The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) would like to invite you to join us in observing the ceremony and congratulating Basic Telecommunications #100 on their successful completion of basic training. When: 11:00 A.M., Friday, July 29, 2016; Where: Oregon Public Safety Academy / 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE / Salem, Oregon. The two-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. The graduating students appreciate the family, friends and guests who make graduation an appropriate conclusion to their basic training at the Oregon Public Safety Academy. Reception immediately following. Members of Basic Telecommunication Class #100 assigned to the Oregon Coast: Deputy Sheriff Bonnita Hennessey, Curry County Sheriff’s Office; Dispatcher Chastity Kolmorgan, Curry County Sheriff’s Office; Dispatcher Amy Myers, Lincoln City Police Department; Dispatcher Jeff Perkins, Florence Police Department; Dispatcher Selina Weitzel, Lincoln City Police Department.
