Understaffed 911 call centers across the country field non-emergency calls about stray animals or noise complaints on top of their workload of answering serious reports of medical emergencies, crimes ...
"It definitely reignited just a sense of why I do the job, and my love for the job," said 911 operator Alyssa Eichholtz Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been ...
PORTLAND, Oregon — A 911 dispatcher from Portland has won a big award. Stephen Zipprich was named the "911 Dispatcher of the Year” in competition with 50 other nominees from across North America. For ...
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A 911 dispatcher new to the job is being recognized for helping a woman deliver her baby safely at home. Ashley Purcell was only a few weeks into her training program when ...
911 operators ask too many questions. 911 operators are indifferent. 911 operators just need to send help now. Those are some of the misconceptions people have about dispatchers who respond to ...
TEMPE, Ariz. - 911 operators are on the other end of the line when people are in trouble and need help, but emergency departments across the country, including those in the Phoenix area, are ...
We asked 911 operators in the BuzzFeed Community to tell us their most unforgettable experiences while on the job. Here are the jaw-dropping results. Note: Some of these submissions revolve around ...
There is always someone to answer emergency and non-emergency calls for service in Raleigh thanks to the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center. However, the center has 39 vacancies among 129 ...
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