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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 9 MIN

1/20/26: The life of a 9-1-1 dispatcher

from Story of the Day · host NCPR News

(Jan 20, 2026) 911 dispatchers help handle traumatic incidents every day. They can face mental health challenges due to the stress of their jobs. We visit the dispatch center in St. Lawrence County for an inside look. Also: The company that owns the hospitals in Carthage and Ogdensburg is laying off more than a hundred people.

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911 dispatchers help handle traumatic incidents every day. They can face mental health challenges due to the stress of their jobs. We visit the dispatch center in St. Lawrence County for an inside look. Also: The company that owns the hospitals in Carthage and Ogdensburg is laying off more than a hundred people.

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