"9-1-1 what is your....ZZZZZ...."

When a woman contacted 9-1-1 yesterday she did not expect to experience the Maryland dispatcher who was also a firefighter on the other end of the phone to fall asleep while on line to her.

The woman's husband was choking and for a full 38 seconds the operator could be heard snoring loudly until he came to and transferred the emergency call to a second dispatcher.  Throughout the call the snores grew louder and louder. 

The dispatcher has been suspended with pay and the Maryland county 9-1-1 office claims this is an isolated incident.  One expert believes that the event was a result of alcohol consumption on the dispatchers part. 

To watch the Good Morning America video of the incident please go to:   http://gma.yahoo.com/video/health-26594251/911-operator-asleep-during-emergency-call-29435142.html