How do they match: Public Safety Telecommunicators

  • Police and Fire Dispatcher

  • Enter, update, and retrieve information from teletype networks and computerized data systems regarding such things as wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registration, and stolen vehicles.
  • Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area.
  • Receive incoming telephone or alarm system calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police and fire service, emergency ambulance service, information, and after-hours calls for departments within a city.