While the story cited at this link involves law enforcement personnel, ALL emergency services need to be concerned about staffing at their dispatch centers. Whether through so called "furloughs", the failure to fill vacancies, or in this case outright layoffs, an increasing number of 9-1-1 centers are operating well below marginal levels. The end result? Longer wait times for callers, hurried work, and not enough people to monitor every channel. Read this, then find out how your local PSAP stands because your life does depend on it:
