Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatcher

SUPERVISING FIRE ALARM DISPATCHER – New York City Fire Department

At Assignment Level I:
Supervising Fire Alarm Dispatchers, under general supervision, serve as Tour Supervisors 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); allocate available Fire Department resources to maximize fire protection throughout one or more boroughs; direct and perform equipment maintenance; maintain appropriate central office/PSAC records.

Base pay range: $86,141.00/yr – $92,732.00/yr

• Four‐year high school diploma or equivalent, and either (a) three years of satisfactory experience as an airport or railroad traffic controller, a fire alarm dispatcher in a Class “A” Fire Alarm System, in radio or 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 requiring obtaining 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.
• Education and/or experience 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 (1b) above and only for a maximum of two years. All candidates must have a four‑year high school diploma or equivalent and at least three years of experience, including one year of supervisory experience.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Public Safety

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pension plan

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