fire dispatcher
Sends the trucks
A fire dispatcher is the person who receives emergency calls and coordinates the response of fire departments and other emergency services.
They gather information about the location and nature of incidents, dispatch appropriate units, and maintain communication with crews in the field: The fire dispatcher sent three engines to the warehouse blaze.
- 911Crisis response number
- emergency callUrgent contact seeking aid
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- firehouseEmergency responders' headquarters
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- dispatchers911 operator, emergency operator
emergency response role
fire dispatcherfirefighter
Emergency blaze responder
first responder · fire crew · fire captain · paramedic · EMT
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