Milledgeville Fire Dispatcher: 24/7 Emergency Comms

911 Emergency Communications; Milledgeville (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance

Retirement plan

Paid leave

Employee-support services

Professional development

Job summary

911 Emergency Communications in Milledgeville, GA seeks Fire Dispatcher personnel to coordinate incident responses and communicate with responding crews. You will receive reports, verify locations, and manage resources across communications channels.

Role requires strong information handling, data accuracy, and familiarity with computer systems and dispatch procedures. Shifts may include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime during major incidents.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent is commonly required.
• Dispatch certification or fire communications training may be required for some assignments.
• Applicants should be comfortable with computer systems, maps, and radio communication.

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

Radio communication

Data entry

Map reading

Attention to detail

Computer systems

Education

High school diploma

Fire dispatch certification

Job description

911 Emergency Communications in Milledgeville, GA seeks Fire Dispatcher personnel to coordinate incident responses and communicate with responding crews. You will receive reports, verify locations, and manage resources across communications channels.

Role requires strong information handling, data accuracy, and familiarity with computer systems and dispatch procedures. Shifts may include nights, weekends, holidays, overtime during major incidents.