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dispatcher

[dih-spach-er] / dɪˈspætʃ ər /




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Morales called 911 after the incident and told the dispatcher, “I tried to get around him and he hit my car,” according to an audio recording played at the press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

An area fire dispatcher asked emergency crews just after 01:00 EDT to prepare to meet a plane with an "electrical issue".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Nearby, a driver for a limousine service chatted with his dispatcher.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

According to the EMS dispatch audio from June 14, emergency responders were called to McConnell’s Washington, D.C., residence for an “unconscious” person, with one dispatcher stating there was “CPR in progress” for a “cardiac arrest.”

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

The dispatcher crossed to the typewriter, inserted some forms and carbon papier in the machine, and waited.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

When Byrne spoke to the dispatchers, they told him they were accustomed to finding that house by using another cross street and a different direction of travel as a reference.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

One such company is Aurelian, which sells software that coaches 911 dispatchers and automates nonemergency calls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The one year pay deal covers Menzies dispatchers, allocators, airside agents, and controllers.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

The dispatchers continued to tell him to just hang in there and wait.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

It was an odd and familiar sound—Joe Castiglione’s voice and the crack of the bat, layered with occasional farty blips and cryptic messages between cops and dispatchers.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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