Darlene Helderlein has 29 years of experience dispatching police, fire, and EMS departments. She currently works as a telecommunicator for Allegheny County 911, dispatching for 67 police, 60 fire, and 19 EMS departments. Previously, she dispatched departments as a dispatcher for Mon-Valley 911 and Twin Rivers Emergency Communications. She has extensive skills in computer systems, call taking, and emergency response protocols.