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BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — There’s an ongoing fight for the voice on the other end of your 911 call to be considered a public safety professional. 9-1-1 workers in Baldwin County are finally getting some of that recognition.It’s a grass roots effort that starts on the local level. 911 professionals would like to be in the same category as firefighters and police officers.
“The Department of Labor classifies 911 dispatchers as an administrative category in employment, so they are compared to other office type workers and even taxi cab dispatchers,” said Baldwin County 911 Director Joby Smith…
