Advice for a To-Be Dispatcher?

[Piggy]

Hey one I forgot that TPD reminded me of when he said conditions, locations...you'll be doing 100 things at once, but if you get a call of a tree down and a domestic, the domestic will come first. However, if the tree is down in the middle of a road at night, let the Officer know right away so he doesn't take it out on the way.

Also, try to relay information as it was given to you. It'll help you from looking like you aren't doing your job. For example, someone calls in a domestic, sounds intoxicated and hangs up the phone so you can't get all the information you need. When the Officer asks for further information, don't respond with "I don't know" or "I can't advise". Explain that the CP sounded intoxicated, and hung up on you, and that you are trying to re-establish contact. You'll have less Officer complaints about your job.

[MOCOP]

We used to have an outstanding dispatcher. He would keep us informed of what was going on on scene. And especially in winter advise of road conditions in the area we were enroute to. Ya never got blindsided when he was on the air.

But he's damn fine Deputy now :D

[soundwave]

1. Learn to drink lots of coffee, just short of inserting an IV.

2. Learn to talk on the phone, type on the computer, use the foot pedal to operate a radio and eat your dinner all at the same time.

3. Learn to hate sleep.

4. Learn how to hold your pee for 4 hours.

5. Learn to hear many complaints from mentals about aliens.

6. EXERCISE - if you don't you'll get fat from all the food and snacks laying around.

Wow guys, that was great information. Especially Piggy and TPD, thanks! But for stud, I have my response to your rules:

1. I already have an IV. ;O)

2. I work in the computer consulting arena as a security specialist. I can refill my IV (screw food lol), dismantle a Fortune 500 security system, and cuss-out a tech support dork on my cellphone all while I'm telling his supervisor the many ways he can creatively fire his tech on a landline and getting pissed at my computer for not keeping up with my typing. lol

3. Sleep gets between me and my coffee. Not a good thing to do.

4. Used to hold it for 10 hours straight (even with my IV) for a certain job I had where we were not given any breaks and could not leave.

5. My uncle believes that the CIA can see every home in the world because they have cameras in every TV across America. 'Nuff said.

6. Aw, come on. You know you'd enjoy Cartman impersonations over the radio and visualizing it in your head. lol

And one last thing... We live over 40 miles from the nearest town. We have a Pizza Hut, Dairy Queen and gas stations. No Micky D's. ;O) Cheers!

[michiganstud]

Wow guys, that was great information. Especially Piggy and TPD, thanks! But for stud, I have my response to your rules:

Wow, i'd hire you on the spot!!!! :D