Right now, about 100,000 Emergency Communications Officials are getting in their cars and heading to New Jersey, with pitchforks, torches, and incredible anger towards me. But the fact is that statement is true, as far as the Federal Government is concerned at least.

While most of my blog topics are stories and ideas that I deeply believe in and want to promote to the general public, let me be perfectly clear, this particular topic DOES NOT FIT INTO THIS CATEGORY! Clearly, the men and women that staff our nation's emergency services communication centers are the true FIRST first responders. They are the incredibly important funnel point that connects citizens to our nation’s emergency service teams. Recently, Kansas added a bill that was signed by Gov. Laura Kelly that classified dispatchers as emergency responders statewide, while other States are working through their own initiatives.

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The World According to Fletch . . .By Mark J. Fletcher, ENPJun 09, 2021