Calm Under Pressure: Emergency Dispatcher Earns 'Stork Award' for Guiding 911 Caller Through Childbirth
Standing watch at the Regional Dispatch Center (RDC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, emergency dispatchers serve as the critical, yet often unseen, first link in the military’s emergency response chain. While a typical shift consists of base operations and administrative monitoring, the nature of emergency communications means dispatchers must be prepared to transition to life-saving procedures in a single heartbeat.
Standing watch at the Regional Dispatch Center (RDC) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, emergency dispatchers serve as the critical, yet often unseen, first link in the military’s emergency response chain. While a typical shift consists of base operations and administrative monitoring, the nature of emergency communications means dispatchers must be prepared to transition to life-saving procedures in a single heartbeat.
