City’s 911 Response Suffers from Dispatcher Vacancies, Need for Training (MS)

The problem of people experiencing emergencies not getting a response when they call 911 in the capital city needs urgent resolution, Ward 7 Councilwoman Virgi Lindsay said at the Jackson City Council work session on March 29.

“I’m getting phone calls, and I think we all are, about people not getting (response) when they’re in a real emergency, and they don’t get a response from 911,” she said…