2023 Telecommunicator of the Year

Top Row: Board Member Charles Hoskins Jr., Board Member Lt. Henry Etheridge, Board President Mario Prado, Board Vice-President Bill Aston, Executive Director Joel Davila, Deputy Director Alma Chavez, Legal Counsel Juan Pequeño Jr.Bottom Row: Vanessa Salinas, Cynthia Galicia, Donna Rodriguez, Elizabeth Olvera, Roy Justin Peña, Maria Gonzalez, Guadalupe Gonzales, Jorge Piña The Board of Directors for the Cameron County Emergency Communication District would like to recognize the 2023 Telecommunicator of the Year Award Recipients. Vanessa Salinas – Brownsville Police Department Donna Rodriguez – Cameron County Sheriff Office Guadalupe Gonzales – Harlingen Police Department Jorge Piña – La Feria Police Department Cynthia Galicia – Los Fresnos Police Department Maria Gonzalez – Port Isabel Police Department Elizabeth Olvera – San Benito Police Department Ruby Silva – South Padre Island Police Department Roy Justin Peña – South Texas Emergency Care Foundation

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Office Services Adjusted

Cameron County Emergency Communication District we will be issuing 9-1-1 addresses by telephone, fax, or via our website. Our telephone number is 956.425.1911.Our Fax number is 956.421.2911.Our website is www.cameroncounty911.com Thank You for your patience and understanding with respect to our internal operations. Cameron County Emergency Communication District– Joel Davila

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Resolution 2023-01 September 20, 2023

The District strongly supports voter education efforts in relation to Proposition No. 8 in the upcoming November statewide constitutional amendment elections, and increased public awareness regarding the inclusion within the Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund of dedicated funding to support the statewide implementation of next generation 9-1-1 services and the corresponding enhancements to the 9-1-1 public safety system in the State of Texas.

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National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

In 2022, 9-1-1 Telecommunicators in Cameron County answered an average of seven hundred fifty five 9-1-1 calls per day. In the first quarter of 2023, Telecommunicators have answered an average of eight hundred fifty nine 9-1-1 calls per day. They are not on scene, but they are always there. We are forever grateful to the unsung heroes of public safety. This video is dedicated to the men and women who answer the call.Happy National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week!

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2022 Telecommunicator of the Year

The Board of Directors for the Cameron County Emergency Communication District would liketo recognize the 2022 Telecommunicator of the Year Award Recipients. Nancy Cantu — Brownsville Police DepartmentRichard Muñiz — Cameron County Sheriff OfficeEsmeralda Ortiz — Harlingen Police DepartmentJuan Ambriz — La Feria Police DepartmentMichael Barron — Los Fresnos Police DepartmentElizabeth Olvera — San Benito Police DepartmentRuby Silva — South Padre Island Police DepartmentMeliza Barker — South Texas Emergency Care Foundation

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911 Telecommunicators Honored

On December 21, 2016 Cameron County Emergency Communication District Board of Managers and Staff honored nine Telecommunicators from each PSAP ( Public Safety Answering Point) for their dedication and service to 9-1-1.  Pictured  left to right are: Evangelina Santamaria – South Padre Island Police Department Janie Lopez-Garcia –Brownsville Police Department Michaela Zuniga-Cameron County Sheriff Department Guadalupe Gonzales- Harlingen Police Department Eliza Rodriguez- La Feria Police Department Justin Kemmerling – San Benito Police Department Anthony J. Ybarra- South Texas Emergency Care Foundation Kevin Rocha – Los Fresnos Police Department Victor Villarreal – Port Isabel Police Department (not listed)

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