June 2007
Dear Colleague:
The State Expert
Panel on Dispatch was formed to make recommendations regarding procedures that
should be implemented consistently by
When the resources
of emergency responders and Dispatch Centers are overwhelmed in a large scale
incident, it is critical that all emergency responders, including Dispatch
Centers, all follow the same “play book”.
The enclosed
policies and procedures are presented to you by your peers, who have served on
this State Expert Panel (see Attachment for list of members). These policies
and procedures are “not yet cast in stone”. They are being provided to you for
comment, so that, with your involvement and recommendations, we can further
enhance these template polices and, ultimately, our response to a large scale
incident.
These materials are
being mailed to you so that you have time to review them and discuss them with
your colleagues. These documents are available for download at the NENA website
at www.winena.org and also at your local
RTAC web site. These template polices will be formally presented at the NENA
Conference in October. This will be followed by local RTAC meetings where you
will have another opportunity to provide your ideas and suggestions on these
template policies and procedures.
It is our hope that
you will review these documents and offer your recommendations. You can bring
your comments to the NENA Conference, to your regional RTAC meeting or you can
email comments to Anne-Marie Gates at gatesac@dhfs.state.wi.us,
who will keep a record of your comments for review by the State Expert Panel.
Working and
responding together, we will continue to make
Sincerely,
State Expert Panel
on Dispatch
