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 WHO THEY ARE 

   DO NOT BECOME DISPATCHERS, EXCEPT POLICE, FIRE, AND AMBULANCE

 WHAT THEY DO 

   Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.

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 NEWS ABOUT Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance 

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP: Township dispatchers have difficult job
Inside Van Buren Township’s emergency dispatch center in township hall on Tyler Road, technology overwhelms the visitor, but the competence of the dispatchers is reassuring. These guys are good.
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Mandaue, Lapu officers apprehend 500 jeepneys, arrest 30 dispatchers
SOME 30 dispatchers were apprehended by policemen in the Cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu for violating anti-dispatching ordinances. Traffic officers in Mandaue City also apprehended close to 400 public utility vehicles for allegedly stopping for passengers in illegal “terminals” manned by dispatchers.
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911 dispatchers, Timothy Mowen and Larry Booze, honored by Franklin County Commissioners
Two Franklin County 911 dispatchers were recently recognized for their exceptional performance assisting the public during an urgent time of need by the Franklin County Commissioners. Both men — Larry Booze, 36, of Fort Loudon, and Timothy Mowen, 29, of Greencastle — received letters of commendation from the commissioners honoring their performance during emergency phone calls made in early ...
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Dispatchers now able to give first aid instructions to 911 callers
Emergency dispatchers in Lynchburg can now talk 911 callers through basic medical instructions.    
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Fire destroys home in Clendenin
A Clendenin home was destroyed by fire Monday morning, according to emergency dispatchers.
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WYANDOTTE: Dispatchers say they’re short-staffed
WYANDOTTE — A letter to the City Council asking for the hiring of more emergency dispatchers was taken off the agenda Monday night.
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Morgan County dispatchers work hard to locate hang-ups
Morgan County dispatchers are asking parents to please make sure children do not get hold of telephones or cell phones, or at least take the batteries out of old cell phones the kids use for play.
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Forgotten dispatchers snap to attention with every call
Jan McCurties and Jessica Plamandon are helping hands people, but you only get to hear their voices. They are multi-taskers who can react quickly in an emergency situation, then go minutes or hours without even a phone call. McCurties and Plamondon read more
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Two dispatchers commended for saving two lives
CHAMBERSBURG -- Jan. 31, 2012 -- Two 911 dispatchers were honored today for giving emergency instructions to a bystander who helped bring a baby into the world and another who kept a heart attack victim from departing.
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Police Investigating Fort Smith Shooting
Dispatchers with the Fort Smith Police Department confirm they are working a shooting at the North Pointe apartments on 6th Street in Fort Smith.
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