Stiles to speak at 911 dispatcher graduation event

The Oregon Public Safety Academy will graduate its 93rd Basic Telecommunications Class on Friday, February 27 , at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, Oregon at 11 am. Chief Les Stiles of the City of Prineville Police Department will be the guest speaker.

All family and friends of students, supervisors, department heads and city and county officials are welcome to attend. Any questions please call Tami Atkinson at DPSST (503) 378-2026 or e-mail her at tami.atkinson@state.or.us

The class consists of public safety communications professionals from 9-1-1/emergency communications centers statewide.

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.

Members of Graduating Class

Dispatcher Erica Barcus
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon

Dispatcher Ximena Bernier
Newberg-Dundee Police Department

Dispatcher Valerie Dinicola
Oregon State Police

Dispatcher Mary Ford
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Briana Francisco
Curry County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Laura Grazier
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Kyle Henriksen
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon

Dispatcher Megan Hoel
Milton-Freewater Police Department

Dispatcher Beth Hogan
Lane County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Douglas Johnson
Yamhill Communications

Dispatcher Raelee Kinley
Josephine County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Shawna Martin
Newberg-Dundee Police Department

Dispatcher Karen Morris
Deschutes County 9-1-1

Dispatcher Andrew Otton
Coos County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Emma Owens
Coos County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Kelsey Parks
Prineville Police Department

Dispatcher Danielle Rogers
Prineville Police Department

Dispatcher Whitney Sitton
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office

Dispatcher Aarika Stephens
Oregon State Police

Dispatcher Stephanie Trierweiler
METCOM 9-1-1

Dispatcher George Trussler
Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon

Dispatcher Dylan Wheat
Klamath 9-1-1 Communications District

Dispatcher Lee Williamson
Astoria Police Department

Dispatcher Gina Wilson
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office

## Background Information on the DPSST ##

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 225 acres in Salem. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Chief Kent Barker of the City of Tualatin Police Department serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards for more than 41,000 constituents established by the Board for training and certification of city, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers. DPSST provides training to more than 20,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.