Fire Control Dispatcher

Supervisory Fire Control Dispatcher

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Division of Forestry is recruiting for a Supervisory Fire Control Dispatcher who serves as the Assistant Center Manager at the Elko Interagency Dispatch Center. This position performs the supervisory functions for the state employees in the dispatch centers, such as scheduling, approving timesheets, updating work performance standards and completing performance evaluations for the Fire Control Dispatcher 1 and 2s, as well as acting as the floor supervisor to help facilitate and coordinate the emergency dispatch response during Wildland Fire Season.

This position is also responsible for performing building steward duties, ensuring that the state facility is being properly maintained, fire safety systems are operational, and safety issues are being addressed.

Fire Control Dispatchers operate communication equipment at an assigned interagency communications center, and dispatch personnel, supplies, aircraft, and mobile equipment to fire scenes, medical emergencies, law enforcement incidents, hazardous materials incidents, and other emergency situations.

The position requires graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of emergency dispatching experience, two years of which must have been in a fire control or public safety agency; or two years of experience as a Fire Control Dispatcher II in Nevada State service; or an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

The job duties include dispatching emergency response personnel and equipment to incident scenes, receiving calls and obtaining pertinent information regarding the problem, location, person reporting and telephone number; determining the nature and extent of equipment and personnel required for the situation and dispatching nearest available units to provide protection for life, property and natural resources during medical emergencies, vehicle accidents, structural or wildland fires, and other emergency situations.

The position also involves maintaining communication with responding units, reporting parties and Division office; establishing priorities and coordinating and updating information concerning the incident; mobilizing and dispatching additional resources and logistical support as appropriate or as requested by the incident commander; contacting and advising other agencies, special response teams, and other interested parties of pertinent information.

In addition to the full range of duties outlined above, positions allocated to this class either supervise and evaluate the performance of Fire Control Dispatchers employed by the state and other agencies; or oversee and direct dispatching activities in a complex interagency communications center such as the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center on an assigned shift; establish and revise the priorities in emergency incidents, adjust dispatcher work assignments as needed, and make decisions regarding the deployment of personnel, equipment and support services to emergency scenes.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.