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Nov. 7—Eight workers at the local 911 dispatch center were answering calls for help Friday morning.
That was almost half the staff.
The Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, a critical public safety agency, has been wrangling with a severe worker shortage — 25 of its 51 positions are vacant, including 22 positions for dispatchers, ranging from trainees to Level 3 emergency communications specialists. The vacancy rate for those jobs, with just 17 remaining on staff, is more than 56 percent…
