Another City Struggling With a Lack of 911 Operators

What if you called 911, and no one answered? Unanswered 911 calls leave local residents concerned about the CDA

This isn't a mystery by the way.

News of understaffed 911 dispatch centers have popped up around the country. Just this month agencies in Cincinnati, Ohio; Jackson, Mississippi; Jefferson County, Colorado; and others reported struggling operators drowning in floods of emergency phone calls.

The reasons for the shortages vary but typically include details of a low pay, high stress work environment.

Also, the managers of the 911 centers do their best to make the environment soul-destroying. But the high-stress and low-pay are usually enough to cause problems.

So, whatever your particular emergency, you should probably have a fall-back plan aside from Call 911.