Dispatchers

• Kelowna 911 dispatch services suffering from ‘worrisome’ low staffing

  Kelowna 911 phone operators are stretched so thin that the union representing them says it's a public safety risk and they want people to be aware.

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2023
  
• B.C. paramedics say 75% of calls now relate to coronavirus, straining resources

  The union representing B.C.'s paramedics says three-quarters of the 911 calls coming in to their dispatchers are about suspicions of COVID-19.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2020
  
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• B.C. spending $91M over three years to hire 60 paramedics and buy six ambulances

  British Columbia is getting more paramedics, dispatchers and ambulances in an effort by the government to improve emergency services.

  Mar 8, 2017
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• 9-1-1 call: “I’m out of beer”

  Last year, the province's 240 dispatchers handled more than 413,000 emergency calls, however, some were clearly not emergencies.

  Apr 15, 2014