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Language a potential challenge on 911 calls
A major problem facing area communities is how to respond to issues when emergency dispatchers cannot communicate with callers.
Morgantown Police Chief Billy Phelps said he recently ended up delivering a baby because the 911 communicators had a language barrier with a Hispanic caller.
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I can really see this being a problem in the small community I lived in last year. They had an ever increasing Hispanic population, and had difficulty finding qualified bilingual for a variety of jobs.
A major problem facing area communities is how to respond to issues when emergency dispatchers cannot communicate with callers.
Morgantown Police Chief Billy Phelps said he recently ended up delivering a baby because the 911 communicators had a language barrier with a Hispanic caller.
Read more!
I can really see this being a problem in the small community I lived in last year. They had an ever increasing Hispanic population, and had difficulty finding qualified bilingual for a variety of jobs.