Emergency dispatchers would be considered first responders under new legislation being considered in Springfield.
Senate Bill 3127 would amend various laws to include emergency medical dispatchers in reference to first responders, giving them the same recognition as police, firefighters and medics.
“Qualifying them, giving them the recognition as first responders, is pretty important not only for them but it’s important for people to understand that they too are first responders and they deserve that recognition,” said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Moline… READ MORE
