All of Haines’ emergency dispatchers caught COVID but stayed on the job to answer 911 calls (AK)

by | Jan 21, 2022 | Comm Center News

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The Haines 911 dispatch office is located in the Public Safety building at 315 Haines Highway (photo by Jillian Rogers/KHNS)

All three of Haines’ emergency dispatchers have tested positive for COVID-19, but officials say they’ve elected to stay on the job anyway to field 911 calls from the public safety building.

Haines borough manager Annette Kreitzer says the dispatch office’s three-person staff tested positive for COVID-19 last week. She was alerted last Tuesday, Jan. 11 of the situation…