Emergency Fire Dispatcher — 24/7 Ops, Critical Communications

County Emergency Communications; Franklin Township (PA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Paid leave

Professional development

Job summary

County Emergency Communications in Cashtown, PA, is seeking Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. Duties include receiving incident reports, verifying locations, alerting units, and maintaining radio communication across responding crews.

Ideal candidates are comfortable with data entry, maps, and radio systems. Fire dispatch certification or EMS training may be required for specific assignments and ongoing professional development is available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED commonly required.
• Fire dispatch certification or EMS dispatch training may be required for certain assignments.
• Comfort with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps and radio communication.

Responsibilities

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms and hazards.
• 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

Radio communication

Data entry accuracy

Computer systems

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

County Emergency Communications in Cashtown, PA, is seeking Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. Duties include receiving incident reports, verifying locations, alerting units, and maintaining radio communication across responding crews.

Ideal candidates are comfortable with data entry, maps, and radio systems. Fire dispatch certification or EMS training may be required for specific assignments and ongoing professional development is available.