September 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
September 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I have a graph from a working paper I can send that looks at that public 911 data and shows that after BCR launched, they took more beh health calls than MPD. But MPD still kept responding to same # of person in crisis. My guess is the share of calls coded as beh health by 911 calltakers went up.
September 23, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I have a graph from a working paper I can send that looks at that public 911 data and shows that after BCR launched, they took more beh health calls than MPD. But MPD still kept responding to same # of person in crisis. My guess is the share of calls coded as beh health by 911 calltakers went up.
Our number is 112/999
You will be asked for the address of the emergency twice, so we know we have the right place!
You will be asked to confirm the number your calling from.
Speak slowly and clearly.
Our calltakers are here to help, listen to their instructions & advice.
You will be asked for the address of the emergency twice, so we know we have the right place!
You will be asked to confirm the number your calling from.
Speak slowly and clearly.
Our calltakers are here to help, listen to their instructions & advice.
February 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our number is 112/999
You will be asked for the address of the emergency twice, so we know we have the right place!
You will be asked to confirm the number your calling from.
Speak slowly and clearly.
Our calltakers are here to help, listen to their instructions & advice.
You will be asked for the address of the emergency twice, so we know we have the right place!
You will be asked to confirm the number your calling from.
Speak slowly and clearly.
Our calltakers are here to help, listen to their instructions & advice.
For those who didn't know, this is national EMS week, in the US at least. If you get the chance, thank a paramedic and/or EMT for the difficult, frequently dangerous, and almost-always-thankless work they do. And that goes for the EMS dispatchers and calltakers too. Their work is just as important.
May 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
For those who didn't know, this is national EMS week, in the US at least. If you get the chance, thank a paramedic and/or EMT for the difficult, frequently dangerous, and almost-always-thankless work they do. And that goes for the EMS dispatchers and calltakers too. Their work is just as important.
Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
Unionised Fire and Emergency calltakers will strike for an hour on Wednesday along with firefighters.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
While I agree, I suspect the only long-lasting effect calling is going to have will be them expediting the replacement of their human calltakers with AI that they can use to ignore us.
Executives hearing that some of their least-respected employees are overworked isn't a consequence;
We need Luigi.
Executives hearing that some of their least-respected employees are overworked isn't a consequence;
We need Luigi.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
While I agree, I suspect the only long-lasting effect calling is going to have will be them expediting the replacement of their human calltakers with AI that they can use to ignore us.
Executives hearing that some of their least-respected employees are overworked isn't a consequence;
We need Luigi.
Executives hearing that some of their least-respected employees are overworked isn't a consequence;
We need Luigi.
obviously, it wasn't the officials themselves, but office calltakers. but damn if i'm not putting it on my resume.
April 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
obviously, it wasn't the officials themselves, but office calltakers. but damn if i'm not putting it on my resume.
congress.gov/members will give u all ur reps and senators' info. its a huge help, and even the repub calltakers were willing to listen.
congress.gov
October 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
congress.gov/members will give u all ur reps and senators' info. its a huge help, and even the repub calltakers were willing to listen.
Of course, I also have the perspective of being pissed off at people who want to get an Internet Boner by repeatedly calling a dispatch center and screaming obscenities at calltakers like that's actually going to accomplish something other than delaying response to real emergencies
July 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Of course, I also have the perspective of being pissed off at people who want to get an Internet Boner by repeatedly calling a dispatch center and screaming obscenities at calltakers like that's actually going to accomplish something other than delaying response to real emergencies
Voted by attendees and fellow presenters, the award celebrates her design and implementation of the 311 Help Center, a new information database to help 311 calltakers help constituents more quickly and effectively.
May 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Voted by attendees and fellow presenters, the award celebrates her design and implementation of the 311 Help Center, a new information database to help 311 calltakers help constituents more quickly and effectively.
