How do they match: Public Safety Telecommunicators

  • Communications Specialist
  • Dispatch Specialist
  • Police and Fire Dispatcher
  • Telecommunications Specialist

  • Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.
  • Maintain files of information relating to emergency calls, such as personnel rosters and emergency call-out and pager files.
  • Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area.

  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
  • Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.