As we continue a one-year remembrance of last September, Greene County 9-1-1 Director Jerry Bird remembers hours before the flooding of last September 27th, it was already understood bad weather was on the way.
Bird told Radio Greeneville News Director Bobby Rader it became quickly apparent this wasn’t just another storm.
Bird reports 12 to 13 were working inside 9-1-1 headquarters during the busiest time of that two-day period when there were 2900 9-1-1 and administrative calls and over 4,400 radio traffic transmissions.
Earlier this year the state legislature decided 9-1-1 dispatchers should be considered first responders rather than classified as clerical, which seems to make sense if you’ve ever needed their services, especially one year ago.
For a full listen to the interview with Jerry Bird, click below
