BISMARCK, N.D. – The Central Dakota Communications Center, the place that handles 911 calls, says it’s busier than ever and needs more workers.
To put it into perspective, the number of emergency calls
is higher than in 2016, when they added the Mandan area to their
operations.
The number of 911 calls in Bismarck Mandan and
Burleigh County continues to increase. There’s also more man power on
the roads with officers and deputies all across those areas responding
to all those calls. Dispatchers here at CenCom say they need more people
in order to keep doing their jobs and to continue keeping the community
safe.
At just 24 years old, Madison Smith already has four fire seasons under her belt.
The Thompson Rivers University student got hired as a dispatcher for
the Cariboo Fire Centre in Williams Lake, in 2016. She worked there for
two summers and eventually transferred to the Kamloops Fire Centre
(KFC) in 2018.
“I love the team atmosphere and how rewarding it can be,” says Smith. “I love the feeling of being the crew’s safety line.”
The Wilmington City Council along with Wilmington Police Chief
recognized a 911 dispatcher and a couple from Wilmington for their
bravery and courage.
Angela Marks, was the Telecommunicator from WESCOM that was on the
other end of 911 frantic call two weeks ago. The declaration read, “In
the early morning hours of August 21st Angela Marks, Telecommunicator
for the Western Will County Communication Center (WESCOM) took a call
from a citizen whose home had just been invaded by an intruder wanted
for Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking, Battery, Fleeing & Eluding.
Angela was able to extract all pertinent information from the citizen
during a period of high stress and relayed that information to officers
on the scene that successfully apprehended two offenders.
MIDLAND, Tx. (KOSA) – When disasters hits close to home, they are often the first people we reach out to for help.
Marquez said even with months of
training and years of experience a first responder is never fully ready
for a mass shooting event.
It has been just a couple of days since a mass shooter took
7 people’s lives here in the Permian Basin. A Midland dispatcher shares
her story about the events that took place during that and the chaos
that followed shortly after.
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a 911 dispatcher and part-time grocery courier who makes $89,322 per
year and spends some of her money this week on Reese’s peanut butter
chocolate spread.
On March 28, 2018, Hardin County dispatcher Kendra Murphy took a call, but only heard static.
She
was about to disconnect, but something told her to stay on the line.
She said she heard two people talking and something about a gun.
Eventually, Murphy remembered, the caller got on the phone.
In
the 911 call, the woman was heard saying, “It’s my uncle. He lives next
door to me. He just told me he shot his wife in the garage, and he’s
going now to John Hardin (High School) to pick up his son.”
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