Dispatcher’s Home Destroyed by Electrical Fire

A fire that probably started from an electrical short has destroyed the home of Doraville (Geo.) police dispatcher Lisa Guardardo while she was on-duty, leaving her husband and two children in the front yard in their underwear. Guardardo’s husband discovered the fire and called the comm center, but Lisa believed he was calling just to chat, quickly told him she was busy and hung up. His next call was more excited, and when firefighters arrived, the house was totally engulfed by flames. Guardardo waited for relief before leaving the comm center, and later insisted on taking just two hours off for her next shift. However, a police captain told her to take some days off to recover from the disaster. Read more about the fire here.