How much training is required to be a dispatcher?
Dispatchers must complete training as a Call Taker, Fire/EMS Dispatcher, Primary Law Enforcement Dispatcher, and a Data Terminal Operator which usually take approximately 16 weeks. Such training includes Emergency Medical Dispatch Training, CPR certification, outside training with a Fire Agency and Ambulance Service, ILETS Certification. Once initial required training is completed, ongoing education continues on line and as it becomes available. As scheduling allows, each dispatcher will attend the Basic Dispatch Academy and the Advanced Dispatch Academy held by the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) complex in Meridian, ID, Can you use your computers to get information about your friends and neighbors? Absolutely not. All information accessed by dispatchers is for law enforcement officer use only and not for public use. Any misuse of the Idaho Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (ILETS) is punishable by law.
