What will my training look like?

Below are a few examples of what your training might look like.

  • Week 1: Introduction, Policies, Recording, Website
  • Weeks 2-3: Standard operating guidelines, call taking, preparing computer aided dispatch (CAD) incidents, radio monitoring, prepare shift change email
  • Weeks 4-6: Call taking, preparing computer aided dispatch (CAD) incidents, Monitoring of and keeping a written or typed log of radio traffic
  • Weeks 7-10: Call taking, CAD – Performing all functions, handling radio traffic and dispatching calls for service
  • Weeks 11-14: Call taking, CAD – all functions, radio traffic – dispatching calls for service, Texas Criminal Information Center/National Criminal Information Center functions
  • Weeks 15-16 (GHOST Phase - Evaluation for release from training): Call taking; CAD – all functions; radio – dispatching all calls for service, answering all radio traffic and responding to radio traffic, Texas Criminal Information Center/National Criminal Information Center functions


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1. What is Fire Communications?
2. What are the daily duties of a fire communications officer?
3. What will my training look like?
4. Can I work remotely?
5. What will my working hours look like?