'She Always Gives 100 Percent': Waterbury Hero

WATERBURY, CT — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these everyday heroes.

This submission comes from Ashley Romano who has nominated Tajuanna Johnson.

This submission comes from

Where the nominee lives:
Waterbury

Where the person who nominated the hero lives:
New Milford CT

Name of the nominee:
Tajuanna Johnson

Name of the person who nominated the hero:
Ashley Romano

Is the nominee considered an “essential worker”?:
Yes

What does the nominee do for work?:
Fire and EMS Dispatcher

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?
Day In and day out Tajuanna Johnson works extremely hard to retrieve critical information from members of the Danbury Community who are in distress, and often times in high anxiety situations.(not an easy task) however, she manages to do it swiftly, And efficiently. After doing this, She then coordinates the Appropriate units and or apparatus to respond to their aid all while ensuring Units responding, have the appropriate information and resources (backup) to get the job done.At the same time, she looks out for the health and safety of our responders.Tajuanna Johnson has been a dispatcher a little over two years now and has ALWAYS given 100% I, Ashley Romano feel Tajuanna deserves Credit For her part in Public safety/Emergency Services.

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?:
Tajuanna LOVES Seafood!

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