Critical Fire Dispatcher: 24/7 Emergency Communications Pro

County Emergency Communications; La Harpe (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Paid leave

Professional development

Overtime pay

Job summary

County Emergency Communications in La Place, IL seeks Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain radio communication with responding crews.

Position requires organized information handling and clear radio communication, with schedules potentially including overnight, weekends, holidays, overtime, and major incident coverage.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Some employers provide entry-level instruction; others seek experienced dispatchers with fire communications training.
• Comfort with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps, and radio communication.

Responsibilities

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms, and hazardous conditions.
• Verify incident locations, access information, and reported risks.
• Alert stations and dispatch apparatus using approved response assignments.
• Monitor radio channels, unit availability, and incident status.
• Relay information about occupants, hazards, and changing conditions.
• Process requests for additional resources through established procedures.
• Coordinate mutual-aid communications when assigned.
• Record dispatch times, unit movements, and significant incident updates.

Skills

Data entry

Map reading

Radio communication

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

County Emergency Communications in La Place, IL seeks Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain radio communication with responding crews.

Position requires organized information handling and clear radio communication, with schedules potentially including overnight, weekends, holidays, overtime, and major incident coverage.