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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE RESCUE DISPATCH POSITIONS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Fire Rescue has other responsibilities than fire and emergency response, one of the divisions under the purview of the Fire Rescue Chief is Communications, which is primarily the function of dispatching emergency response vehicles and taking emergency-911 and non-911 related calls. Due to an increase in the call-load and overtime, a request for five (5) additional positions is being made for the current fiscal year (FY21). This request is a health, safety, and welfare issue for those individuals that need fire and/or emergency medical services.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Taryn G. Kryzda
Title: County Administrator
REQUESTED BY: Martin County Fire Chief Chad Cianciulli
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Within the Fire Rescue Department, is the Communications Division, or Dispatch. There are currently fifteen (15) positions assigned to that division with one of the positions being a supervisor. The last time an additional position was included in the budget was in the FY2012-2013 (FY13) budget. At that time, a planning position in Emergency Management was reclassified to a Senior Telecommunicator position due to an increase in the call-load and overtime. Prior to FY13, a position was added in FY06, when the total positions for the communications division went from thirteen (13) to fourteen (14).
The communications, or dispatch operations, are physically located at the Public Safety Complex. Dispatchers for the Sheriff and Fire Rescue are completely different in the type of calls that they receive, therefore, their certification, protocols, and training differ. Each dispatch operation is a 24-hour daily operation, 7 days a week and includes calls for all of the County, including municipalities. In 1999 Congress passed the Wireless Communications and Publi...
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