Greene County 911 Press Release
April 14th -April 20th is our National 911 Officer Appreciation Week. This week is dedicated to those who preserve public safety by being the answering point in need. This week honors those behind the scenes and recognizes those who strive to keep not only the public safe, but also the officers they serve as well.
Greene County Central Dispatch/911 dispatches police, fire and medical calls for the entire county including the city of Greeneville and the corporations of Baileyton, Mosheim and Tusculum. The medical calls are for EMS (ambulance) and the fire calls are for the 15 volunteer fire departments and the Greeneville Fire Dept. They can also transfer to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, other surrounding 911 centers, poison control and mental health center. Depending on the emergency, 911 also dispatches the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad, Highlands Air Rescue, Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Haz-Mat and other various agencies.
Greene County 911 has 20 full time and 7 part time dispatchers. They serve 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and every day of the year. Greene County 911 is comprised of many hardworking, intelligent, highly trained, dedicated, multi-tasking and caring individuals whose sole purpose is to ensure the safety of the citizens of Greeneville-Greene County and all emergency responders. Each one of the 911 officers brings a unique set of skills and experience that is unmatched by any other.
In the course of emergencies, 911 gets left out a lot of times, but they are the base for emergencies, and re the true first responders. While not out visibly on the scene in the public eye , their work is behind the scene. They hear the frantic callers, the panic in a mother’s voice when her child is choking or the frightened woman in a domestic situation who is being threatened or harmed. They hear the distraught caller whose house is on fire. But all in all it is a satisfying job, to know that we have done what we can to save a life or property.
Lets take the time to honor and give thanks to all emergency responders.
