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Sep 06 2010
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Public Education
The Columbia-Richland Communications Public Education Program began as a result of a merger between the City of Columbia and Richland County emergency communications departments. As an organization, we try very hard to provide the highest level of quality emergency communications to all citizens. To ensure that our user agencies and citizens better understand our purpose, we are actively involved in neighborhood community organizations and community outreach programs.

Promotes understanding of communications through educating and elevating the awareness of the emergency 9-1-1 purposes and process. The overall mission of the Public Education
Unit is to:

Serve as a liaison between the community and the departments

Assign communications staff to attend special events and meetings

Track after-action/Public education presentations

 
Annual Events

 

Job Fairs  Career Development
Black Expos Parade
911 Presentations for Youth Groups
Community Outreach
Presentations for our public safety users
School Presentations
Public Safety Booth /Various Festivals/Fairs
Host Tours
Neighborhood/ Community Meetings
User Agencies Monthly Service Improvement Meetings

A forum designed to allow for the individual agencies we serve, and front-line communications supervisory staff the opportunity to meet on a monthly basis and discuss concerns and find diplomatic solutions. This program was implemented in January 2000 and has proven to be a valuable asset and beneficial in providing quality service to citizens.