Round-the-Clock Fire Dispatcher: Impactful Ops

Emergency Telecommunicator Services; Laingsburg (MI); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Insurance coverage

Retirement programs

Paid leave

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Laingsburg, MI seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. The dispatcher will receive incident details, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews to ensure efficient operations.

The role emphasizes organized information handling, radio discipline, and adherence to established response plans, with potential for varied shifts to cover all hours and major incidents.

Qualifikationen

• High school diploma or GED commonly required.
• Fire dispatch certification or EMS dispatch training may be required for particular assignments.
• Comfort with computer systems and accurate data entry is expected.

Aufgaben

• Receive and document reports of fires, rescues, alarms, and hazardous conditions.
• Verify incident locations and reported risks; ensure accuracy of data.
• Alert stations and dispatch units 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.

Kenntnisse

Radio communication

Data entry

Computer systems

Maps

Ausbildung

High School Diploma

Jobbeschreibung

Emergency Telecommunicator Services in Laingsburg, MI seeks a Fire Dispatcher to coordinate responses to fires, rescues, and hazardous conditions. The dispatcher will receive incident details, alert resources, and maintain communication with responding crews to ensure efficient operations.

The role emphasizes organized information handling, radio discipline, and adherence to established response plans, with potential for varied shifts to cover all hours and major incidents.