Have you ever had to call 911 for an emergency?

Your panic was probably met with the calming voice of a public safety telecommunicator.

This week, we are celebrating and honoring telecommunicators and dispatchers in the Lexington County Communications Center.

These men and women play a vital role in coordinating emergency and non-emergency communications when our citizens, visitors, deputies, firefighters and paramedics need them the most.

They are responsible for ensuring you get the emergency help you need when you need it, by dispatching first responder units.

Telecommunicators serve as the link between police, fire, EMS and you.

They also maintain records and provide medical pre-arrival instructions to assist callers in giving help to the sick and injured before medical personnel arrive.

Lexington County Communications dispatches and monitors the safety of 20 agencies fulltime and 4 agencies after-hours.

LCCC operates 24/7. Customer service is their top priority.

You can learn more about them and apply to be a call taker at www.lex-co.sc.gov .

To all of the Lexington County telecommunicating professionals: thank you for your hard work, dedication and service to our community.

The Sheriff’s Department couldn’t do what we do without you!