Fire Dispatcher: Dynamic 24/7 Emergency Communications

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Ransom (IL); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Professional development

Résumé du poste

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Ransom, IL seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and emergencies. You will receive incident information, alert responding crews, and maintain radio discipline.

You’ll work with computer systems, maps, and radios, ensuring accurate data entry and clear communications. Shifts may include overnight hours, weekends, holidays, and overtime during major incidents.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or recognized equivalency credential required.
• Comfort with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps and radio communication.
• Fire dispatch certification or EMS dispatch training may be required for some assignments.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Clear radio communication

Accurate data entry

Maps literacy

Computer systems familiarity

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Ransom, IL seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and emergencies. You will receive incident information, alert responding crews, and maintain radio discipline.

You’ll work with computer systems, maps, and radios, ensuring accurate data entry and clear communications. Shifts may include overnight hours, weekends, holidays, and overtime during major incidents.