Fort Wayne Communications        

The Fort Wayne 911 dispatcher center is located in the City-County building. The Center operates with 14 active work stations upgraded with advanced technology and equipment. The center is a 24 hour, 365 day operation center. We never close! It's staffing include a minimum of nine employees at any one time. All emergency and non-emergency calls come through this center. The dispatch center is an E911 center, short for Enhanced 911. Click on E911 for a complete definition of Enhanced 911.

Below are the basic job descriptions and current numbers for each classification:

Entry Level Pay $30,988.34

Dispatcher I  [15]  Annual Salary $37,118.86  Answers phones for all emergency and non-emergency calls. Works information channel which includes but not limited to: item, vehicle, and person checks, requests for hit confirmations for warrants from other jurisdictions, address and business lookups, board up notifications, contacts other City departments as needed, etc.

Dispatcher II  [9]  Annual Salary $41,245.64  Main police dispatch channel management. Periodically works northwest, southwest, and southeast police talk groups. Works information channel and answers all emergency and non-emergency calls that come into the center.

Dispatcher III  [23]  Annual Salary $42,634.64  Main fire and police dispatch channel management. Periodically works all police and fire talk groups, information channel, and answers all emergency and non-emergency calls that come in.

Fill-in Supervisors [11] Dispatcher III classification minimum requirement. Supervises up to 13 dispatchers per an eight-hour shift, makes appropriate pages and contacts needed personnel required when requested or according to policies and procedures. Also assists other positions as needed.

Captains or Shift Supervisors [3]

Training Coordinator

Operations Supervisor -Click to view!

Director of Communications

{Brief history of our department forthcoming}

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