Career Information Services
Dispatchers
Dispatchers
For information on training and certification for police, fire, and emergency dispatchers, contact:
National Academy of Emergency Medical
Dispatch, 139 East South Temple, Suite 530, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
Internet:
www.emergencydispatch.org
Association of Public Safety Communications
Officials, 2040 S. Ridgewood, South Daytona, FL 32119-2257.
Internet: http://www.apcointl.org
International Municipal Signal Association,
165 East Union St., P.O. Box 539, Newark, NY 14513-0539.
Internet:
www.imsasafety.org
For information on train dispatchers, contact:
American Train Dispatchers Association, 1370 Ontario St., Cleveland, OH 44113.
Information on job opportunities for police, fire, and emergency dispatchers is available from personnel offices of State and local governments or police departments. Information about work opportunities for other types of dispatchers is available from local employers and State employment service offices.