ATLANTA, GA — Two former Fulton County 911 operator trainees said the message at the Department of Emergency Services was “get pregnant and get fired.”

MILAN, MI — Emergency dispatchers can be at risk to post-traumatic stress disorder, which is one concern the recently formed 911 Wellness Foundation seeks to address.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA — The Allegheny County 911 Communications Center is a well-oiled machine where emergency calls of all kinds are quickly answered, prioritized and assigned to the right people.

ST. CATHARINES, ON, CANADA – Janet Hiscoe will never forget the terrified voice on the other end of the line.

REDWOOD FALLS, MN — “Last year, our dispatchers handled 4,287 911 calls,” said Redwood County Sheriff Randy Hanson last week.

DENVER, CO — Denver 911 has admitted one of its operators did not follow protocol when they asked a man to return to the scene of an altercation to talk to police and was then killed in a drive-by shooting.

CHICAGO, IL — Overtime at Chicago’s 911 emergency center more than doubled during the first two months of this year, thanks to a 13.2 percent increase in call volume and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to reduce the ranks of police and fire dispatchers, records show.