Fire Dispatcher: Critical Incident Communicator

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Justice (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergency Telecommunicator Services seeks Fire Dispatcher positions in Justice, WV. Dispatchers coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazards, receiving incident details, alerting resources, and maintaining communication with responding crews.

The role requires organized information handling and clear radio communication, with shifts that may include overnight, weekends, and holidays depending on the agency’s needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED commonly required.
• 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

Organized information handling

Clear radio communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Emergency Telecommunicator Services seeks Fire Dispatcher positions in Justice, WV. Dispatchers coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazards, receiving incident details, alerting resources, and maintaining communication with responding crews.

The role requires organized information handling and clear radio communication, with shifts that may include overnight, weekends, and holidays depending on the agency’s needs.