tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post5951773679889199459..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: First first respondersTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-77325165074517507212012-02-02T09:11:47.613-06:002012-02-02T09:11:47.613-06:00Dispatchers are overworked with very little time o...Dispatchers are overworked with very little time off benefits. This is a stressful job and most dispatchers get mandated to work a lot of overtime hours. They cannot comp those hours. Most of them have very few hours of sick leave because they burn it instead of vacation or comp in order to get days off. It is rediculous how 911 is run. I would like to see how much overtime is spent on this department. I bet you could hire 2-3 full time employees for what is spent in OT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-25064987371553445902012-02-01T10:07:41.443-06:002012-02-01T10:07:41.443-06:00I am amazed at how polite they are, given the craz...I am amazed at how polite they are, given the crazy situations (and clientele) they deal with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-40472546279008211582012-01-31T18:10:00.088-06:002012-01-31T18:10:00.088-06:00When listening to the scanner, I am always amazed ...When listening to the scanner, I am always amazed at how professional and efficient the Lincoln 911 dispatchers are. It takes a very unique type of individual to handle that type of stress on an hourly basis they way they do. They truly do not receive the recognition they deserve. Thanks for being there for us, Dispatchers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-55828403267950862382012-01-31T07:35:24.098-06:002012-01-31T07:35:24.098-06:00When my mom had a stroke, she was picked up by an ...When my mom had a stroke, she was picked up by an ambulance to transport her to a hospital in the next county. Although it was only about a fifteen minute trip, an ambulance from the target city was sent to meet her so she could get a clot buster drug a few minutes earlier. In a couple of days she had completey recovered. <br /><br />Did those few minutes make a difference?<br /><br />I don't know for sure but I'm glad they did it. We don't know who to thank, but it was probably a dispatcher.West Virginia ex-patnoreply@blogger.com