Massachusetts State 911 Department Annual 9-1-1 Honors Award Ceremony 2013

The Massachusetts State 911 Department hosted the 4^th Annual 9-1-1 Honors Award Ceremony, on Tuesday, June 4^th, 2013.   The Annual 9-1-1 Honors Awards Ceremony was not held in 2012.

This award is designed to recognize those individuals who have made a difference in someone’s life, through professionalism, initiative, diligence and forward thinking.

Awards were awarded to the following:

Andover Telecommunicator: John Peterson.

East Longmeadow Police Officer: Scott Skala.

Fall River Dispatcher: Kevin Resendes.

Monson Police: Dispatcher William Chaiffre.

Massachusetts State Police, Northampton E911: Stephen Berube, Donna Burgess,
Patricia Carr, Lisa Carroll, Mary Dzialo, Kerry Flaherty, Richard Greenaway, Kenneth Handfield, Christopher Hutchins, Marjorie Dunn, Kellie LaFleur, Wendy Pariseau, Michael Perkins, Erin Reardon, Ervin Santiago, Brian Swiers, Jeffrey Tatro, Donald Tryon, Kelli Wainscott.

Massachusetts State Police State Police, Shelburne Falls E911: Dispatchers Jason Connell and Cameron Dunbar.Massachusetts State Police.

Massachusetts State Police State Police, Shelburne Falls E911: Dispatchers Jason Connell and Cameron Dunbar.

Newton Police Dispatcher:Andrea Ferguson.

Norfolk Police Dispatcher: Joseph Castellano.

Salisbury Police Dispatcher: Scarlette Balkus.

Springfield Police and Fire Communications Department: Joyce Buchanan, Dove Anna Frierson, Cassandra Godfrey Henderson, Charles Kaercher, Janet Lavallee, Justine Marotte, Amanda Provost, Jeris Mitchell, Penny McCarthy, Robin McCarthy, Anita Paquin, Chris Roberts, Zygmont Szczawinski.

The Sturbridge Police Group: Barbara Boiteau, Scott Belanger, Tyler Bresse, Christine Brunelle, Officer Hillary DaDalt, Toniah Maloney, Eric McLaughlin, Melissa Palmer.

 

Congratulations to all of the award nominees and recipients!

MCSA invited to attend Smart911 Summit Keynote Speaker Event

SMART 911 SUMMIT May 9, 2013 

Maureen Wills, Newton Ct. 911 Communications Center Director

Members of MCSA were able to attend the keynote address at the Smart911 fourth annual Summit on May 9 at the Copley Hotel in Boston.   The keynote address was delivered by Maureen Will, director of the Emergency Communications Center in Newtown, CT. 

Will’s emotional and informative presentation looked at the agency and town’s experiences on the day of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the weeks and months that followed. 

Will was joined by officials from other recent headline-making events for a panel discussion titled “Coordinating Multi-jurisdictional Responses to Major Incidents.” This included: Joseph O’Hare, deputy superintendent of Boston Emergency Medical Services, who provided insight into the Boston Marathon bombings; Duane Phillips, director of Metro Nashville Emergency Communications Center, who discussed the 2010 floods that left 40 percent of the city under water; and Karen Shilling, police communications analyst for the City of Seattle 9-1-1 Center, who shared recent active shooter experiences. 

MCSA President, Lee Ann Delp said the address and panel discussion was eye opening and was thrilled to have been able to attend.  

Coordinating Multi-jurisdictional Responses to Major incidents Panelists