
9-1-1 profession stressed, stretched to the breaking point
From burnout to outdated technologies, a new report reveals serious challenges facing North America’s 9-1-1 emergency call centers.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

From burnout to outdated technologies, a new report reveals serious challenges facing North America’s 9-1-1 emergency call centers.

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