Dispatch Overview
The Vernon Police Department's Dispatch Division is the nerve center of VPD. Dispatchers are the first contact most people will have when calling for assistance. Therefore, our dispatchers receive constant classroom and on-the-job training to meet the current demands of the job.
Responsive Actions
The dispatcher position, itself, is a skilled emergency service position that involves receiving emergency 911 and non-emergency requests for police assistance.
Initiative
The job requires a considerable degree of initiative and independent judgment within procedural boundaries in responding to emotional, disturbed and sometimes abusive people in a variety of situations. Work may be done separately or in conjunction with other dispatchers.
Close Contact
Dispatchers determine the nature/urgency of calls, initiate police or other emergency personnel action and maintain close contact with patrol units to monitor response and needed support requirements
Gallery
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Dispatch 1971
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Dispatch 1960-1970s
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Dispatch 1980s
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Our First Transmission
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Dispatch 1981
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Dispatch 2000's