Skagit 911

04/13/2026

🎧🚨 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is April 12–18! 💛
This week we honor the unseen heroes behind the headset — our Public Safety Telecommunicators.

They are the calm in the chaos, the first voice you hear in an emergency, and the lifeline between you and help. For too long, they were classified as secretaries and records clerks — but that changed in June 2024, when Dispatchers were finally recognized nationwide as First Responders.

Take a moment this week to thank your local 911 team — they’re real-life superheroes. 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️💬

04/03/2026

🚨 Introducing Something New at Skagit 911 🚨
We’re excited to roll out a new way to better serve our community.
Over the next two weeks, Skagit 911 will be soft launching Echo — our new call taker assistant designed to help manage non-emergency calls.
🔹 What is Echo?
Echo supports our team by helping route and handle lower-priority calls, so our Public Safety Telecommunicators can stay focused on life-saving emergencies.
🔹 What stays the same?
Every call is still overseen by our trained team to ensure accuracy, safety, and the high level of service you expect.
🔹 Why a soft launch?
This phased rollout allows us to make sure Echo is working effectively while maintaining our commitment to the community.
💙 We’re always working to improve how we serve you.
Thank you for your continued trust and support as we take this next step forward.

02/10/2026

Skagit 911’s non-emergency lines are experiencing intermittent issues. Please call 911 or 360-336-3131 in the mean time!

01/07/2026

Now Hiring: Entry-Level 911 Dispatchers (No Experience Required!)
Apply Now! https://skagit-911.breezy.hr/p/abe00453dc2d-entry-public-safety-telecommunication-trainee-dispatcher?source=facebook

Looking for a stable career with reliable pay, strong benefits, and room to grow?

Skagit 911 is hiring Public Safety Telecommunicators (PSTs) — the calm voice on the line when our community needs help most.

💼 Entry-level position
💰 2026 trainee wage: $31.20/hr
📈 Post-training wages start at $32.14/hr and can reach $42.98/hr
🕒 Paid, comprehensive training (6–8 months)

As a PST, you’ll answer 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls, dispatch police, fire, and medical responders, give life-saving instructions, and support people during their most critical moments. You don’t need prior dispatch experience — we’ll train you every step of the way.

🗓 Schedules & Shifts

- Training: 4 days on / 3 days off (10-hour shifts)

- After training: 12-hour rotating shifts (days, nights, weekends & holidays)

- Overtime required to ensure 24/7 coverage

👀 We’re looking for people who are:

- Calm under pressure

- Strong communicators and multitaskers

- Comfortable with technology

- Team-oriented, adaptable, and committed to public service

12/20/2025

The loss of a first responder in the line of duty is a heartbreak felt across the entire public safety family. Today, we honor the life and service of Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting. Our deepest condolences go out to her loved ones and to WSP during this time of profound loss. Rest easy, Trooper Guting.

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) confirms the tragic loss of Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting #720, who was killed Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle in Tacoma.

Trooper Guting was standing outside of her patrol car investigating a two-vehicle collision when she was struck just before 7:30 p.m. on southbound State Route 509 near milepost 2, south of the Port of Tacoma. Individuals on scene rendered aid, but the trooper ultimately succumbed to her injuries. The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) is taking over the investigation of the incident.

Trooper Guting, 29, began her career with the WSP as a trooper cadet in January 2024. She graduated with the 119th Trooper Basic Training Class, commissioning that same year on Oct. 30th. In that time, served in WSP District 1 in Tacoma.

Tara’s loss is deeply felt within the WSP family, and especially by her husband, Timothy, who himself serves as a Deputy State Fire Marshal at the WSP Fire Training Academy in North Bend.

Tara Guting was born on July 19, 1996, to Russell and Cheryl Hirata in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii, and graduated on May 25, 2014. She began a career of service by enlisting in the Army National Guard on Oct. 22, 2014, where she served honorably as a Signal Intelligence Analyst until Oct, 21, 2022. Her dedication to service and commitment to her duties were evident throughout her eight-year military career.

She married Timothy on Aug. 21, 2019, at the Fire Training Academy.

She answered her final call Friday night, marking the 34th time in WSP’s 105-year history that the agency lost one of its own in line of duty.

“My heartfelt condolences go out to Timothy, Tara’s extended family, her friends, her academy classmates, to District 1 Captain Gundermann, and his entire team,” said WSP Chief John R. Batiste. “We will never forget Badge #720 – Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting.

“The sky has poured rain on us all for the past two weeks… And with this loss, now tears flood our souls.”

12/18/2025

9-1-1 Lines are back online again. We apologize for the interruption in service.

12/17/2025

IMPORTANT! Please dial 360-428-3211 if you need emergency help. 9-1-1 lines are down county wide, possibly multiple counties - more information to come.

12/15/2025

Make sure you have Emergency Alerts enabled on your phone! We will have wind, rain, and high waters this week and we want you to be in the know.

The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) is a system that broadcasts public safety messages (like Flood Evacuation Alerts) to people’s phones based on location.

So, how do you make sure Emergency Alerts are enabled?

For Apple iPhones:
• Tap “Settings” > “Notifications”
• Scroll to the bottom of the screen to get to “Government Alerts.”
• Under “Government Alerts” tap the switch next to “Public Safety Alerts” to turn them ON or OFF. The circle should be on the right-hand side of the switch, and the switch should turn green.
• Also under “Government Alerts,” tap “Emergency Alerts.” For older phones, this will simply turn Emergency Alerts ON. For newer phones, this will take you to another menu. Here you can turn Emergency Alerts, Sound, and sometimes Local Alerts ON.
• Some iPhones have an "Always Deliver” option. Make sure “Always Deliver” is on.

For Android Phones:
• We recommend that you use the search function in “Settings” to find “Wireless Emergency Alerts” or “Public Safety Messages." You may have to click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, click settings and click alert types.
• If you can’t find “Emergency Alerts” by searching in “Settings,” try searching for “Emergency Alerts” in the text message app, instead. You may have to click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, click settings and click alert types.
• Once in the “Wireless Emergency Alerts” menu, make sure all alerts are turned ON (i.e. “Extreme Threats," “Severe Threats,” and “Public Safety Messages”). The circle should be on the right-hand side of the switch.

Instructions may vary depending on your phone. For other questions, please refer to your mobile phone carrier and/or mobile phone manufacturer’s website.

To check if Wireless Emergency Alerts are turned on for other types of phones (not Apple iPhones or Android Phones), you will need to do the following:

Contact your mobile phone carrier and/or manufacturer's website for more information. If you already get AMBER Alerts, you may get these alerts, too. But it's not guaranteed because phones use different settings.

12/15/2025

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12/15/2025

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