Brandon Skogen is the lead public safety communications officer for the City of Great Falls and has been working as a 911 dispatcher for 19 years. Earlier this month, Skogen was recognized as the Montana 911 dispatcher of the year.
Skogen was nominated for the award by the Great Falls Fire Rescue assistant chief, Bob Shupe.
On May 22nd, he received the recognition from Governor Greg Gianforte at the Capitol in Helena during a ceremony marking the 50th annual National Emergency Services Week.
“It was very humbling. I’m very honored that I was selected for this, and, you know, it’s nice to be recognized,” Skogen said. “But at the end of the day, that’s not why we do this. We do this because we want to help people. We want to help our community. We want to be there to help the public.”
Skogen said he knew from a young age that he wanted to work with law enforcement and help …