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IDAHO — In a crisis, the first thing you do is call 911. You get connected with a dispatcher who then finds the right agency in the Treasure Valley to assist you.
Being a dispatcher can be a tough job and that’s why this week, dispatchers around the nation, including right here in Idaho were celebrated for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
“So every call when it comes to needing a first responder starts with 911. We are the first responders, the first ones to take that call and to dispatch it out,” Ada County Dispatcher Courtney Lyskoski said…