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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

What does the checklist say about an emergency call from a hysterical person speaking in a foreign language? Just ignore it and take the next caller who can speak English?


9 posted on 12/04/2023 6:04:24 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
It probably tells you to put it in a queue for someone who might speak the language or that unless you get certain information to disconnect.

Many years ago I worked at a call center as a bilingual operator. Even through I was only suppose to get Spanish language calls I got calls in every language under the sun. Some were actually people who spoke English with an accent. Got a lot of calls from people in N'Orleans.

There was a child here in the US who called 911 because his mommy wouldn't wake up and the dispatcher was screaming at him to not waste her time.

Calling Emergency can be a crap shoot. Usually they are great. But sometimes you come up with someone who really should not be in that job.

12 posted on 12/04/2023 6:18:53 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Keep America Beautiful by keeping Canadian Trash Out. Deport Jennifer Granholm!)
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