RIGHT. WE HAVE LIVE CREWS FANNED OUT ALL ACROSS LAKE EOLA. ONE OF THOSE CREWS IS
OUR VERY OWN A NEWS 6 INSIDER
CRYSTAL MOYER. SHE IS LIVE NOW
WITH THE SWAN BOATS ARE. BUT
YOU’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS
ONE, BUT YES, YET, CRYSTAL,
BECAUSE LISA TAKING MY BECAUSE
YES OF WHERE YOU ARE, NEWS 6
INSIDERS ARE GOING TO BE FOR
TONIGHT’S FIREWORKS SHOW. YES,
WELL, THERE IS A LARGE FLEET
HERE. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO
MAKE THE TRUCK OVER HERE,
MIGHT GET YOU ON A BOAT BEFORE
THE FIREWORKS START. BUT WE DO
HAVE SOME OF THE GROUPS OF
INSIDERS SHOWING UP RIGHT NOW.
WE SPOKE TO A FEW EARLIER
TODAY AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR
THEM TO BOARD THEIR SWAN
BOATS. NOW, THIS WAS A CONTEST
THAT WE HAD FOR OUR INSIDERS.
MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE
>> ENTERED AND WE PICK 5 LUCKY
WINNERS. WE HAVE ONE RIGHT
HERE CHRIS RAYMOND CRYSTAL,
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW
YOU FEEL WINNING THIS BE IP
PRIZE PACK. IT WAS GREAT AND
WE DID NOT KNOW TO DO FOR 4TH
OF JULY. WE HAVE BEEN DOWN
HERE IN AGES AND THIS WAS JUST
A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO COME
BACK IN.
>> COME BACK TO ORLANDO AFTER
THE PANDEMIC AND YOUR HUSBAND
LUCKY THAT YOU ENTER BECAUSE
HE WAS LIKE, I DIDN’T EVEN
KNOW SHE ITS GOOD. I MEAN, BUT
WE’RE GOING TO DO IN THE 4TH.
I DIDN’T KNOW. AND HERE WE
ARE. SO, WELL, THANK YOU GUYS
SO MUCH FOR BEING AN INSIDER.
YOU GUYS WILL GET AN EXCLUSIVE
LOOK AT THE FIREWORKS ON THESE
OF SWAN BOATS. AND I WANT TO
TURN THE CAMERA OVER HERE
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME
MEMBERS OF THE ORLANDO FIRE
DEPARTMENT HERE. OF COURSE,
THIS IS THEIR DIVE RESCUE
TEAM. THEY’RE OUT HERE, OF
COURSE, READY JUST IN CASE
ANYTHING HAPPENS OUT ON THE
WATER. THEY ARE ALWAYS READY
TO GO TO PROTECT US AND ITS.
>> I THINK MOST IMPORTANT PART
OF THIS JOB IS KNOWING THAT
YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
WITH TAJA STEVENS GOES TO
WORK. SHE KNOWS NOT EVERY DAY
IS GOING TO BE THE HARDEST
PART OF THIS JOB IS NOT
EVERYONE APPRECIATES THE JOB
THAT WE DO IN THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT,
BUT SHE ALSO KNOWS IT’S GOING
TO BE REWARDING. DO I DO FEEL
LIKE I’M MAKING A DIFFERENCE?
I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE PROGRAM
IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I FEEL
LIKE MORE SERVICES THAT WE
HAVE WE CAN OFFER FOR THE
CITY, AND THE MORE WE CAN
CONNECT PEOPLE TO THEIR NEEDS.
SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM AT THE
ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHERE SHE IS THE LEAD TRAINOR
AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR.
THEY PARTNER WITH A TRAINED
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
THAT ASPIRE HEALTH TO GO ON.
NONVIOLENT CALLS.
>> WE KNOW THE STARS HERE IN
THE COMMUNICATION CENTER WHEN
PEOPLE ARE AT THEIR MOST
VULNERABLE, THEY NEED HELP.
>> AND THERE WERE TRIAGE AND
THE CAUSE THAT WE’RE MAKING
SURE THAT THE TEAM CAN GO AND
CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES THAT
THEY NEED. THE PROGRAM STARTED
MORE THAN A YEAR AGO WITH THE
CALL CENTER DISPATCHERS ON THE
FRONT LINE SOMETIMES IS
SOMETIMES IT CAN BE
OVERWHELMING BECAUSE YOU ARE
IN YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT
DECISION. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE
TO IF YOU’RE GOING TO SEND
SOMEONE.
>> WE’VE GOT TO SAY GOING TO
SEND A MENTAL HEALTH TEAM. ARE
YOU GOING TO SEND OFFICERS SO
BASED ON OUR TRAINING HOW WE
TREAT OUR SICK CALLS? WE CAN
PRETTY MUCH DECIDE. THERE’S NO
WEAPONS. STILL WITH US IN 18,
THERE’S WEAPON AND OFFICES AS
WELL. THEN THE PROGRAM
EXPANDED. WE BROUGHT IN THE
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE OUR CHECK
THE WELL-BEING. SO SOME ICE
CALLING AND THEY WANT US TO
CHECK ON THEIR PARENTS OR
ANOTHER GIRLFRIEND IS NOT DO
WELL. SHE MAY HAVE SAID
SOMETHING. THEN WE SENT A TEAM
OUT TO THOSE CALLS TO THAT
NEED BECAME INCREASINGLY
APPARENT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>> PEOPLE WERE HOME OR THE
APPARENT DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>> PEOPLE WERE HOME OR THE THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, AND WE CAUSE FOR PEOPLE IN PRICES
INCREASE. AND A LOT OF THE
WELL-BEING CARS BECAUSE IF
PEOPLE STAY OUT OF TOWN AND
THEY HAVEN’T HEARD FROM THEIR
LOVED ONES, THEY WANT US TO GO
OUT AND CHECK ON HIM JUST TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE OK.
>> IN THAT FIRST YEAR, THE
DEPARTMENT SAYS IT RESPONDED
TO 956 CALLS AND CONNECTED
MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE PEOPLE
TO LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS.
>> SO WE’VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL
WITH GIVEN THE CITIZENS WHAT
THEY’VE ASKED FOR AS FAR AS
SENDING CAR. PARTNERS ASPIRE
HEALTH TO PEOPLE OR THAT ARE
IN PRICES. SO WE’VE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL. NO, NO INJURIES.
NO WAS GOTTEN HURT. NOTHING
HAS HAPPENED. SO SO FAR WHAT
DONE IS WORKING. STEVEN SAYS
SOME DAYS THE DECISIONS ARE
TOUGHER THAN OTHERS. BUT THIS
PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BEST
THINGS ABOUT HER. 25 YEAR
CAREER SO FAR.
>> I THINK IT’S A GAME CHANGER
FOR THE I THINK IT’S A GAME
CHANGER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND
I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE CITY
OF ORLANDO, THE ORLANDO POLICE
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE PEOPLE.
>> IN CRISIS.
>> MAKING A DIFFERENCE. YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES YOU DON’T
SEE THOSE FACES ARE THOSE
PEOPLE BEHIND THE CALL CENTER
WORKERS MEAN THOSE ARE THE
ONES THAT ARE TAKING THOSE
9-1-1, CALLS AND DISPATCHING
OUT, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE OR
FIRE RESCUE OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT. SO WE THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU