so i applied for as city police dispatcher position, got a letter in the mail to go down and go through an orientation session, and testing on july 11. So the like after this testing period they will contact us sometime later in july for interviews, so wish me luck !!!!!
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Originally posted by UtahProtectionForce View Postso i applied for as city police dispatcher position, got a letter in the mail to go down and go through an orientation session, and testing on july 11. So the like after this testing period they will contact us sometime later in july for interviews, so wish me luck !!!!!
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All the success in the world. Don't be taken aback when they put you on the dummy switchboard and flood it with calls just to see how you react to pressure. You are the eyes and ears of the police or fire persons on the ground. Don't freak out when you are watching the video, now DVD, on emergency childbirth. It is a marvel to watch.
Enjoy th day,
Bill
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Good luck. Hope you do better than I did. I lasted about 10 shifts with Baton Rouge 911. No dummy boards or training sections there. From Day 1 you are paired with a training dispatcher at a actual 911 desk listening to calls over a set of head phones and being taught On the Job style.
Best advice I could give is to not burn your bridges when you leave your security gig. When I washed out of the 911 dispatch job I was able to go right back to my old SO/EMT job as if I had never left.
SteveHospital Security Officer
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Good luck. I hope yor're still working on starting your own company. It's tough. I did it once and was very successful. It was kind of - "build it and they will come" things.Retail Security Consultant / Expert Witness
Co-Author - Effective Security Management 6th Edition
Contributor to Retail Crime, Security and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic Reference
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Originally posted by mh892 View PostGood luck UPF. Hope you don't desert us when you get that job.Its not how we die that counts.....
Its not how we lived that counts....
all that matters is how we saved that one life that one time by being in the right place at the right time....
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Originally posted by Security Consultant View PostGood luck. I hope yor're still working on starting your own company. It's tough. I did it once and was very successful. It was kind of - "build it and they will come" things.Its not how we die that counts.....
Its not how we lived that counts....
all that matters is how we saved that one life that one time by being in the right place at the right time....
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Originally posted by UtahProtectionForce View Postso i applied for as city police dispatcher position, got a letter in the mail to go down and go through an orientation session, and testing on july 11. So the like after this testing period they will contact us sometime later in july for interviews, so wish me luck !!!!!
Be prepared to prove that you have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Dispatching is a stressful position in which you are often trying to communicate and learn essential information from distraught and emotional people. You may be tested in your interviews through questioning that is meant to "put you on the spot" or make you feel uncomfortable, especially if the interviewers don't seem very nice. Keep in mind that it is all part of the interviewing process. Just stay calm, don't argue with the interviewers, and think of a good answer.
Again, good luck!
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As a former dispatcher, let this phrase guide your thinking LIFE BEFORE PROPERTY
If you are questioned and they say
You have 2 officers on duty
all of a sudden you get three calls a
Burglary
A fire alarm
and a medical emergency
who do you send to what
Good Luck, keep calm, and LISTEN
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Originally posted by ctbgpo View PostAs a former dispatcher, let this phrase guide your thinking LIFE BEFORE PROPERTY
If you are questioned and they say
You have 2 officers on duty
all of a sudden you get three calls a
Burglary
A fire alarm
and a medical emergency
who do you send to what
Good Luck, keep calm, and LISTEN
I would be interested in what the real answer is! My first impression would be to send both Officers to the burglary for thier own protection, ( and posibly home owner if residential) and as the Fire Dept. will be going to the fire alarm and an Ambulance to the medical.Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.
Groucho Marx
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Originally posted by ctbgpo View PostAs a former dispatcher, let this phrase guide your thinking LIFE BEFORE PROPERTY
If you are questioned and they say
You have 2 officers on duty
all of a sudden you get three calls a
Burglary (One officer, if just an alarm, he can call for back up if needed)
A fire alarm (fire dept)
and a medical emergency(fire and med unit)
who do you send to what
Good Luck, keep calm, and LISTENIts not how we die that counts.....
Its not how we lived that counts....
all that matters is how we saved that one life that one time by being in the right place at the right time....
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The question is actually subjective there is no real right answer. I said the Medical
the Fire and then the Burglary.
I got the job so I guess I answered correctly, I have heard different variations of the question, but the last time I was asked it was two police officers, no fd or ems. how would you send them.
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