National Public Safety Telecommunicator s Week April 14-20-2019
Activity Guide: NPSTW Week Activities Activity Goal: As National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week approaches, many PSAPs don t have activities planned. Here are a few suggestions to get you started in your planning! Instructions for PSAP Managers or PSAP Recognition Team: Ensure all activities meet agency policy and procedure. Be sure to include guidelines on dress-down days. For contests requiring judging, get outside judges, and use a variety of judges for different activities. Some suggestions for judges include: responders, city management, or other department employees. For contests, have a strict, no phone/internet searches allowed. Purchase a roll of raffle tickets, give tickets based on participation in the week s events. At the end of the week draw winners for prizes, based on the theme or donated items. Contact local schools to see if their National Honor Society could do goodie bags (snacks) for the Telecommunicators. Contact local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops for donations for goodie bags. Ask for donations from the Police and Fire Citizen s Alumni Association. Ask responders to donate. If your agency has a social media page, be sure to include the week s events on social media pages. Spotlight personnel on Social Media all week. These are just a few suggestions, hopefully these will spark even more ideas for National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week! For inexpensive trinkets and decorations go to: Oriental Trading US Toys Amazon
Theme: Red Carpet / Movies Dress Down Day: T-Shirt from a favorite movie Movie Snack Day: Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Movie Theater Candy, Pretzels and Soda. Decorations: Your City Walk of Fame Stars. Put the names of your Telecommunicator s on the Stars. Movie Trivia contest. There are several available online, or you can make your own. Give out creative awards such as: Best Action Star, Best Supporting Telecommunicator, Best Director, etc. Movie Prop Scavenger Hunt: Place several movie props throughout the PSAP or common areas, have the Telecommunicator identify the movie associated with the props. Give a clue, such as the year to narrow down responses. Examples: Box of Chocolate (Forrest Gump), Microphone (A Star is Born OR Bohemian Rhapsody), Dinosaur (Jurrasic World), Shark (Jaws), Reese s Pieces (ET), Mr. Potato Head (Toy Story), etc. Movie Soundtrack Trivia: List 20 songs, Telecommunicators must list the movie soundtrack the song is from. Name the Celebrity: Post 20 pictures of celebrities in a famous role. Have Telecommunicators guess the celebrity. End of the Week Prizes: Oscar statues, movie candy, popcorn, movie tickets, Red Box credits, etc. Theme: All Stars/ Sports Dress Down Day: Favorite Sports Team Jersey or Tee Tailgate Snack Day: burgers, hot dogs, chips, Cracker Jacks and other snack items. Decorations: Sports Cards. Include a picture of each Telecommunicator, their position, and stats. Where they were born, when they started dispatching, etc. Sports Trivia contest. There are several online or you can make your own. Give out creative awards such as: Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Play Sports Terminology Trivia: List sports words, and have the Telecommunicator determine the sport the word is associated with. Name that Sports Star. Post 20 pictures of sports stars. Have Telecommunicators guess the sports star. End of the week prizes: Nerf footballs, sports ball stress-relievers, sporty water bottles, sports hackysacks.
Theme: Back to the 80 s Dress Down Day: Dress like the 80 s Candy Table: Pop-Rocks, Fun Dip, Nerds, Air Heads, Hubba Bubba Gum, Runts, Gummy Bears, and Pixi- Stix. Decorations: Album Covers each with a Telecommunicator. 80 s Trivia: Music, Movies, or overall decade information Hold a Rubik s Cube Contest or a Thriller Dance-Off. Give out creative awards for 80 s dress down day: Best Hair, Best Accessories, Best Leg Warmers, etc. Name the 80 s Celebrity or Singer: Post 20 pictures of someone relevant to the 80 s. End of the Week Prizes: Arcade Game Cards (Dave and Busters, Main Event), I-Tunes or Android Gift Card, and Movie Tickets Theme: Board Games Dress Down Day: Dress like someone or something from a board game, each shift could pick a game. Board game snack table: finger foods, chips, small sandwiches, and board game decorated desserts. Board games available to play in the PSAP: Uno, Scrabble, Life, Yahtzee, Jenga, Mancala, etc. Have a game piece scavenger hunt, with Telecommunicators having to identify what game each piece goes with. Decorations, large game pieces with a Telecommunicator on each piece. Trivial Pursuit Contest: Who can answer the most Trivial Pursuit questions? End of the Week Prizes: Give Monopoly money to Telecommunicators based on participation during the week, have a Board Game store with new board games for Telecommunicators to buy with their money.
Other Food Ideas Cupcake Wars Have Telecommunicators submit their best creation. Have staff outside the PSAP judge the winner. Add a theme to the challenge. Dessert Bar There are a variety of fun dessert bars to consider. Cupcakes, Smores, Ice Cream Sundaes, Pie, Cookies, Cake Pops, Candy. Waffle Bar Have supervisors/management make waffles, serve with fresh fruit, chocolate, caramel, whipped topping, etc. Pasta Bar Several types of pasta, sauce, and toppings, serve with salad and breadsticks. Grilled Cheese Bar Several types of bread and cheese, and chips and pickles as side items. Fiesta Taco Bar Tacos with all the fixings, chips and salsa/queso, and soapapilla cheesecake for dessert. Soup and Salad Bar Variety of soups and salads Baked Potato Bar Spuds, butter, sour cream, bacon bits, chives, chili, cheese, and any other requested toppings Pizza Party Order in or make your own if you have a kitchen! Other Dress Down Days Dress as your favorite Avenger Wear Gold The Thin Gold Line Twin Day Dress like a coworker VS Days (pick one): Marvel vs DC, 80 s vs 90 s, Game of Thrones vs Outlander Crazy socks or hat day Tie-Dye Day In it Together: Wear a PD/FD/EMS Shirt