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CHIEF FIRE ALARM DISPATCHERCity of New York • New York City, New York, USA
CHIEF FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER

CHIEF FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER

City of New York • New York City, New York, USA
8 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is the largest Fire Department in the United States and universally is recognized as the worlds busiest and most highly skilled emergency response agency. The Departments main goal is to provide fire protection emergency medical care and other critical public safety services to residents and visitors in the five boroughs. FDNY members are sworn to serve and protect life and property and the Department works to continually educate the public in fire life safety and disaster preparedness along with enforcing public safety codes. Since its inception in 1865 FDNY has helped lead efforts to make New York the safest big city in the nation. This accomplishment requires a steadfast and daily commitment to maintaining the Departments core values.

The Fire Department City of New York (FDNY) seeks a full-time Chief Dispatcher in the Bureau of Communications. Reporting to the Executive Director of Fire Dispatch Operations the Chief Dispatcher under general supervision serves as Tour Supervisors oversight directing dispatch and inside maintenance personnel during a tour of duty in a borough fire communications central office or in a Public Safety Answering Center (PSAC); supervise available Citywide Fire Department resources to maximize fire protection throughout multiple boroughs; direct and perform equipment maintenance; maintain appropriate central office/PSAC records. Oversee SFAD Level I that directly supervise fire alarm signals and special calls; test operate and maintain various central office/PSAC equipment; confer with outside plant personnel regarding circuit problems and perform related equipment adjustments and tests; supervise train and evaluate Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatchers; maintain/complete various logs journals and other paperwork; make notifications in accordance with Bureau of Communications policy including relaying information to superiors on escalating critical conditions or situations; approve and adjust subordinate time records in the CityTime System and related computerized administrative work; conduct scheduled and ad hoc drills; and implement and oversee manual dispatch mode when computer system is down.

SUPERVISING FIRE ALARM DISPATC - 71060


Qualifications :

1. A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and either:

a) three years of satisfactory experience as an airport or railroad traffic controller as a fire alarm dispatcher in a Class A Fire Alarm System in radio or in another communication activity involving emergency dispatching including one year in a supervisory capacity; or b) five years of responsible satisfactory experience in a public contact field of work requiring obtaining of information to provide immediate assistance to persons in emergency or critical situations in which lives and/or property are in jeopardy; including one year in a supervisory capacity; or

2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 above. College education may be substituted on the basis of 30 credits for one year of experience only for the experience described in 1 b) above and only for a maximum of two years. However all candidates must have a four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least three years of experience including one year of supervisory experience.


Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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