tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373812032695113311.post3031720014695396149..comments2024-02-26T05:53:06.322-06:00Comments on Dispatching Discussions: Stress and the 911 DispatcherCommchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16171223348505053700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373812032695113311.post-32277495515048460182011-12-09T21:34:59.059-06:002011-12-09T21:34:59.059-06:00I work at a 911 center and this is all so true; I ...I work at a 911 center and this is all so true; I went from working in a credit union while being in the Army National Guard as an MP with a deployment overseas for a year and that stress where it is handson and in your face was much easier to deal with; I had physical outlets, access and utilized a gym, daily work outside; granted it was at one point freezing in the first part of deployment and spent majority of time in extreme heat, with gear...yet looking back and comparing to hear... i found the aspect of having a physically demanding job, being outside in comparison to sitting for 12 hours on rotation swing shifts is much more stressful because you'll find yourself all to quickly not eating right, too tired to get to the gym, centers often do not have a gym for their dispatchers ... we have children to raise and get to school ... SO with that said I found a new sense of respect after learning this job and living the career...I hope everyone knows we are special!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117171800208684704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373812032695113311.post-62047257120376511662009-09-05T23:58:48.023-05:002009-09-05T23:58:48.023-05:00Thanks for this. For those of us who work in CISM...Thanks for this. For those of us who work in CISM but aren't dispatchers, it's an important reminder that what you hear on the phone day in and day out is just as important as what you see on the road or what happens to you. Thanks to all you dispatchers out there for all you do!!Naomi Zikmund-Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503425475917614385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373812032695113311.post-78284728691212003772009-09-05T18:14:32.219-05:002009-09-05T18:14:32.219-05:00Great article, especially because it covers so man...Great article, especially because it covers so many aspects of stress. I appreciate dispatchers infinitely more since I joined our regional CISM team. Added this our blog at http://criticalincident.netNick Arnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201475525409438012noreply@blogger.com