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I don't not won one a longtime ago. I don't see how they.
Houston Police Union president Douglas Griffiths ashiring and retaining nine one one operators
is a major struggle do mainly toburnout. We have mandated overtime shifts for
them certain areas. Sometimes we haveto have an uncontrolled mic, which means
we've got a dispatcher that's running twoor three mics at a time. That
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can lead to confusion with dispatching multipleunits to various emergencies. You have an
incident with a chase, or ashooting or any kind of hoss situation,
they get amped up just like theofcers, dude, and that takes a
toll overtime. Harris County currently testinga tele of deputy pilot program to help
ease that burden. Nick Grank,Convince News Radio seven forty KTRH
I don't not won one a longtime ago. I don't see how they.
Houston Police Union president Douglas Griffiths ashiring and retaining nine one one operators
is a major struggle do mainly toburnout. We have mandated overtime shifts for
them certain areas. Sometimes we haveto have an uncontrolled mic, which means
we've got a dispatcher that's running twoor three mics at a time. That
(00:20):
can lead to confusion with dispatching multipleunits to various emergencies. You have an
incident with a chase, or ashooting or any kind of hoss situation,
they get amped up just like theofcers, dude, and that takes a
toll overtime. Harris County currently testinga tele of deputy pilot program to help
ease that burden. Nick Grank,Convince News Radio seven forty KTRH
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