Hi Jillian. In Pennsylvania, we have 8 Troopers who are AMBER designees and take turns being on call for Amber Alerts, one primary and one secondary at a time. They get the calls and make the decisions, but the Amber Alert Coordinator and myself, are the actual ones who put out the alerts. The coordinator and myself are also on call (24/7) for our Missing Endangered Person Alert(MEPA) and we switch off each month. None of us get on-call compensation but our designees get overtime for the Amber Alert calls and we get overtime if we issue a MEPA or put out an AMBER Alert.
Teddi Hesser
Analyst PSP