Fire Dispatcher: Coordinate Emergencies & Radio Traffic

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Davenport (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Employee-support services

Professional development

Job summary

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Davenport, NE seeks Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews.

The role requires organized information handling, clear radio communication, and proficiency with computer systems, maps, and data entry. Shifts may include overnight, weekends, holidays, overtime, and major incident coverage.

Qualifications

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

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

Organizational skills

Clear radio comms

Data entry

Map reading

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Radio consoles

Job description

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Davenport, NE seeks Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews.

The role requires organized information handling, clear radio communication, and proficiency with computer systems, maps, and data entry. Shifts may include overnight, weekends, holidays, overtime, and major incident coverage.