(Seguin) — Guadalupe County is applauding the efforts of a group of heroes that often times goes unnoticed but is the first group of people you think of when there is an emergency.
The Guadalupe County Commissioners Court recently recognized its 9-1-1 dispatchers as part of National Telecommunicators Week.
Showing his appreciation for these men and women before the court was Guadalupe County Sheriff Arnold Zwicke. Zwicke says his dispatch center is the heartbeat of any agency and is what initiates those life saving measures during a medical or public emergency.
“Today, we honor, and we can’t just thank them enough for the job they do, the difference they make when someone calls in needing help. They are our unsung heroes that don’t receive that recognition except for once a year unfortunately,” said Zwicke.
In celebrating their hard work, Zwicke applauded the dispatchers and their 67 years of total experience in emergency dispatch services.
“To give you a little bit of history of Oct. 20 through Sept. 2021, last budget year, 22, 011, 911 calls. That’s a total of 16, 973 calls for service also dispatching constables, fire departments, highway patrol, game wardens and whoever else may cross through our county. So far this budget year, they have had 1,719 911 calls and 8,101 calls for service,” said Zwicke.
Each of the dispatchers were invited and publicly recognized at a recent meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. Each employee also received a small gift as a token of appreciation from the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office. Recognition of dispatchers is held each year during the second week in April.