate our dispatchers for their unsurpassed dedication and professionalism. Feel free to drop by or call Dispatch to say hello, get a tour of the facilities, and acknowledge their superior service to the college.
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A P R I L 2 0 1 7 P A G E 1 T O P I C S
NOVA Honors
Our Public Safety
Dispatchers
Staying Safe From
Floods
Download LifeSafe
Meet Mike Gonza-
lez, NOVA Dis-
patcher
Meet Nathaniel
Sellers, Emergency
Coordinator
NOVA Police
Training and
Events
S E L E C T E D
P O L I C E
S E R V I C E S
Escorts to vehicles
Motorist assists
Crime
prevention and response
training
Lost and found
Child safety seat
installation and assessment
Police Dispatch
(703) 764-5000
Call Us 24/7/365
NOVA Honors Our Public Safety Dispatchers
The second full week of April (April 9-15) is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
This event, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials Interna-
tional, is celebrated annually, and honors the thousands of professionals who respond to emer-
gency calls, dispatch emergency personnel and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to
citizens.
Recent events have highlighted the work of NOVA’s telecommunications professionals, who
operate 24/7/365 in a state-of-the-art communications center. They respond to all crimes,
alarms, and campus calls for assistance. They respond to requests for services submitted in per-
son and via telephone calls and NOVA’s free LiveSafe public safety app (download LiveSafe at
https://www.nvcc.edu/police/livesafe.html), and promulgate timely warnings and emergency
notifications to keep NOVA safe. Finally, they provide countless services to those needing ac-
cess to a secured area, lost and found information, and help in navigating the NOVA bureaucra-
cy. Because our dispatchers are so intimately involved in so many safety and security activities,
it should come as no
surprise that they con-
duct more than 60,000
transactions annually!
NOVA’s dispatchers
are consummate pro-
fessionals. They re-
ceive over 120 hours
of initial training, six
months of on the job
training, and continu-
ing training through-
out the year. They are
proficient in the Na-
tional Incident Com-
mand System, the Incident Command System, and the Virginia Criminal Information Network.
It is no wonder Dan Dusseau, Director of Public Safety at NVCC, lauded the college’s dispatch-
ers with high praise, stating “Our dispatchers are the unsung heroes of NOVA’s public safety
program. They are available 24/7/365, and provide everything from routine to lifesaving infor-
mation and services to the NOVA community.”
NOVA’s dispatch center is located on the Annandale campus in the CA building, and can be
reached anytime by calling 703-764-5000 or via LiveSafe. We congratulate our dispatchers for
their unsurpassed dedication and professionalism. Feel free to drop by or call Dispatch to say
hello, get a tour of the facilities, and acknowledge their superior service to the college.