How do they match: Public Safety Telecommunicators

  • 911 Dispatcher
  • 911 Emergency Dispatcher
  • 911 Emergency Services Dispatcher
  • Dispatch Manager
  • Dispatch Specialist
  • Dispatch Tech
  • Dispatch Technician
  • Dispatcher
  • Ambulance Dispatcher
  • Communications Dispatcher
  • Emergency Dispatcher
  • Emergency Communications Dispatcher
  • Emergency Medical Dispatcher
  • Emergency Telecommunications Dispatcher
  • Emergency Vehicle Dispatcher
  • Fire Dispatcher
  • Fire Fighters Dispatcher
  • Forest Fire Fighters Dispatcher
  • Police Dispatcher
  • Police and Fire Dispatcher
  • Police Communications Dispatcher
  • Police Radio Dispatcher
  • Public Safety Dispatcher
  • Radio Dispatcher
  • Security Dispatcher
  • Service Dispatcher
  • Transportation Dispatcher

  • Answer routine inquiries, and refer calls not requiring dispatches to appropriate departments and agencies.
  • Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.
  • Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area.
  • Operate and maintain mobile dispatch vehicles and equipment.
  • Record details of calls, dispatches, and messages.
  • Scan status charts and computer screens, and contact emergency response field units to determine emergency units available for dispatch.