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911 telecommunicators now have a new designation, first responders.
The change in designation came as part of an amendment to Senate Bill 40 signed into law by Governor Laura Kelly Wednesday evening. This brings to an end a more than year-long push by 911 telecommunicators to amend their previous designation as administrative support.
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy says the work that has gone into developing the legislation for the reclassification opened the eyes of many at the state level to the full scope of work done by dispatchers on a daily basis…
