There’s a bill that would classify 911 dispatchers as first responders, and this local union is supporting it (VA)

They’re the first voice of reason you’ll hear when tragedy strikes, maintaining a calm steadiness all the while also ensuring first responders get to you in the safest and most efficient manner.

They’re public safety telecommunicators or 911 dispatchers though Donald Dinse, president and lobbyist for the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2498 union, said the term… READ MORE