Crime & Safety
Decatur 911 Call Center Employee Needs Your Vote
Jeremy Pickett is the only Georgia finalist for the 2015 Smart Telecommunicator of the Year award.
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Photo Credit: The Decatur Minute
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Voting has begun for the 4th Annual Smart Telecommunicator Awards, and one of Decatur’s own needs your help to take home top honors.
Jeremy Pickett, a 911 operator with the City of Decatur, has been nominated for the 2015 Smart Telecommunicator of the Year award, The Decatur Minute reports. Pickett is the only finalist from Georgia and is facing competition from Kentucky, Florida, and the Carolinas in the Southeast Region.
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“In my entire career, he is the best we have ever had and over 100 emergency personnel will back this nomination,” Pickett’s nominator wrote, according to the Decatur Minute.
Winners are chosen by popular vote, so Pickett is relying on Decatur residents to get him the honor he so richly deserves. Follow this link to cast your ballot; only one ballot can be cast per e-mail address.
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