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OGDEN — Emergency dispatchers might come across as “curt, short or uncaring,” a stereotype Cody Ray hopes will be dispelled when people watch a new reality TV show about the 911 operators.

“It has nothing to do with cutting you off,” said Ray, a lead dispatcher with the Weber Area Dispatch 911 and Emergency Services District. “It has more to do with getting the most important information first.”

The priority is to glean enough details to get paramedics, firefighters or police headed to an emergency right away, Ray said…