Receive incoming telephone or alarm system calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police information.
Question callers to determine their locations and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed.
Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.
Record details of calls, dispatches and messages.
Relay information and messages to and from emergency sites, to law enforcement agencies, and to all other individuals and groups requiring notification.
Scan status charts and computer screens, contact emergency response field units to determine emergency units available for dispatch.
Dispatch units available by radio in response to requests for services according to established priorities and procedures.
Provide radio service to all mobile units.
Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area.
Enter, update and retrieve information from teletype networks and computerized data systems regarding wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registration and stolen vehicles.
Maintain access to, and security of, highly sensitive materials.
Maintain files of information relating to emergency calls such as personnel rosters, and emergency call-out and pager files.
Provide criminal history information, vehicle information and driver's license information.

Communications Officer - Dispatch - Baldwin County Sheriffs Office

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