When Someone Calls 911- A Writer’s Tour of a Com Center

When Someone Calls 911

When I wrote In Hot Water, I made one of the characters a Dispatcher for her small county Sheriff’s Department. For In Deep Trouble, that character became the heroine, and I needed more information about what happens when someone calls 911. I had been through the dispatch office in the department I was basing the story on, and followed up with questions the local dispatch supervisor was happy to answer. Today, I thought I’d share with you a post I wrote back in 2007 aft...