Okay look if you're at a gathering and there's a medical emergency, only ONE PERSON needs to call 911
We just had FOUR people call at the same time, all on speaker, so all we could hear was echoes of the callers and calltakers and it was super not helpful
We just had FOUR people call at the same time, all on speaker, so all we could hear was echoes of the callers and calltakers and it was super not helpful
May 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Okay look if you're at a gathering and there's a medical emergency, only ONE PERSON needs to call 911
We just had FOUR people call at the same time, all on speaker, so all we could hear was echoes of the callers and calltakers and it was super not helpful
We just had FOUR people call at the same time, all on speaker, so all we could hear was echoes of the callers and calltakers and it was super not helpful
From our 311 Calltakers to Neighborhood Liaisons and Public Works staff, we are deeply grateful to each and every one of them for their contributions.
May 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
From our 311 Calltakers to Neighborhood Liaisons and Public Works staff, we are deeply grateful to each and every one of them for their contributions.
It’s not too much of a stretch to suggest that many of the techbros and politicians who would push for emergency calltakers to be replaced by “AI” would actually side with the abuser anyway.
Upon answer, the caller calmly began ordering a pizza. Large, pepperoni. Side order of chicken wings. To be delivered promptly.
The only sign the caller gave that things were amiss? She rather ignored the first few questions from the calltaker.
The only sign the caller gave that things were amiss? She rather ignored the first few questions from the calltaker.
July 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
It’s not too much of a stretch to suggest that many of the techbros and politicians who would push for emergency calltakers to be replaced by “AI” would actually side with the abuser anyway.
📢 [AI摘要] 消防部门通信中心员工将于周三罢工一小时。期间，警方将接听火警电话，并转接给未罢工的消防指挥人员进行调度。此举为临时公共安全保障措施，警方仅负责接线，不参与劳资纠纷。消防部门表示，此安排旨在维持紧急服务连续性。
Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
www.rnz.co.nz
May 12, 2026 at 1:26 AM
📢 [AI摘要] 消防部门通信中心员工将于周三罢工一小时。期间，警方将接听火警电话，并转接给未罢工的消防指挥人员进行调度。此举为临时公共安全保障措施，警方仅负责接线，不参与劳资纠纷。消防部门表示，此安排旨在维持紧急服务连续性。
📢 Unionised Fire and Emergency calltakers will strike for an hour on Wednesday along with firefighters.
Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
www.rnz.co.nz
May 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
📢 Unionised Fire and Emergency calltakers will strike for an hour on Wednesday along with firefighters.
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By: WSB on Sunday, March 2, 2025
By: WSB on Sunday, March 2, 2025
Those are fireworks, not gunshots
If you've heard the booms from Gatewood, Upper Fauntleroy, Westwood, etc., those are fireworks, not gunshots. We've heard them all, and police in the area have seen them. We're just mentioning it because we've gotten a few texts and dispatchers/calltakers say they're getting deluged.
westseattleblog.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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By: WSB on Sunday, March 2, 2025
By: WSB on Sunday, March 2, 2025
FENZ is diverting 111 calls to Police today because their "leaders" are flying to Australia.
Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
Unionised Fire and Emergency calltakers will strike for an hour on Wednesday along with firefighters.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
FENZ is diverting 111 calls to Police today because their "leaders" are flying to Australia.
State and local officials are honoring public safety dispatchers and 911 calltakers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, recognizing their vital, year-round service.
State, local officials recognize dispatchers during Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
SELINSGROVE, Pa. (WHTM) -- Dispatchers, 911 calltakers, and other communications center personnel are being recognized this week as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. “Telecommunications is a round-the-clock responsibility, every day of the year, and it requires a uniquely dedicated person to take on this work,” said Franklin County Commissioner Chairman Dean Horst. “Being a 911 telecommunicator [...]
www.abc27.com
April 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
State and local officials are honoring public safety dispatchers and 911 calltakers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, recognizing their vital, year-round service.
