DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The Darlington County coroner identified a 21-year-old mother, who worked for the county as a 911 dispatcher, as the woman killed in a Wednesday night shooting.
The city of Norfolk was short 26 dispatchers as of Dec. 6.
“It is more than normal, but unfortunately it is par for the course with the time that we’re seeing,” Redick explained. “Not only regionally, but nationally.”
The D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation Tuesday that could help solve an ongoing staffing shortage at the 911 call center.
The bill, which had nine cosponsors, allows retired firefighters and police officers to work as call takers and dispatchers without losing any pay from their pensions.
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – An independent review appears to be the next step after an Oct. 13 fire at the Brookhollow Apartments in east Wichita. On Tuesday, the advisory board for Sedgwick County 911 determined the scope and selection process for a third-party investigation.
Nov. 30—The family of Paoly Bedeski, a 22-year-old woman killed in a Wichita apartment fire last month, is calling for changes in the way Sedgwick County 911 handles emergency calls after a series of failures by call takers and dispatchers “cost Paoly her life.”
