Emergency Fire Dispatcher: Fast-Paced Communications

County Emergency Communications; South Heart (ND); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Professional development

Job summary

County Emergency Communications in South Heart, ND seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain radio communications with responding crews.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent and be comfortable with computer systems, maps, and data entry. Fire dispatch or EMS training may be required for certain assignments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is commonly required.
• Comfort with computer systems, 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

Radio communication

Data entry

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Computer systems

Job description

County Emergency Communications in South Heart, ND seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain radio communications with responding crews.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent and be comfortable with computer systems, maps, and data entry. Fire dispatch or EMS training may be required for certain assignments.