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The Waukesha County Communications Center of dispatchers manages the calls and text messages for 20 police, fire and emergency medical service departments.

And those who work there are used to 12-hour shifts, five days a week.

Patrick McNally, Nathan Russell, Kontessa Mouzon, Jasmine Freeman, Ashley Stilling and Tracy Meunier do their best to manage the stress of the job. They might encouage each other to do a few squats to break up the day. Or hit the in-office gym.