City officials are so jittery about causing widespread Ebola panic that 911 dispatchers have been forbidden from dropping any “E”-bombs over the radios, The Post has learned.The great moments of government! They are ready to run your health care! You'll be treated with honesty, we promise.
An FDNY memo instructs all personnel to use more vague terms when discussing the deadly disease, which is threatening to become a global pandemic.
“At no point shall a dispatcher transmit over the radio any message containing the word ‘Ebola’ or related terminology,” according to the advisory, which was obtained by The Post.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Don’t say ‘Ebola’ on the radio: FDNY to 911 dispatchers
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