SAVING THE SHERIFF"S OFFICE

The best part is when I try to change the signal of a call. A sg21 to a 42 for example. The first question they ask is " On whos authority?" On the man with a GD guns authority, thats who!

Id like to ask them on WHOS authority was the call designated a 21 in the first fracking place.

Yea...the dispatching here is still pretty much in the Dark Ages, agree on that. Having the sworn guy have to get permission to change the signal, that a civilian decided to put on it, is pretty funny!! In fairness to the dispatchers though. They usually only get limited information over the phone, and its easier for complainants to lie to them or give them misinfo because it's not face to face. Police dispatchers should not be taking 911 calls though..that is crazy!! The cars should be their 1 and only priority!!

Dispatchers do not tell you when to respond emergency. We advise via the SOP'S IF YOUR SGT. IS LISTENING HE CAN CHANGE THE RESPONSE. HE IS YOUR BOSS.

The supervisors could change the response mode and they do change them if needed. But if the supervisor is on a call dealing with other things he might not hear the call being dispatched. You as a dispatcher should understand that seeing we get x9 all the time because there is laughing and talking going on up there desides all the phone calls you take.

I don't think anyone was taking a shot at dispatch, they were actually talking about the admin's decision to not give us the power to respond in the mode needed. Most agencies allow the officer to make the decision including Punta Gorda and North Port.

Posted: 10/13/07 03:51:26 Post subject:

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The best part is when I try to change the signal of a call. A sg21 to a 42 for example. The first question they ask is " On whos authority?" On the man with a GD guns authority, thats who!

Id like to ask them on WHOS authority was the call designated a 21 in the first fracking place.


Dispatch doesn't care a bean about whose authority but the admin does and they are the ones that have instructed dispatch to get it. If you don't like that then why don't you put a letter in to the admin and ask for that and the dispatching of code calls to be changed instead of %itching about dispatch. They get the best information that they can and can't help that all the truth isn't told. Put your self in there for a couple of months and see how you do.

On whose authority??? :roll: How stupid!!!! :roll:

Here across the border (SSO) we change it to whatever it needs. We can do it instantly, based on what is best or what is needed. I can't believe that you aren't allowed to instantly change it!!!

The supervisors could change the response mode and they do change them if needed. But if the supervisor is on a call dealing with other things he might not hear the call being dispatched. You as a dispatcher should understand that seeing we get x9 all the time because there is laughing and talking going on up there desides all the phone calls you take.

I don't think anyone was taking a shot at dispatch, they were actually talking about the admin's decision to not give us the power to respond in the mode needed. Most agencies allow the officer to make the decision including Punta Gorda and North Port.

Yes you were taking a shot at dispatchers!! Sorry if we are "caught laughing" up at dispatch Sgt. Hey, here is an idea. Why don't you speak into the mic, listen to the radio, and teach your people on the road to treat us with respect. We could do YOUR JOB............YOU COULD NOT DO MINE!! SO GO EAT SOME DONUTS!!!

Donut remarks are uncalled for, especially seeing the constant eating that goes on in that dispatch center. Dont say you can do this job and noone can do yours, that's B.S. and you know it. The bashing is not necessary on either side.

You all want everything. You could not do the dispatchers job. You sit in there for 12 hrs and see how you do. We do our jobs and most of the time yours too! Some deputies play dumb and say they dont know how to do this or that and call up and ask us to do it. Ok, fine. 95% of the time we do it for them. But why the remarks about us answering 911 calls while we are dispatching? We dont want to do that either, but admin. has us doing it. We want to help out a lot more, but again admin. says no. So start complaining to the right people and stop being so rude and upset with the dispatchers. We do work for the same agency. And to the sgt who complained about us telling the road units to x9.......sorry if we were laughing when you heard a x9. We do have 6 other dispatchers in the room, are you saying we are doing that on purpose? Wrong!! We have alot going on in there and sometimes our co workers are too loud. You obviously do not respect dispatchers, our yourself.

I agree with busy in dispatch. Most road units could not do their job, there is a lot of multi tasking and no offense, but most people can not keep up with the pace. I agree that the donuts remark was uncalled for, however that is nothing compared to what the road units think and say about dispatchers. And that person WAS directing their comments to offend dispatchers because no one respects them, least of all the road units.