California Highway Patrol Salutes Public Safety Telecommunicators |
The California Highway Patrol’s public safety dispatchers are the unseen first responder professionals serving as the essential link between the public and emergency personnel in times of crisis. To highlight their indispensable service, the CHP joins public safety agencies throughout the country in recognizing April 10th through the 16th, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators’ Week.
“I want to formally thank the hundreds of women and men serving as public safety operators and dispatchers,” said CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray. “They are trained professionals called upon daily to provide comfort, direction, and knowledge to help guide the public through an emergency situation.”
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More than 700 public safety dispatchers work in the CHP’s 24 communications centers statewide. The CHP handled more than 7.5 million calls for service statewide in 2021. Of those calls, 5.3 million were to 9-1-1. Calls are never routine, and dispatchers must immediately determine the correct response to ensure safety in an emergency.
Dispatchers are also in constant communication with patrol officers to look up license plates and driver’s license numbers and running criminal record checks on wanted subjects.
People may also use Text-to-911 to contact a communications center during an emergency. In 2021, the CHP handled more than 5,000 Text-to-911 contacts statewide. However, because voice calls to 9-1-1 provide more information to dispatchers, the CHP always recommends a voice call to 9-1-1 during an emergency when possible.
Calling 9-1-1 can be stressful and the following tips will help callers during an emergency:
- Stay calm.
- Call using a landline telephone if possible.
- Be prepared to provide your name, phone number, address or location, and a detailed description of the incident or vehicle being reported.
- Cellular telephones may not tell the dispatcher precisely where you are. The location of the emergency may be the single most important information for the dispatcher in case the call is cut off.
- Wait for the dispatcher to ask questions and then answer clearly and calmly.
- Listen carefully and follow all directions provided by the dispatcher.
- Be prepared to provide a physical description if the emergency involves a criminal suspect.
- Remember, 9-1-1 is for life-threatening emergencies. Misuse of the emergency 9-1-1 system will result in a delay for callers with real emergencies and is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
If you are ready to answer the call to serve, the CHP is hiring public safety dispatchers. To apply or for more information, visit https://recruitment.chp.ca.gov.
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Lassen County Chamber of
Commerce Update for April 11th
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Kelly Ackley,
Chamber Executive Director
Hello, Spring! After having to postpone this event for the past two years, we are ready to bring to you our 14th annual Spring Show, Saturday, April 30th from 10:00 until 3:00p.m., at Lassen County Fairgrounds.
If your business fits into the category of Home, Garden, Recreation or Wedding Vendor, we welcome you. Applications can be found on our website at lassencountychamber.org or at the Chamber office 1516 Main Street in Susanville. For more information call 1.530.257.4323.
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Make plans to join us for April’s Chamber Mixer, Thursday, April 21st at High Sierra Collision and Towing from 5:30 to 7:30p.m., 472-635 Johnstonville Rd., Susanville. Food, no-host bar and great prizes will be given away. You do not need to be a Chamber member to attend, everyone is welcome to stop by to mingle with friends and business associates.
Come celebrate national poetry month with Lassen County Arts Council’s Words and Music, Sunday, April 10th from 2:00 – 4:00p.m., outside of Artisan Coffee in Janesville. Sponsored by Lassen County Art’s Council and Thompson Peak Writer’s Workshop. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy free refreshments.
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt brought to you by the Lassen County Fair and SusanvilleStuff will be held Saturday, April 16th at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. All Lassen County kids are welcome to come hunt for Easter Eggs. The gates open at 8:30a.m., and groups start at 9:00a.m., with a different age group starting every 10 minutes; there will be an additional egg hunt section for kids with special capabilities. Each age group has a chance to find the ‘Gold Egg’ to be turned in for an Easter Basket filled with assorted goodies and prizes. The Easter Bunny will be at the fairgrounds so bring your cameras for a photo opportunity. Lastly, Merry Morsels will be there handing out free cupcakes for the kids!
Milford Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Milford 4-H and Milford Community Association, Saturday, April 16 at 10:00a.m., 450-075 Milford Grade. Three age categories; 3 and under, ages 4 – 7, and ages 8 – 12. Milford 4-H providing free photos with the Easter Bunny as well as free breakfast goodies!
