After Dark: Inside the Night Shift at 911

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As the city settles into sleep, the work inside the 911 center intensifies in different and often unseen ways. The night shift operates with fewer resources, heightened risk, and a steady stream of incidents that tend to surface under the cover of darkness. In this episode of LifeLine 911, we step into the nocturnal world of emergency communications to examine how dispatchers adapt to circadian strain, increased volatility, and the unique decision-making required when help is harder to reach. It is a look at the challenges—and the quiet professionalism—that define public safety after dark.

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