From Mason, Mich.: Emergency dispatchers are in short supply. A survey found that this issue affects every state, with vacancy rates averaging around 25% between 2019 and 2022. Factors contributing to the shortage include stress and excessive overtime.
Dispatchers play a critical role, responding to emergencies and sending help quickly. They are often the first point of contact in emergency situations.
Further information on this staffing crisis is available, including the experiences of specific 911 centers and the impact on those working in the field.
The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago. The $2.8 ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A deadly crash investigation is underway after a motorcyclist wrecked his bike in an apartment complex parking lot in Antioch on Tuesday night. Detectives believe the rider was speeding through the lot when he struck a parked vehicle. According to Metro ...
Charlie Kirks family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activists assassination at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit. Attorneys for the family said Kirk's death resulted from a string of ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — After a record high temperature was reached on Tuesday in Nashville, it is very likely that another five days of record temperatures will occur. Regardless, we are under a historic and dangerous heat wave, with no major relief coming anytime soon. Tuesda...