9-1-1 ACOG Dispatcher of the Year

Last September 7, was the kind of day all 9-1-1 dispatchers prepare for, but hope never happens. While on duty at the Nichols Police Department Communications Center, Sydney Myers, a communications officers, received a call about a suspicious noise, which the caller described as breaking glass. Myers dispatched officers who discovered a broken window at the residence and then observed a subject inside the residence. The suspect fled the scene and the call culminated in an officer-involved shooting.

For several moments, Myers was not aware who had been shot, and believed it was an officer.

Even with emotions and adrenaline running very high, Myers kept control of the situation. Her voice remained calm and even. She was able to complete all requests given from the field, and still handle her regular duties in dispatch. Although she was frightened about what might have happened to her officer, Myers compartmentalized that fear and continued her duties at an exceptional level.

For her exceptional service and professionalism in the actions that occurred that day, Sydney Myers was recommended by the Nichols Hills Police Department to received 9-1-1 ACOG’s Dispatcher of the Year award.

From left to right - Willa Johnson, Oklahoma County Commissioner; Sydney Meyers, Nichols Hills Police Department 9-1-1 Dispatcher; Officer Joe Land, Nichols Hills PD; John Johnson, Executive Director, ACOG.

From left to right -- Steve Willoughby, 9-1-1 ACOG Program Director; Sydney Meyers, 9-1-1 ACOG Dispatcher of the Year; Lysa Baker, 9-1-1 Training Coordinator; Officer Joe Land, Nichols Hills PD.