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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

It was, recalled the EMS dispatcher on duty that night in Queens, “a horror.”

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

Two men occupied the tiny cinderblock state police headquarters at Dona Luz: a crew-cut good ol’ boy state cop, Bill Koontz, and a young good-looking radio dispatcher, Emilio Cisneros.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

While the sergeant stopped to investigate, police dispatchers were simultaneously getting 911 calls about the incident, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

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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