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‘GOLDEN GLUE’
911 works to keep citizens responders safe in crisis
Barton County 911 Dispatchers
Barton County 911 dispatchers Elizabeth Nolan (front) and David Duft (back) field calls during their morning shift Friday. Both have spent significant time with Barton County 911, with Nolan, a shift supervisor, having been with the department more than 13 years, and Duft spending several stints with the department since the county 911 system consolidated in 1989. 911 Communications Director Dena Popp said being able to process and relay a lot of information quickly, calmly, and accurately is key to being a 911 dispatcher.
Between the caller in crisis and the first-response agencies tasked with helping them are the Barton County 911 dispatchers. They are the often unseen “glue” that connects both and works to bring all of them home safely.