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PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI)–Congress is considering a bill that would recognize 911 dispatchers as first responders.

Darla Wirth is the 911 communications supervisor for the Parke County Sheriff’s Department.

“A lot of people consider just because you’re a call taker and you’re in a building you’re more or less considered a secretary. I say we’re the first initial contact with that caller so we’re actually the first responder…