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Oct. 30—HANCEVILLE — Although it doesn’t come with more pay or better benefits, the Hanceville City Council showed its support and respect for the work of its 911 operators by adopting a resolution that recognizes them as “first responders.” The resolution is part of a national movement to reclassify public safety telecommunicators from “office and administrative support staff” to first responder status.
“The public safety telecommunicators play a critical role in public safety, homeland security and emergency response along side police officers, fire fighters and emergency medical services,” the resolution says. “The council supports the 911 SAVE Act to properly classify the profession of 911 public safety telecommunicators..
