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In a move that the union representing 911 dispatchers called “disastrous” for public safety, Allegheny County is set to consolidate emergency communications for nearly a dozen Mon Valley police departments onto one radio channel.
“The safety of all first responders is going to be erased,” said Michele Panella, a representative for the Service Employees International Union, which represents the dispatchers. “It’s not just going to impact police. It’s going to impact response times for the other agencies as well, as far as fire and EMS go…
