New York State lawmakers passed a bill that would designate as first responders the emergency operators and dispatchers within police, fire, and emergency services departments.
The designation would make the dispatchers and operators eligible for the same protections, benefits, and training opportunities afforded to other first responders but would have no fiscal impact on taxpayers, such as enabling the dispatchers and operators to receive key benefits to mitigate the stress and trauma often incurred through the rigorous demands of their jobs, proponents say… READ MORE
