Telecommunicators at Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville will be recognized along with more than 200,000 of their fellow communicators nationwide April 9-15 during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Captain Sandlin, commander of KSP Post 9 in Pikeville, said KSP telecommunicators are challenged on a daily basis dealing with stressful situations, many that involve life and death. Sandlin said they must be at their best while helping people who may be at their worst. KSP telecommunicators handle dispatch duties for Kentucky State Troopers, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officers and other emergency service agencies. KSP employs 190 telecommunicators at its 16 posts throughout the state. Post 9 in Pikeville has 18 telecommunicators on staff who handle calls from a 5-county area. Last year, they responded to over 46,000 calls.