SAN BERNARDINO – On February 23, 2016, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member Services Field Representative Shelley Bishop met with two CalPERS investigators in San Bernardino to welcome them to CSLEA membership. Bishop introduced Natasha Cook and Moriah Jackson, both new CalPERS employees, to CSLEA’s benefits and services and gave them an introduction to […]
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CSLEA CHP-PSDA Site Representative Samantha Dee
As a California Highway Patrol dispatcher for eight years, Samantha Dee knows the important role a calm voice and a clear head can play when something is unraveling. At the Golden Gate Communications Center, Dee answers 911 calls placed from cell phones, dispatches calls for service, answers calls from allied agencies and handles radio traffic […]
CHP-PSDA GG Division Reps Attend Send-Off for Promoted Chief
CORDELIA- On June 3, 2015 CHP Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA) Board Members Vicki Morris and Gina Walls attended a luncheon to celebrate the promotion of Golden Gate Division Chief Avery Browne to Assistant Commissioner and to celebrate the promotion of Golden Gate Division Chief Paul Fontana. The luncheon was held at the Cordelia inspection […]
CHP Dispatchers Surprise Officers During National Police Week
When National Police Week 2015 approached May 11- 17, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are dispatchers in the CHP Golden Gate Communications Center (GGCC) knew they could not let it pass without some special acknowledgement to, and appreciation for, the CHP officers they work with day in and day out. “GGCC […]
Honoring 225 CHP Officers Killed In The Line of Duty
“As CHP public safety dispatchers, we work very closely with the officers. We dispatch them to unsafe situations and it is our jobs, from the communication centers, to keep them as safe as humanly possible.” – CHP-PSDA President & CSLEA Senior Vice President Tina Brazil On May 5, 2015, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) held […]
Retiring CHP Dispatcher Credits Site Reps For Support & Assistance
CHP dispatchers are always there to help, answering calls from those in need of assistance – but who assists them when they have an issue that needs someone’s attention? If it’s on-the-job, it’s a CSLEA/CHP-PSDA site rep who comes to the rescue. “Our site reps help our dispatchers and operators with policies, procedures, and problems […]
Senior Volunteer Thanks CHP Public Safety Disptatchers
At the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, we know the very important, life-saving work our CHP Public Safety Dispatchers perform during their very long shifts answering 911 calls and dispatching officers. It is always interesting to hear from those who see it, firsthand, for the first time. Below is a facebook post with observations written […]
POST Approved Course – “Managing Cumulative & Critical Incident Stress”
The CHP Public Safety Dispatchers Associations (CHP-PSDA) is hosting a POST approved 8-hour course for sworn and non-sworn public safety personnel, including public safety dispatchers, police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, search and rescue, chaplains, field supervisors, mental health professionals, military personnel, correctional officers and probation/parole officers. The course: Managing Cumulative & Critical Incident Stress […]
CSLEA Sponsored and Supported SB 1025 Passes State Senate
On May 1, 2014, Senate Bill 1025, sponsored and supported by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), passed the State Senate 36-0. SB 1025 would update CHP public safety dispatcher & public safety operator job titles in state statute. As a result of collective bargaining agreements more than a decade ago, the job title […]
Giving Thanks and Giving Thought To A CHP Dispatcher In Time Of Need
As many of us hustle in and out of warehouse and grocery stores, crossing off Thanksgiving meal items from our lists, there is one CSLEA member slowly going through the motions of planning a much different and unexpected event – a memorial for her younger sister. As we give thanks to CHP Public Safety Dispatcher […]
