Fort Myers Fire Dispatcher: Emergency Communications Pro

911 Emergency Communications; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Professional development

Job summary

911 Emergency Communications in Fort Myers is seeking Fire Dispatcher opportunities to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. Dispatchers receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews.

Duties include recording reports, verifying locations, dispatching apparatus, monitoring radio channels, and coordinating mutual aid. The role may require overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and rotation to cover major

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED required; some agencies accept recognized equivalency.
• Fire dispatch certification or EMT/incident-management coursework may be required for certain assignments.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Clear radio communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Dispatch software

GPS/maps

Job description

911 Emergency Communications in Fort Myers is seeking Fire Dispatcher opportunities to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. Dispatchers receive incident information, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews.

Duties include recording reports, verifying locations, dispatching apparatus, monitoring radio channels, and coordinating mutual aid. The role may require overnight shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, and rotation to cover major