Dispatch Web Links

Dispatch Monthly

News, job openings, and useful links for dispatchers and students.

National Emergency Number Association (NENA)

News, useful links (including a glossary), a job board, continuing education and certification for emergency number program management.

Natural Disaster Information Cards for Emergency 911 Dispatch Centers

These cards lay out one jurisdiction's recommended dispatcher responses to a variety of requests for emergency aid, from large hail injuries to being trapped in an car during a flash flood. This is a .pdf file.

Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials - Washington State Chapter

Employment information, useful local and national links, and information on local training and events. 

Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)

The National APCO website.  Contains employment information, training and web links, plus information on public safety and dispatch issues, lobbying and regulation on the national level.

Dispatch Magazines in the RTC Library

911 Magazine

Other Library Materials

A small sample of the materials RTC Library carries on emergency dispatch.

Last updated: 9/10/08