Fire Dispatcher: Fast-Paced Emergency Communications

County Emergency Communications; Vershire (VT); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Professional development

Overtime pay

Résumé du poste

County Emergency Communications seeks dedicated Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and other emergencies in Vershire, Vermont. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain contact with responding crews. Strong radio discipline and accurate data entry are essential.

Applicants should be comfortable with computer systems, maps, and radio communications. Training may include fire dispatch certification and emergency medical dispatch coursework

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required; training provided by some employers.
• Familiar with computer systems, accurate data entry, maps, and radio communication.

Responsabilités

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms, and hazardous conditions.
• Verify incident locations and risks; ensure data accuracy.
• Alert stations and dispatch apparatus using approved assignments.
• Monitor radio channels, unit availability, and incident status.
• Relay information about occupants, hazards, and changing conditions.
• Coordinate requests for additional resources per procedures.

Connaissances

Radio communication

Accurate data entry

Maps reading

Computer systems

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Fire dispatch certification/training

Description du poste

County Emergency Communications seeks dedicated Fire Dispatchers to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and other emergencies in Vershire, Vermont. You will receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain contact with responding crews. Strong radio discipline and accurate data entry are essential.

Applicants should be comfortable with computer systems, maps, and radio communications. Training may include fire dispatch certification and emergency medical dispatch coursework