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ST CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY DISPATCHER 1 in O'Fallon, Missouri
EMERGENCY DISPATCHER I
[ST. CHARLES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMNICATIONS
*[SALARY: $55,775.22 per year[ *(Possible pay up to $61,352.74 upon completion of required training and *[ becoming eligible for mandatory overtime.)
**[This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position which includes a full range of benefits including Paid Time Off, Extended Medical Leave, Holidays, Employee Health, Dental, Life, Disability, Retirement, and Tuition Assistance programs.
**[PURPOSE: [To receive and evaluate incoming emergency and non-emergency calls, compile relevant information from callers, and dispatch Police, Fire, and/or EMS units and personnel to the scene or transfer the call to the appropriate agency.
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Receives
emergency calls
and
dispatches
appropriate
response
units to
the
scene
Gathers
information
and
prioritizes
calls
Tracks availability and status
of
response
personnel
Logs/documents
calls
Relays
information
clearly and concisely
to
response
personnel
and callers
Enters
calls
for
service
data
into
computer
Monitors
multiple
radio
channels
including
mutual aid
communications
Maintains
knowledge
of
emergency communication equipment operations, emergency communication
procedures
and techniques,
and county geography
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