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Emergency dispatchers are honored this week as part of a national appreciation week. However, some in Hampton Roads are tasked with doing more with less.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — In moments of emergency and crisis, they are the first line of help.
The country’s emergency dispatchers are honored this week as part of a national appreciation week. However, some in Hampton Roads are tasked with doing more with less.
“You never know what’s going to be on the other end of that call,” said Stephanie Taylor, a dispatch supervisor with the Chesapeake Police Dept.’s Public Safety and Emergency Communications Unit Decision-makers like Taylor are on critical deadlines. Dispatchers are the first line of contact between you and your emergency…
