{"id":13582,"date":"2020-01-30T12:26:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=13582"},"modified":"2020-01-30T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:26:24","slug":"genesee-county-dispatcher-robinson-hangs-up-the-headset-after-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/30\/genesee-county-dispatcher-robinson-hangs-up-the-headset-after-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Dispatcher Robinson hangs up the headset after 30 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C7IUAqTrkQk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dispatcher Steve Robinson signs off <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dispatch center is the lifeline for all emergency personnel, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Robinson always had the backs of the men and women working in the streets in emergency situations, cops, deputies, troopers, EMT&#8217;s firefighters and highway workers, for the past 30 years as a dispatcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning in 1990 with the City of Batavia Police Department, molding the communications for the City at 10 West Main street with the help of Frank Riccobono and Darryle Streeter. Previously, he worked with the County and the Auxiliary Police, as a Special Deputy for the Sheriff&#8217;s Office, then with the Village of Corfu Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says his goal was to get into law enforcement, but a medical  issue prevented him from working full time. He says dispatch was the next best thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/30\/genesee-county-dispatcher-robinson-hangs-up-the-headset-after-30-years\/steve-still\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steve-still\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still.jpg?resize=618%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13591\" width=\"618\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robinson started working with a card and a pencil taking calls, he has witnessed the Advanced 911 System that enabled dispatchers to see where calls were coming from and then the introduction of cell phones and the system to plot them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Very little technology when I first started, the technology is amazing the way it has changed in the last 30 years,&#8221; says Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Multitasking is a huge part of the job, his advice to fellow dispatchers, &#8220;Remember the people you are serving, the officer, dispatch is their lifeline, and the people on the street, that&#8217;s who we are, that&#8217;s who we serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/30\/genesee-county-dispatcher-robinson-hangs-up-the-headset-after-30-years\/steve-still-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steve still 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?fit=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?resize=621%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13590\" width=\"621\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-still-2.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robinson will continue on, serving the City of Batavia Police Department in a part time capacity as a desk clerk, assisting officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dispatch center is the lifeline for all emergency personnel, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. 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