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Dallas Reports Improvements With 911 Call Wait Times

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DallasOctober 18, 2017 6:20 pm

Dallas Reports Improvements With 911 Call Wait Times

New figures from the Dallas 911 call center show tremendous improvement answering calls after deaths connected to emergency call delays early this year.

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Dallas Reports Improvements With 911 Call Wait Times

Dallas Reports Improvements With 911 Call Wait Times

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Construction to affect drivers in Lewisville beginning Tuesday evening

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