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Thousands of NY 911 dispatchers could soon be classified as first responders

Posted on June 17, 2021 at 9:54 am by Brett Levine

In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 phjoto, communications officers work in the 911 dispatch center at the Rensselaer County Public Safety Building in Troy, N.Y. New York trails other states in modernizing its 911 systems to handle greater cellphone use, in part because lawmakers routinely divert money intended for that purpose and use it to plug holes in the state budget. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

East Farmingdale, NY- Thousands of 911 dispatchers in New York State, could soon be classified as first responders. The bill which passed the New York State Legislature on Tuesday now heads to the Governor’s desk to be signed.

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Photo: In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 phjoto, communications officers work in the 911 dispatch center at the Rensselaer County Public Safety Building in Troy, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)