I run the 911 dispatch center and we are down six operators because the pay is terrible and the ones we have left are burning out and I watch response times getting longer every week but the city will not approve raises.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're watching a life-or-death service fall apart while the city refuses to pay to fix it.
“Where Are You with Public Safety — Emergency Management?”
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