“Daisy”, our newest K9, visits us during a slow moment in dispatch. Until she’s trained, her primary attack form will be licking people into submission.
The Case of the Rooster on the lam
April 6, 2013
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“9-1-1, what’s your emergency?” (just before midnight)
“My chicken got loose and it’s in my neighbor’s back yard. Can I go back there and get it? Nobody’s answering the door.”
I convinced him it would be a bad idea to go into his neighbor’s back yard at midnight, trying to capture his chicken. He claimed it was his livelihood, but I’m figuring it’s not some remarkable stud animal. I told him I’d send a deputy to speak to him about his options (I was glad I wouldn’t be the one actually dispatching the call…. “see the man about a chicken”), but he declined, as he said he’d been drinking a fair amount, and didn’t want to speak to a cop.
A few minutes later, the neighbor calls 9-1-1, reporting a strange man beating on his front door, looking for a chicken!
By the time we did dispatch a deputy to check the area, the man out looking for his unleashed cock had gone home, the neighbor went back to bed, and I have no idea what happened to the bird.
Another night in the life of a 9-1-1 dispatch center in the heart of ag country.
“9-1-1, what’s YOUR emergency?? “
Is “Potluck Dinner” gay code for “orgy”?
April 6, 2013
A recent post of mine over at Queerlandia.com.
Damn… why didn’t I think of that?
April 2, 2013
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Movie Review – The Call
March 25, 2013
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(SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t seen this movie, and you want to be surprised, you may not want to read any further.)
(Oh, what the hell. Read it anyway. If you can’t enjoy a movie even though you know a bit about it, then you really don’t belong in a movie theater to begin with. Their business model is predicated on repeat viewings.)
The first thing you should know about the portrayal of 9-1-1 dispatchers in this movie is that it’s exactly spot on. The movie makers could not have gotten it better if they were 9-1-1 dispatchers themselves, and writing a movie to show precisely what happens in the dispatch center. From the spacious dispatch floor, the modern, well laid out and controlled computer equipment, to the big screen televisions and the comfortable “quiet room”, nobody should doubt how well 9-1-1 dispatchers have it at work.
The most important thing to remember, however, is this: If you piss off, or otherwise get a dispatcher wound up, we will hunt you down. What ‘Jordan’ (Halle Berry) does to the protagonist (i.e. – the bad guy, AKA the perp, politely – the ‘suspect’) is nothing compared to what a *REAL* 9-1-1 dispatcher will do to you!
What the hell is that??
March 21, 2013
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The new Pope, Francis, sits in the Vatican under some kind of incredible monstrosity of a… what? Mural? Statue? Something. I don’t know what it’s supposed to represent, but it looks grotesque. Not something I would think appropriate to inspire confidence and spirituality. I’d be running from that thing!
My new family crest?
March 14, 2013
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They finally made a movie about a dispatcher. This could be bad.
March 8, 2013
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So I’ve seen the promos at the theater. A lot of the background looks realistic, the situation has happened before. What I’m not to sure about is the idea that she gets involved in a call. “This one made it personal”. I’m hoping for the best. It is Hollywood, so there’s no telling what will happen. Just remember, it’s only a movie! (unless it’s really, really good. Then it’s exactly like our center, and we’re all heroes like Halle Berry.)
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JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
“You did WHAT with your 2 year old???”
April 12, 2013
Jim Reeves 9-1-1, commentary, Personal 9-1-1 dispatcher stories, 9-1-1 stories, cop voice, dispatcher voice, idiot callers 4 Comments
I don’t often order people around on 9-1-1 calls. It’s not my place to tell them what to do, or how to behave. My job is simply to gather information, and dispatch the appropriate equipment and people to deal with their emergency. This morning a 9-1-1 call came in that tossed all my training right out the window. I had to use my “cop voice”, and order someone (and it took several times) to do something. I really don’t recall the last time I’ve done that.
This morning’s call, however, had me in full “get your ass back home right now!” mode.
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