steve888
Member
I listen to Fairfax County Police and Fire channels quite a bit and when dispatchers dispatch calls to the police out in the field, they often refer to "call takers" when they are talking with the police...as in, "the call taker heard a loug bang in the background before the line disconnected".
So, it sounds like there's a team of call takers fielding 911 calls that ultimately get moved up to the dispatchers who actually contact the police.
Question: are the dispatchers actual officers or are they dispatchers? I think they're dispatchers because they often use "sir" when speaking with the officers (and usually cops don't call each other "sir").
Anyway, enquiring scanner minds want to know!!
So, it sounds like there's a team of call takers fielding 911 calls that ultimately get moved up to the dispatchers who actually contact the police.
Question: are the dispatchers actual officers or are they dispatchers? I think they're dispatchers because they often use "sir" when speaking with the officers (and usually cops don't call each other "sir").
Anyway, enquiring scanner minds want to know!!