Fire Dispatch Specialist — 24/7 Emergency Ops

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Crownsville (MD); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Professional development

Résumé du poste

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Crownsville, MD, seeks qualified Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous situations. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain contact with responding units.

Work may require overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and coverage during major incidents. A high school diploma is commonly required; firefighting or dispatch training and certification can be preferred.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalency is commonly required.
• Applicants should be comfortable with computer systems, data entry, maps, and radio communication.
• Fire dispatch certification or emergency training may be required for some assignments.

Responsabilités

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms, and hazards.
• Verify incident locations and reported risks.
• Alert stations and dispatch apparatus using approved assignments.
• Monitor radio channels, unit availability, and incident status.
• Relay information about occupants, hazards, and changing conditions.
• Process requests for additional resources and coordinate mutual aid.

Connaissances

Information management

Radio communication

Data entry

Maps

Computer systems

Formation

High school diploma

Outils

GIS

Dispatch software

Radio systems

Description du poste

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Crownsville, MD, seeks qualified Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous situations. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain contact with responding units.

Work may require overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and coverage during major incidents. A high school diploma is commonly required; firefighting or dispatch training and certification can be preferred.