dispatcher
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At 8:35 p.m., after a dispatcher asked whether they wanted a ladder truck or the police, officials responded that they would force entry and requested help from D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was, recalled the EMS dispatcher on duty that night in Queens, “a horror.”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Filipino ferry dispatcher Dave Delos Reyes has been handing out N95 masks for nearly three weeks to protect passengers against the smoke that a landfill fire has sent billowing above a stretch of Manila Bay.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The reality stars’ exchange with the emergency dispatcher played out in the video, with the dispatcher urging the couple to stop following the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
“But the dispatcher said—” “We have to get to the hospital,” he interrupted.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
The one year pay deal covers Menzies dispatchers, allocators, airside agents, and controllers.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
PJM’s energy dispatchers essentially function as air-traffic controllers, rerouting power as needed to meet demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Pratt packed his BMW and called 911 one last time, begging dispatchers to send firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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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