The more than 500 emergency dispatchers, call takers and support staff in B.C. who work for E-Comm 9-1-1 are members of CUPE 873-02.

BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Brown County Board of Supervisors heard from 911 dispatch callers Wednesday night on concerns about a proposed overtime policy. The county currently has 20 ...

Jan. 15—With hours piling up and time off seldom seen, the overstretched dispatchers at the Flathead Emergency Communications Center warn it is only a matter of time until the work conditions ...

Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage Emergency Communications Professionals of BC says staffing shortages have forced call takers to work "well beyond ...

Londoners who call 911 during a mental health crisis are now being connected to trained professionals over the phone while dispatchers determine if police need to show up at the call.

Supervisors for Nova Scotia R-C-M-P’s Operational Communications Centre who worked alongside 911 operators and dispatchers during the April 2020 mass shooting say half of its staff are now off work.

All employees working at the 911 call center were ordered to return to full performance of work duties. This includes 32 fire dispatchers and five supervisors, and 200 police dispatchers.

Mendoza said her passion is being a dispatcher and helping people, which is part of the reason she continues to work even with the tumor. “I grew up in the emergency services.

The public safety committee hired a consulting team tasked with looking at the 911 center’s policies and procedures. The current schedule has some 10- and 12-hour working dispatchers.

HALIFAX - Half the number of 911 call takers and dispatchers who responded to emergency calls during the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting are still on the job, say the supervisors for the province ...