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INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is trying to hire more 911 dispatchers.
“Every day, right now as we’re sitting here talking, there’s a 911 call being answered and someone’s getting help,” said Maj. Michael Hubbs. “A lot of our heroes carry guns. Some have capes. Our heroes have headsets.”
Hubbs says likely everyone will have to call 911 at some point in their life.
“A dispatcher is a very important job,” he said. “Actually in some aspects, it’s more important than a police officer or firefighter. And they’re required to do a lot. So we need the best caliber of a candidate to sit in that seat…
