Fire Dispatcher — Critical Emergency Communications

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Key Biscayne (FL); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 72 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Employee-support services

Professional development

Overtime / shift premiums

Résumé du poste

The Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Key Biscayne seeks Fire Dispatcher opportunities to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, hazardous conditions, and other emergencies. Dispatchers manage incident information, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews.

Applicants should be comfortable with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps, and radio communication, and may require fire dispatch or EMS dispatch training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma commonly required; some employers provide entry-level instruction; others seek experienced dispatchers with fire communications training.
• Comfortable with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps, and radio communication.
• Fire dispatch certification or emergency medical dispatch training may be required for particular assignments.

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

Organizational skills

Data entry accuracy

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Fire dispatch training / EMS dispatch training

Outils

Computer systems

Maps

Radio communications equipment

Description du poste

The Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Key Biscayne seeks Fire Dispatcher opportunities to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, hazardous conditions, and other emergencies. Dispatchers manage incident information, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews.

Applicants should be comfortable with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps, and radio communication, and may require fire dispatch or EMS dispatch training.