any dispatchers where I work have gone on to become officers. They understand how it is on the other side now. Although your department is small, you guys must...
elcome to the club! So, how is it there in Texas? I have never been there, but it must get really busy huh? Glad to see that you've read some of the posts, now...
ey! Well, I've been on the job for a month, and I guess you could say I'm already trained. I grew up in this area, so I know it pretty good. I've been around...
ello, my name is Starla. I work for a multiagency dispatch center in Texas. We handle four police departments, three fire departments, two ambulance ...
o have you read through the messages to see where everyone is from? So you have been on the job for a month only? Are you just training on calltaking now or...
ello everyone! I'm a new member, and a rookie dispatcher! I've been on the job for 1 month! So far-so good! Anyway, just thought I'd introduce myself, and say...
f you don't mind me asking, how much do you guys get paid there? Here in Hawaii at the Honolulu Polce Dept.,we don't get paid enough for all the work we do and...
i everyone;<br>Just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself.<br>I work at the Cambria County PA Dept of Emergency Services and have been there full time ...
oes anyone on here ever chat? Everytime I come on to check there is never anyone chatting! Anyone interested? I am working a days shift right now so I am...
elcome to our club. As you have probably already read by now, I work for the Honolulu Police Dept. and is really busy here. I just got home from work not too...
elcome! I dispatch for a small department also in southwestern Ohio. We also solo dispatchers! It is not too common to hear of a one person dispatch center...
work for a small police department in Northern Ontario, Canada. Dispatchers work alone, 12 hr shifts. Dayshift is hell but nightshift isn't too bad. Will soon ...
elcome to our club! So do you work for a large department? I work for the Honolulu Police Dept. and it is pretty big. As for that Ode to a Dispatcher, I've...
ello everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Matt. I am a Dispatcher for a small department in northern CA. I am also a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for one of...
was just wondering, how big is your department. Is there alot of dispatchers? So I guess officers work there in dispatch with you guys? Here, the only sworn...
ere....I thought I was the only one running on empty! :-) Seems as though I've been running on empty since I started this job. :-) Yesterday and today has to...
o, we don't give pre-arrival instructions for medical calls. Our 9-1-1 operators determine what the person is asking for then just transfers them over to the...
es, I do work for a fairly small department. Our towns population at night is 13,000 but once daylight hits it rises to 24,000 because of all the industry and...
could have sworn I sent a message on this board yesterday, but now I don't see it. Oh well? Anyways welcome to this club of ours. So it's just you and one...
ust wanted to say hello!! and also introduce myself. I work for a small department (1 dispatcher on duty at a time, need 2 though). We dispatch for ...
ight now I am on 2nd watch which is from 0600-1445 hours. We switch every 5-6 weeks, the next one coming up is the 1st week of October where I'll be switching...
discovered early on....it's not US who are crazy....but the ones we deal with who are crazy. haha! I've been on both sides of the fence...making the ...
auisgirl...I wanted to drop you a line but don't have your e-mail address. Contact me so we could compare notes. Your department sounds just as busy and as ...
his is a great club you have created. Now we dispatchers can come together to talk about whatever is on our mind, etc.. Here at the Honolulu Police ...
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