Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is offering heightened incentives for residents willing to become 911 dispatchers as Missouri's largest city faces staffing shortages.
According to the National Emergency Number Association, there is a 30% shortage of 911 dispatchers nationwide at a time when crime continues to ravage communities across the country.
Lucas argued the pay is often not high enough given the intensity of the job and its broader role in assuring public safety. "I think sometimes it's overlooked just how hard this job is," Lucas said."You're on the phone with people in sometimes the most tense situations in their lives and including in life and death situations. Too often I think the pay has been too low.
"Just in the last few years, we've had more attention to the work of law enforcement," he continued."I think it's important that we look to the work of our emergency dispatchers to ensure that they're also appreciated, both in pay, in support, in benefits." Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital. Story ideas can be sent to [email protected]
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