911 Telecommunicator
Dupage Public Safety Communications
Glendale Heights, Illinois
Duties involve answering 9-1-1 calls and asking questions to the caller to determine their locations, and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed, transmitting vital information to the appropriate emergency personnel via the radio, relaying information via a computer-aided dispatch terminal, and answering administrative and non-emergency phone lines.• Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with… Show more Duties involve answering 9-1-1 calls and asking questions to the caller to determine their locations, and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed, transmitting vital information to the appropriate emergency personnel via the radio, relaying information via a computer-aided dispatch terminal, and answering administrative and non-emergency phone lines.• Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.• Monitor alarm systems to detect emergencies such as fires and illegal entry into establishments• Ability to prioritize multiple emergency calls and dispatch appropriate services.• Answer routine inquiries, and refer calls not requiring dispatches to appropriate departments and agencies. Show less