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  • Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

    Dispatchers provide link between calm and chaos

    By Gail Parsons,

    14 days ago
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    Marcy Reiff, communications officer II and communications training officer works at her station at the Dickinson County Emergency Communications Center. April 14 through 20 was National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which helps bring awareness about the work 911 dispatchers do. Courtesy photo

    April 14 through 20 was National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The week is just one out of the 52 weeks a year that a small staff in the basement of the Dickinson County Courthouse works 24/7 answering 911 calls, dispatching first responders, and providing a calming voice when someone’s life is turning upside down.

    County Commissioners signed a proclamation during their April 18 meeting to recognize the work they do.

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