Crime & Safety
Fairfax County Seeks Emergency Dispatchers
Emergency dispatchers answer emergency and non-emergency calls.
Can you handle pressure? Fairfax County is looking for emergency medical, police, and fire dispatchers.
Fairfax County Public Safety Communicators answer all 911 and non-emergency calls. The information is entered into the Computer Aided Dispatch System, monitoring and controlling public safety resources.
Shifts are typically 12 and-a-half hours long. Base pay is $18.29 per hour depending on experience. Applicants must have no felony convictions or commission of serious misdemeanors, among other qualifications.
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Trainees also learn skills on the CAD system, animal control, and geography among other skills.
To find out more about becoming a dispatcher, visit Fairfax County's website.
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