BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Concern over staffing levels, morale and public safety continue to mount at the Brown County 911 dispatch center.
“It’s not about placing blame on anyone, but when you’re looking at experienced dispatchers, and we all have these concerns, and we all have these questions, and those concerns keep getting dismissed. Eventually, in anything long-term, you lose hope. You lose respect. You lose your loyalty, and you walk away,” said Sheila Pieschek.
For more than 20 years, Pieschek has worked in the Brown County 911 dispatch center. She said there have been tough times over the years with long shifts, staffing issues and technology problems, but the current conditions are the worst she and other long-term dispatch employees have ever dealt with…