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This Facebook group is called =dISPATCHERS AS Part of 1st Responders Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591398311074909262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-74317468446612879862020-09-17T22:15:56.548-04:002020-09-17T22:15:56.548-04:00This upset me as well. Emergency services can not ...This upset me as well. Emergency services can not function if not as a WHOLE team. Every part of that team is vital and deserves respect and appreciation. This concept I think happens often in terms of dispatchers in general, we are often the forgotten first responder. It saddens me that we can pass on that awful feeling to each other, when we are so acutely aware how awful it feels ourselves. <br /><br />This also got me thinking...maybe you guys have noticed this to. Have you ever said yourself or heard a co-worker say on the phone to someone 'I'm just a dispatcher'. While I never thought about it directly before, reading your post made me realize ... those words are very powerful. To subconsciously tell ourselves we are 'just' anything kills our confidence and self-worth. Those feelings can translate into other aspects of our lives. <br /><br />Let us all remember our value, and remind others as well! Thank you for discussing this issue! Candice Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370631712951112774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-56292120969244823022020-02-07T03:03:01.368-05:002020-02-07T03:03:01.368-05:00That's really the way it goes thank you for sh...That's really the way it goes thank you for sharing this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941315982435633156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-81381739469839120142018-12-25T02:36:02.639-05:002018-12-25T02:36:02.639-05:00Using this tonight at work!! Thank you!!Using this tonight at work!! Thank you!!Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540793220429415477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-65893020886020933842018-08-13T22:22:43.378-04:002018-08-13T22:22:43.378-04:00That's. So inspirational . thank youThat's. So inspirational . thank you Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381574440275889570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-77803973277041041132016-12-24T22:35:06.322-05:002016-12-24T22:35:06.322-05:00We used to this every year with a good chunk of so...We used to this every year with a good chunk of southeastern Michigan departments. Sadly, the guy that started it all retired and we haven't done it since, it used to be the highlight of working the holiday for me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109648272750181001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-2318139424290063452015-12-24T16:37:28.185-05:002015-12-24T16:37:28.185-05:00Love it! I am on shift tonight so I will make sure...Love it! I am on shift tonight so I will make sure our officers get a copy :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824503536782595591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-69051900549451704452014-12-25T06:22:32.204-05:002014-12-25T06:22:32.204-05:00I'd do bolo this of I didn't get into trou...I'd do bolo this of I didn't get into troubleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02361547515111863249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-32679274171341947852013-12-24T10:54:22.606-05:002013-12-24T10:54:22.606-05:00I would say you are a telecommunicator and not a d...I would say you are a telecommunicator and not a dispatcher. A dispatcher sends taxi's.<br /><br />SeanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871275817857616373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-20866481822507009692013-06-06T19:28:49.060-04:002013-06-06T19:28:49.060-04:00Thank you Kristin for putting this so well. It is ...Thank you Kristin for putting this so well. It is so true. I plan on sharing with my squad and supervisors! mrs. wonderfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637038623129563420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-81964650606433835862013-06-06T12:16:52.926-04:002013-06-06T12:16:52.926-04:00Wholehearted agreement from this ex-dispatcher.Wholehearted agreement from this ex-dispatcher.Thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259782945776617977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-29825061703285533522013-05-30T15:52:19.374-04:002013-05-30T15:52:19.374-04:00I am the mother of a 2%er who amazes me totally. ...I am the mother of a 2%er who amazes me totally. She is also the best daughter, mother and person. Not often acknowledged. Her skill and dedication are top level. Never have I doubted her even when she went through her teen years when she knew more than me, Now she does! Love, honor and respect is not only for wedding vows, it is how I feel about my Dispatcher Daughter~~~~~MamaCinCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252912379394976013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-38435637549758088682013-05-30T07:17:29.888-04:002013-05-30T07:17:29.888-04:00I've got 26 years in on the job, four more to ...I've got 26 years in on the job, four more to go till retirement. It's going to be a LONG four years. My department is a totally different place than it was when I started, a place that I don't like nearly as much as I used to. I feel so burnt out sometimes listening to the same old petty complaints from people over and over again. Recently I took a call from someone squabbling over a set of car keys with a girlfriend, and my chest actually started to feel tight, I felt trapped and panicked having to take this same stupid call over and over again. Sometimes I think if I get another call from someone reporting some petty Facebook spat or wanting an officer because someone looked at them the wrong way, I won't be able to breathe. Sometimes it seems like the 'real' calls where you get to help someone who really needs it are few and far between. Between this and the massive changes my dept. has undergone that made things miserable, I'm so burnt out I should be carrying a fire extinguisher! I know I'll probably miss it once I'm gone, but for now retirement can't get here soon enough!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921192984476167750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-25972021990854636512013-05-29T23:36:15.701-04:002013-05-29T23:36:15.701-04:00I completely agree with you!!! The task of a call ...I completely agree with you!!! The task of a call taker is no less important than the dispatcher who sends the calls out. She should be able to wear one of those shirts with pride!<br />classigrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374656589915792329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-91480425096802078992013-05-29T22:04:57.594-04:002013-05-29T22:04:57.594-04:00I have been in the service for 29 yrs and will be ...I have been in the service for 29 yrs and will be retiring June 1,2014. Sometimes I feel like that day won't come fast enough. Then a part of me says - you can do this job - not everyone can - and the general public need you. You must always remember that YOU did not cause the victims to be hurt. YOU are stepping in and providing emergency assistance. There are many creeps out there who call just to vent their frustrations on you, don't absorb it, laugh - call him a freak(after you hang up), shake your head and just say "wow - people" then forget about it. Find a hobby - personally - I have horses and call them my psychologists. My relationships with them easy my mind and heal my soul. I've had many a occasion to come home go to the barn and cry on their necks telling them everything that happened that day. One thing that I have gotten proficient at is the ability to let go. Let go of the calls that had my heart in my throat - innocents being killed or hurt. Major crashes, etc. Meditate and find your own calm place to go. <br />Don't just walk away - You are too valuable to lose!