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Ashton Orchard, a Weber Area 911 Dispatch and Emergency Services District employee, was named Utah dispatcher of the year on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (Photo supplied, Weber Area Dispatch)
Ashton Orchard’s mother says she wondered whether her daughter would succeed as an emergency dispatcher.
“I’ll be honest, I did not think she was going to be able to do it,” Lesha Spencer said. “She always wore her feelings on the surface of her skin. We always used to think, ‘If the wind blows, Ashton cries.’”
Orchard said she had her own doubts. “I was kind of nervous to be doing it,” she said. “But it becomes a little bit easier…
