Blake Govan: My name is Blake Govan and I have been a Police Dispatcher for Wayne State University Police Department in Detroit, Michigan, for 4 years. I have also been a member of NENA for 4 years and this year was a first time attendee at 9-1-1 Goes to Washington in February and the national NENA conference in June.
BG: My uncle gave me one of his old police scanners and from the day I started listening to it, I became addicted. My curiosity arose after listening to police and fire calls being dispatched day in and day out. I reached out to my local 9-1-1 Center and arranged for a sit-along with the dispatchers to gain more of an insight on what the job entails. From then on, I set my sights on becoming a 9-1-1 Dispatcher. I furthered my education by attending a 9-1-1 Dispatch Academy and obtained certifications to help with securing a dispatch position.
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