Radio Dispatcher

13:38 hours. MVA Response. Aid 25, Engine 16, Engine 17 ...

Someone has to tell them where to go!

I was a 9-1-1 dispatcher for five years. Enjoyed working the fire board a lot better than the police board. Not because it was slower, but because I thought I identified with them more. Having been a volunteer fire fighter for a short time, and watching shows like Emergency!

And I know a dispatcher, in most cases, is not a fire fighter, but this blog is about fire department shoulder patches and fire departments. So I'm kind of stretching the envelope a little bit to include this Radio Dispatcher patch. After all, a dispatcher is a vital part of any emergency communications traffic.