Communications Operator (911 Dispatcher)
Police News
This position involves emergency dispatch services for the Springfield Police and Fire/Rescue Divisions, and involves dispatching units in response for calls for service. This position also involves computer communications work involving various radio, …

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SFGate

Supes get earful about mounting 911 dispatch crisis
SFGate
Increased 911 call volume coupled with a dwindling staff has led to a crisis for San Francisco emergency dispatch with response times lagging and many calls during high volume periods going unanswered. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ public …
911 dispatchers in SF tell supervisors they’re overworked, understaffedKTVU San Francisco
SF dispatchers call attention to ‘crisis’ at 911 centerSan Francisco Examiner

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Appleton Post Crescent

Blotter: Bitter neighbor battles, rooster commotion, cat dials 911
Appleton Post Crescent
HOLD THE MAYO: A woman who had a cellphone in her back pocket inadvertently activated the emergency call feature and dispatchers heard her order a chicken teriyaki on wheat bread with pepper jack cheese. A dispatcher called the woman’s phone and …

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Traverse City Record Eagle

Life as I Know It: The dream state alarm clock
Traverse City Record Eagle
Eventually, as the dream continued, the emergency dispatcher was contacted, but as it was a deep-sleep dream, the conversation was virtually impossible and extremely frustrating. The next thing I recall, we are all standing and shivering in our pajamas …

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Deseret News

About Utah: ‘Thank you for not giving up on me’
Deseret News
That’s what he told the Utah Transit Authority emergency dispatcher after the 911 operator quickly patched him through. He described in exacting detail what his friend looked like, what she’d told him, what kind of condition she was in, that he was …

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South Bend Tribune

10000 911 calls go unanswered in St. Joseph County last year
South Bend Tribune
“The problem is that this is still happening every day,” Clayton, a dispatcher, said. “We don’t want people to call 911 and think, ‘Are they going to answer this time?’ We want to get people the help they need in a timely manner, and that’s why we keep …

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Utility pole falls in Holyoke knocking wires down, road closures — Western Mass News — WGGB/WSHM
WESTERNMASSNEWS.com
The Holyoke Gas & Electric emergency dispatcher could only confirm with Western Mass News, that they have a crew on the scene working on the situation right now. No word how many people are without electricity though or when repairs will be completed.

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Three kayakers safe in Harborcreek Township water rescue
GoErie.com
However, the three kayakers involved were all safely accounted for as of 3:20 p.m., according to an East Erie County Emergency Communications Center dispatcher. Initial reports from emergency dispatchers indicated that an overturned kayak was reported, …

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Tri-City Herald

What’s your emergency? Tri-City 911 dispatcher shortage
Tri-City Herald
A shortage of dispatchers could be one of the biggest challenges to uniting Mid-Columbia dispatch operations by early 2018. Benton and Franklin counties have agreed to combine their 911 operations. Until that happens, each will operate its own system.

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CBS Minnesota / WCCO

Mom Meets 911 Dispatcher That Helped Her Deliver Child On …
CBS Minnesota / WCCO
A western Wisconsin mom says she’s exhausted and excited after a terrifying 24 hours.
St. Croix County dispatcher, Baldwin EMS help woman deliver child …River Falls Journal
WI woman delivers baby on roadsideKARE

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