This section is a collection of links to news articles and reports about staffing shortages. Links in older articles may no longer be valid.
2010
- Burlco Dispatch Short on Manpower. Four positions being created. (05/28/10)
- Shortage of 911 dispatchers causing overload in county (02/10/10)
2009
- Shortages in State Police Dispatch (NM) Leave Questions about Officer Safety (08/31/09)
- Boone County Joint Communications dispatchers struggle with workload (07/14/09)
- Phoenix Fire 911 Dispatch Call Center Needs Help (04/10/09)
- Grand Junction (CO) Dispatch Center Critically Understaffed (02/01/09)
- Atlanta (GA) 911 Understaffed (01/28/09)
2008
- Vallejo (CA) Dispatch Center in Crisis Mode. (12/29/08)
- Gibson County (IN) Dispatcher Shortage (11/25/08)
- County Needs up to 4 Dispatchers for its 911 Center in Wellsville NY. (11/22/08)
- Reno Job Sectors Are Still Looking for Applicants 11/09/08. 20 Positions open in the public safety dispatcher center.
- Dane County (WI) Remains Short Staffed (11/07/08)
- Phoenix (AZ) 911 Calls on Hold (11/02/08) and 911 Dispatchers Fight Staff Crunch (11/03/08)
- Puyallup (WA) 911 Dispatchers Complain About Overtime (10/13/08)
- Hawaii Experiences Staffing Shortages (09/30/08)
- Grand Jury Report Says More Dispatchers Urgently Needed Kern County (CA) (09/19/08)
- Police Dispatchers Scarce in Contra Costa (CA) (09/19/08)
- Wanted: More 911 Call Takers to Share the Load (08/06/08)
- 911 Delays in Grapevine 'an Emergency'. (08/01/08)
- Stress, Military Moves Lead to High Turnover for County Dispatchers - Beaufort County (08/01/08)
- From Bad to Worse in Ashby, MA (07/18/08)
- Allegany County Critically Needs Dispatchers (07/16/08)
- Case Study: Houston Hires Tele-Nurses to Boost 911 Dispatch. (06/10/08)
- Muskogee County EMS in Need of Dispatchers (06/09/08)
- County to handle all emergency dispatching for Cinnaminson (05/30/08)
- E911 Board moves on with agenda (05/30/08)
- More 911 Staff is on the way in Dane County (05/30/08)
- Shortage of Dispatchers Concerns El Pasoans (05/30/08)
- Mesa has lost 50 dispatchers/911 operators since 2001. (04/22/08)
- Dispatcher, Ambulance Shortages Slow Response in San Francisco. (04/14/08)
- Nashville Reports Severe Shortage of Dispatchers. (03/17/08)
- Austin, TX - Inadequate staffing and training at Austin PD. (02/27/08)
2007
- Luzerne County PA - Study Finds Center Problems. (11/07/07)
- Salt Lake City UT - TV Station Investigates Call Handling. (11/07/07)
- Independence MO - Center Audit Finds Problems (11/07/07)
- Colorado Springs unable to keep up with call volume. (09/27/07)
- Critical Staffing Shortages Hit Placer County 9-1-1 Center (09/25/07)
- Officers standing in for 911 Dispatchers in Clovis, New Mexico. (08/31/07)
- Cellphones swamping California 911 System. Problem aggravated by staffing shortages. (08/31/07)
