The Paducah Police Department is looking to hire new employees to fill its open full-time telecommunicator role.
Telecommunicators are responsible for answering 911 calls, dispatching public safety personnel and equipment, and recording and relaying information that may involve life and death situations.
They work in the police department’s communications services division, which answers about 170,000 calls per year, or between 450-500 calls per day. Telecommunicators answer 911 and non-emergency calls for Paducah Police, McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, Paducah Fire Department and nine volunteer fire departments. The department answers 97% of calls in under 10 seconds… READ MORE
