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2016 DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR
Colin Chinery, Story County Sheriffs
Office Dispatch, Nevada, IA
I strongly believe the 2016 Dispatcher of the year award should
go to Colin Chinery. Colin started his career many moons ago out
of state. He migrated east to the central plains and continued
his career here in the Heart of Iowa. Colin has served in all
rolls of public safety from being a reserve deputy, to being an
active EMT (volunteer and paid) within his community. Colin
brings a plethora of knowledge to the public safety world with
his experience. Colin has saved many lives without physically
being there. His calm voice and expertise in stressful
situations has shown to provide a positive outcome for the
patients and family members experiencing a medical emergency.
Colin has successfully made bad, stressful situations better
more times than one can count. Colin has shown to be very
proficient with the county layout, you feel as if some days he
may have drawn the map and named the streets himself. Colin is
my personal GPS when I am unable to connect the dots as to where
we are going. Some might find it a little scary when he comes
across the radio and says “you missed your turn, go this way”
even when there is no GPS or some sort of tracking device in the
ambulance. Colin has been the calm clear voice we have heard far
too many times calling end of watch. The strength, composure,
and clarity that Colin dispatches with helps keep responders
calm and clear headed when responding to emergencies. Colin is
also that “Good morning” voice on the radio welcoming you to
another day of service when he dispatches you on the first run
of the day. Colin is also very aware of everything going on in
the dispatch center making sure that he always knows what his
partner is doing and even dispatching an ambulance to critical
time sensitive calls before his partner has finished taking down
the information. Colin Chinery should win dispatcher of the year
award because not only is a rock for Story County EMS, Fire and
Sheriff’s departments but he is also a great friend.
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