The addition of an emergency line specifically to address fireworks complaints on the Fourth of July seemed to provide quick dividends for Sedgwick County authorities on Wednesday night.
Five dispatchers and a supervisor began staffing a phone line — 316-290-1011 — from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 3 a.m. Thursday in order to keep 911 free for emergency calls.
The county originally had four dispatchers set up for the special line but decided to up the number by one dispatcher on Wednesday.
Read more at http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/04/2397804/sedgwick-county-special-fireworks.html