Keep CCC Open Golf Tournament, hosted by Susanville Soroptimist at Diamond Mountain Golf Club will be Saturday, April 16th, with signups due no later than April 10th. $100 per player in a 4 Man Scramble, 8:00a.m. registration and 9:00a.m. shotgun start; Pulled Pork lunch provided, no host bar and a silent auction. All proceeds will be donated to the City of Susanville by Soroptimist for court costs. Sign up at Axia Home Loans or Diamond Mountain Golf Club.
Lassen County Sheriff’s Posse will be hosting the annual Junior Fun Day, Saturday, April 24th at Lassen County Fairgrounds. Registration opens at 9:00a.m., event starts at 10:00a.m. Ages of the events range from one year to eighteen years old. Events include Barrels, Pole Bending, Steer Dobbing, Boot Race and so much more! A delicious lunch will be available prepared by Lassen County Sheriff’s Posse. For more information, please contact Jon Hershberger at 530.310.5645.
Join Lassen Family Services for their ninth annual Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event to raise awareness for sexual assault and child abuse, Saturday, April 30th from 10:00 to 2:00p.m. This is a mile-long color walk through mid-town Susanville starting and ending at Memorial Park. Sign up at www.walkamile2022.eventbrite.com. For more information, or to be a vendor please contact 530.257.5459.
Join Wemple’s Pumpkin Patch for two, fun filled days of Spring on the Farm! Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st from 9:00 to 4:00p.m., 450-525 Wemple Lane in Milford. This event features a craft fair in the barn, antique trucks and tractors, baby animals, big tractor rides, food, and a full day of fun. For more information call 530.253.2514 or visit www.wemplespumpkinpatch.com.
Don’t forget to email director@lassencountychamber.org with any upcoming event or swing by the Chamber Office at 1516 Main Street with any event posters.
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NWS Weather Bulletin: Potent Late
Season Storm Hits This Morning
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The National Weather Service in Reno is warning area residents that an incoming Pacific storm will bring a sharp return to winter conditions beginning this morning.
High winds, localized fire weather concerns, areas of blowing dust, snow for the Sierra and western Nevada foothills, and much cooler conditions are all on tap with this storm.
Forecasters expect high winds with potentially damaging gusts of 60mph or more will materialize this morning with the strongest winds targeting wind prone sections of Highway 395. Sierra ridge wind gusts are forecast to be near and above 100mph. Blowing dust may reduce visibility at times.
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Between 5:00a.m., until 8:00p.m. today total snow accumulations of up to 2 inches are forecast in eastern Lassen County along Highway 395, 2 to 6 inches in western Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties.
Snow will impact travel in the Sierra and northeast California this morning and afternoon, with rain and snow spreading into western Nevada lower elevations through this evening. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches are forecast near the Sierra crest.
High temperatures early this week will be more than 30 degrees colder compared to last week’s warm spell, with widespread freezing conditions likely tonight and tomorrow night.
Anyone planning travel in the Sierra Monday through early Tuesday can expect slick travel conditions and delays with chain controls.
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Agenda: April 12th, 2022 Lassen County Board of Supervisors Meeting |
There will be a Lassen County Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, at 9:00a.m. at the Board Chambers, 707 Nevada Street, Susanville.
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Looking towards Bass Hill from the road between Susanville and Janesville in 1898. |
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Susanville Rabbit Drive
April 11, 1894
Yesterday the first rabbit drive took place. About 500 men, ladies, boys and Indians were on hand for the drive.
A pair of wings one mile each in length were stretched and the drive began. A strip of ground two miles wide and three in length was drove over and nearly 2,000 of the pests corralled, and meet the fate of all transgressors on Leavitt’s ranch.
There would have been more killed, but the lack of proper management of the ground greatly helped the poor jacks to escape. It was estimated that one half of the rabbits escaped.
There will be regular drives each week for some time to come.
Farmers are seeding and the outlook so far is all that they want for good crops – plenty of snow on the hills for irrigating for the season.
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Today: Showers in the morning, then snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to 6 inches west of highway 395 with 1 to 3 inches east of highway 395. Highs 40 to 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to west 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph.
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Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with isolated snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 36 to 46. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
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Congratulations to Christine L Eger, the winner
of this week's Pizza Factory giveaway!
You too could win a large one-topping pizza from the Susanville or Janesville Pizza Factory locations just by entering our weekly giveaway!
Just click here and follow the link to our handy entry form. You can enter once per day from each email address. We'll announce our weekly winner right here next Monday morning.
The prize is good for take-out or dine-in orders only, sorry no delivery.
Good luck and enjoy that yummy Pizza Factory Pizza!
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