No lights are on in the Pennington County dispatch center save for the blue lights of computer screens and flashing yellow and reds to quietly tell co-workers who’s currently on a call.
County dispatch center workers support each other while helping others (SD)
Calm voices echo on the radio across the room to alert emergency services personnel to those in need of help despite the sometimes high-stress calls that could come in.
“It can get pretty hectic in there,” said dispatcher Sami Simon. “There’s a lot of radio traffic, the phone are ringing all the time. We’ve got out intercoms that we’re talking to each on so we can let different dispatchers know…
