Fire Dispatcher — Overtime & Growth Opportunities

911 Emergency Communications; Loco Hills (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

911 Emergency Communications in Loco Hills, NM seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires and emergencies. You will receive incident reports, verify locations, alert stations, and maintain radio communications with responding crews.

The role emphasizes organized information handling, accurate data entry, and adherence to established response plans under supervision of authorized personnel. On-call shifts may apply.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Fire communications training may be required for some roles.
• Comfort with computer systems, data entry, maps, and radio communication.

Responsibilities

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms and hazards.
• Verify incident locations, access information and risks.
• Alert stations and dispatch responding units.
• Monitor radio channels, unit availability and incident status.
• Relay information about occupants, hazards and changing conditions.
• Process requests for additional resources through procedures.
• Coordinate mutual-aid communications when assigned.
• Record dispatch times and unit movements.

Skills

Radio communication

Data entry accuracy

Information organization

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Computer systems

Maps

Dispatch software

Job description

911 Emergency Communications in Loco Hills, NM seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires and emergencies. You will receive incident reports, verify locations, alert stations, and maintain radio communications with responding crews.

The role emphasizes organized information handling, accurate data entry, and adherence to established response plans under supervision of authorized personnel. On-call shifts may apply.