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S.C. first responders mourn the loss of veteran dispatcher

鈥淟amar was an expert at helping others鈥 the Columbia Police Department stated in a social media post

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Telecommunicator Chad Lamar.

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By Noah Feit
The State

COLUMBIA, S.C. 鈥 The unexpected death of a longtime 911 dispatcher in Columbia and Richland County was mourned by multiple emergency agencies in South Carolina.

Chad Lamar died 鈥渟uddenly鈥 Tuesday, according to the . Information about the 50-year-old鈥檚 cause of death was not available.

today for our partners at Columbia - Richland 9-1-1 as they are mourning the loss of one of their own,鈥 the fire department said.

Lamar was a 23-year veteran with the , according to the .

at helping (officers) safely navigate emergency calls for service,鈥 police said.

In his role with ColumbiaRichland 9-1-1, Lamar served as emergency responders鈥 鈥渓ifeline to the world,鈥 according to the .

鈥淎 dispatcher who stays calm no matter what the radio traffic is saying can have a positive influence on an incident. A dispatcher who can crack a joke over the air can break the tension on scene. A dispatcher who knows everything about their system and ours brings order to the chaos quickly,鈥 Irmo officials said. 鈥淐had Lamar was all three of those things and more.

鈥淗e has been the voice that . He鈥檚 also been a friend, mentor and a great human being to all of us. He will be sorely missed in the Midlands.鈥

That sentiment was echoed by the Columbia Fire Department, which said Lamar 鈥渨as a close friend to many members of our fire family. He will be sorely missed.鈥

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