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083078618659990644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-23927431379551420592013-05-29T20:47:39.653-04:002013-05-29T20:47:39.653-04:00This was a GREAT post. I too am one that walked aw...This was a GREAT post. I too am one that walked away after a bad "kiddie" call. It was my best friends "kiddie". It has taken me YEARS to overcome this. The top 2 percent is absolutely the truth. I just wish I had worked through things before I left because I sacrificed relationships. I missed my co-workers miserably for a few years but the light does come at the end of the storm. I realize now that it WAS time for me to leave. But for those of you who are still able to "hang in" just know that I pray for you everyday. The time has passed for me to return, think hard before you leave. But she is right, the price of a life is not worth hanging on to a job. I wish you all the best and much love!Susan Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784279960408639916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-80479931962983701222013-05-29T20:34:12.573-04:002013-05-29T20:34:12.573-04:00Take time for you! Get a massage, try yoga, indul...Take time for you! Get a massage, try yoga, indulge in a hobby that brings you lots of joy. I was a dispatcher for 25 years! Burnout is an occupational hazard so the things that I suggested are from personal experience! Vacation -- away from work even if it's just a couple days! Water Womyn's Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329112402753015683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-14960377673724995452013-05-29T20:16:30.238-04:002013-05-29T20:16:30.238-04:00Thank you... after experiencing some personnel iss...Thank you... after experiencing some personnel issues that have devastated the morale of our department, I sometimes need to be reminded why I do what I do... I did it for years and walked away one day after a horrid, kiddie call. <br /><br />It took me over a decade to work up the nerve to come back... I was thinking about how hard it has been being "the old timer" but you know what? I came through training and years of experience with pencil and paper... No CAD, no GPS, none of the fancies we have today... <br /><br />I will find another department that doesn't have the political games that this one has. I know they all have them. But I will find a department whose morale is not so decimated... then, it will be nice to be dispatching for all the right reasons again...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042431433626157489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-44996188416791755112013-05-23T13:20:20.106-04:002013-05-23T13:20:20.106-04:00I have worked in agencies where both were together...I have worked in agencies where both were together as one position and not. However if the "just an operator" doesn't get the vital info then the "dispatcher" is not any better. That dispatcher relays all info that operator obtains. We are all a link in the response chain, and we are only as good as our weakest link.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927222006952722006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-27959149468945476002013-04-24T23:21:18.798-04:002013-04-24T23:21:18.798-04:00Our call takers are just as important as the dispa...Our call takers are just as important as the dispatchers. I rely on CT to get as much info as possible so I can pass it in. Call takers must remain calm in every situation. Just last night a CT took a call from a 12yoa girl who found her father after he hung himself. CT did a phenomenal job staying calm and kept the caller calm too. We do this job TOGETHER!~*~ Allison ~*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/03349575970982423947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-31544456978918757792013-03-27T10:15:09.432-04:002013-03-27T10:15:09.432-04:00Thank you KMK. I too received some very ugly hate...Thank you KMK. I too received some very ugly hate mail to my personal page from people that I thought were friends. I try to keep my private life private, but everyone deserves equality. Civil union and domestic partnerships are not enough. If I want to marry my partner I should have that option. I'm not one to say that someone is not entitled to their own opinion, they are and can feel free to express it openly. However, if that opinion is based solely on some religious passage from the Bible and they can provide me with no other reasoning as to why we should not be allowed to marry, then I am going to be upset.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850433444212237215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-52408542642675016932013-03-27T10:10:04.098-04:002013-03-27T10:10:04.098-04:00Alternatively I see nothing wrong with getting mar...Alternatively I see nothing wrong with getting married for a few days then gettin it annulled or getting a divorce, because that in no way waters down marriage ....<br />(Please forgive me I am working on my sarcasm) <br />A few years ago my partner was American, and because our partnership wasn't legally recognised by her country we lived in Europe, people speak of the American dream? I love the US and normally holiday there, but because of the intolerance I would no longer wish to settle there , it's a beautiful country. But unfortunately some people make the way of life ugly, keep up the good work, your group is great :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601179066040411813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-88724955020785037772013-03-27T09:52:38.672-04:002013-03-27T09:52:38.672-04:00I cannot agree more. I follow your facebook. I am...I cannot agree more. I follow your facebook. I am the Deputy Director of a 9-1-1 center in rural central Virginia. I am straight as an arrow. But, nothing bothers me more than to see public safety employees who do not beleive in equality, regardless of the group or topic. How can I expect a public safety employee to provide equal service to a caller/patient/victim/etc. if they do not consider all people to have equal rights. Treating everyone equally and fairly is the core of what we do. Your facebook page is a Dispatcher page. Therefore, in a roundabout way, you represent dispatchers in a public forum. I would like to thank you for representing public safety dispatchers, with a simple profile picture, as a group that believes in equality.highway12southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324070182254495564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976468425561270398.post-48094739088195917202013-03-27T09:31:47.454-04:002013-03-27T09:31:47.454-04:00Why cant I be a Christian and have beliefs with ou...Why cant I be a Christian and have beliefs with out being a racist? Just because I don't believe in same sex marriage doesn't mean that I hate gays, why is it OK that you can have your beliefs but I cannot? If I stand up for what I believe in im a horrible person? I just don't understand how this works... im not perfect by any means and im not saying any one is going to hell for being gay that's between then and their God not me ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com