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Unnamed 9-1-1 dispatcher describes role as 'first point of contact' during week honoring dispatchers
Summary
An unnamed 9-1-1 dispatcher described the duties, challenges and teamwork of emergency dispatchers during a week of recognition, emphasizing their role in routing police, fire and EMS and calming callers so responders can be sent.
An unnamed 9-1-1 dispatcher described the role of emergency dispatchers as the first point of contact for people calling for police, fire or emergency medical services during a week of recognition honoring 9-1-1 dispatchers.
The dispatcher said the position involves answering emergency calls, operating radio channels and a computer-aided dispatch system to send officers, firefighters and paramedics where they are needed. “We are the…
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