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When a 911 call is made in Kittitas County, whether that be for a medical emergency, a fire or the need for law enforcement presence, Kittcom directs the call to the appropriate public safety agency. But Kittcom, which{span} serves 17 public safety agencies,{/span} is currently in a hiring crisis and is in need of new recruits.
Darlene Mainwaring remembers writing on a spiral notebook, recording 911 calls and later transcribing the details of those calls on a typewriter. She took the job as a dispatcher right after college, never expecting it would turn into a 29-year-long career and the current Director of Kittcom.
