The First Responders' "First Responder", Retired Dispatcher Deborah Green!
On today's episode, we talk with Deborah Green. Deborah retired after 30 years of dispatching for both the Sacramento Police Department and the El Dorado County Sheriffs Office. Deborah was on duty the night of October 23, 2019 when she dispatched a call that no dispatcher ever wants to experience.
The reports of "Shots Fired" and "Officer Down". We talk about her career and how that one night changed everything.
Did you know that 9-1-1 dispatchers are currently not classified as first responders?
Hard to believe, I know.
At zero cost to American taxpayers, the 9-1-1 SAVES Act reclassifies 9-1-1 dispatchers as first responders and recognizes America's over 100,000 9-1-1 professionals for their work to save lives.
Info on the 911 Cares Act below:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2351
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https://www.afscme.org/blog/911-saves-act-would-honor-dispatchers-give-them-access-to-additional-resources
Deborah Green
Deborah retired after 30 years of dispatching for both the Sacramento Police Department and the El Dorado County Sheriffs Office. Deborah was on duty the night of October 23, 2019 when she dispatched a call that no dispatcher ever wants to experience.
The reports of "Shots Fired" and "Officer Down". We talk about her career and how that one night changed everything.
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