Emergency Fire Dispatcher — 24/7 Communications Hub

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Cedarville (IL); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Cedarville, IL is seeking Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses for fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain clear radio communication with responding crews.

Responsibilities include documenting reports, verifying locations, relaying changes, and monitoring unit status across shifts that may include overnights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is commonly required.
• Dispatcher certification or EMS dispatch training may be required for some assignments.
• Comfort with computer systems, maps, and radio communication is essential.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Radio communication

Organized information handling

Data entry accuracy

Map reading

Incident documentation

Attention to detail

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Outils

Computer systems

Radio communications equipment

Description du poste

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Cedarville, IL is seeking Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses for fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain clear radio communication with responding crews.

Responsibilities include documenting reports, verifying locations, relaying changes, and monitoring unit status across shifts that may include overnights, weekends, and holidays.