Checking in with Dispatcher Kelly Casillas
New Dispatcher Kelly Casillas uses her training and compassion on difficult call.
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 - They Graduate!
We Graduated!!!! This past Friday, October 12, 2007, all seven recruits graduated to Dispatcher I’s. We were all so filled with anticipation that throughout the ceremony we kept forgetting when to sit down. As comical as it was, our leaders were still there to remind us when to sit.
The past ten weeks […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 - Almost to the Finish Line
Here we are with week 9…the 2nd week of hands on training has gone well. There have been quite a few calls of a widely varying degree and I am glad it has been happening like that. The more diverse in nature they are, the more rounded my training is. I appear to be what […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 - Hands On Training
Week 7Wow! Who couldn’t love this job?!? I am almost complete with my first week of hands on training and I love it. My trainer is great and really helps me understand the concepts of each call.
I was really nervous and concerned coming into hands on training but now that I have experienced it, I have […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 at Week 6
Well, here it is…we all passed the 2nd major exam, awesome! And we are now about to enter the HOT (Hands On Training)- first week. I am pretty excited as are the others. It should be pretty wild as we will be taking live calls. I myself am absolutely ready to do the job. Finally […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 at Week 5
Here we sit seven strong and determined. We are mid- way through week five; once Friday arrives we will be half way through our academy. I think everyone is starting to freak out a little. In the past three weeks of P.O.S.T. we have known what to expect each day, and now that we are going […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 at Week 4
Here we are week four! POST is going smoothly. The large class size keeps things lively and we all are learning things about our jobs. Some folks already have been dispatching with other agencies, some are brand new. The classes, elder abuse, radio technology and workplace communications have all yielded some helpful hints to […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 - Introducing Kelly Casillas
This is the first of several installments to be written by two of SacPD’s Dispatcher Recruits who are currently going through the Department’s challenging 10-week Dispatcher Academy. They began the Academy on August 6 and will graduate October 12.
Howdy folks! My name is Kelly Casillas and I am a Dispatcher Recruit for the Fall 2007 […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy 2 - Introducing Bradley Hughes
This is the first of several installments to be written by two of SacPD’s Dispatcher Recruits who are currently going through the Department’s challenging 10-week Dispatcher Academy. They began the Academy on August 6 and will graduate October 12.
Hello, my name is Bradley and I am one of the seven Dispatcher Recruits selected for the fall, 2007 […]
SacPD Dispatcher Academy - The Recruits Graduate!
On May 11, 2007, seven Dispatcher Recruits graduated from the SacPD Dispatcher Academy after 10 weeks of intensive training. The graduates included our bloggers Lisa Cass and Jenna McCoy. After family members pinned the graduates’ badges, they celebrated before moving on to the next stage of their training.
Lisa Cass
Today is our Big Day…graduation from the Spring 2007 […]
