Law enforcement dispatchers may not work on the front line, but we are the TRUE first responders. All dispatchers work through traumatic situations every day. We should be allowed the same benefits as all emergency personnel. Dispatchers are frequently over looked and forgotten. We give CPR instructions over the phone, counsel adults and children, and help the public remain calm in stressful situations. That's just a sample of what is done on a daily basis. A police department would not be able to properly function without the men and women that walk in every day, put on that headset, and make sure every firefighter, medic, and officer goes home.
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