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Dispatcher Fired Over Missed 911 Calls

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Calls For Medical Help Went Unanswered For Over 30 Minutes

By Joel Stevens, Associate Editor
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 11:00 pm

A Mills County 911 dispatcher has been fired after failing to answer medical-related emergency calls for more than 30 minutes.

Mills County Communications Director Tom Ling confirmed that a dispatcher, whose name has not been released, was terminated after an Oct. 6 incident.


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