‘My voice was the last voice they heard’ | North Texan and former New Orleans dispatcher recalls Hurricane Katrina

PLANO, Texas — When tragedy strikes, dispatchers are often the first voice you hear.

Quanise Thomas has been a dispatcher for more than 25 years, and she is used to the question she gets asked often: ‘What is the worst call you’ve taken?’

For Quanise, that answer is 20 years ago and her answer is always the same: Hurricane Katrina…

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