Dispatcher in Moore to be honored in New York City
A dispatcher from Moore will be honored in New York City after helping 10-year-old save his grandmother
A dispatcher from Moore will be honored in New York City after helping 10-year-old save his grandmother
A dispatcher from Moore will be honored in New York City after helping 10-year-old save his grandmother
In celebration of National First Responders Day, The First Responders Children's Foundation is honoring individuals who they say display personal acts of heroism.
One of this year's recipients is a dispatcher from Moore, Oklahoma.
She talked a 10-year-old boy through life-saving measures, which saved his grandmother's life.
“Definitely shocked, never ever expected it to happen at all,” said Keara Duncomb, a dispatcher for the city of Moore.
Duncomb traveled to New York to be honored along with several other dispatchers and first responders for their personal acts of heroism.
Back in August, she helped 10-year-old Caden Kennedy perform life-saving measures on his grandmother until paramedics arrived.
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Duncomb says she can't believe the impact that call is having nationally.
“Blown away that a story so simple to me could have such an impact on other people,” said Duncomb. “And to just be able to represent the city of Moore in a way I never thought I would have an opportunity to do.”
Duncomb says when she heard how old the young boy was, she couldn't believe it.
“It did tug at my heartstrings that he was so young, just hearing it in his voice," she said.
Now, she's sharing a few words of wisdom with her fellow dispatchers about the impact their calls can have.
"Never underestimate the calls that you have," she said. "You never know the impact that call will have on somebody and just who’s watching. Something we do every single day and we don’t think about it much when we hang up that call, but here I am a few months later and it's still circulating around and still making an impact on people from across the country that I never thought would ever see a video from Moore, Oklahoma."
The award ceremony is Tuesday, Oct. 23 in New York in Times Square.
It will be livestreaming on NYPD's social media channels.
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