Communications Department
The communications department is a simple and easy department that looks for people who want to contribute to the DoJ and knows their way around a dispatch system.
Mission Statement
To provide the very best service to the citizens of Horizon Australia by answering 911 and non-emergency calls in a prompt, efficient, and professional manner and dispatching the appropriate response, we help save lives, protect properties, and assist citizens in their time of need.
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Certification Program
- Our Certification Program is our newest program that allows any dispatcher to participate in obtaining 1 and/or all of our 3 types of Certifications.
Our Vision
- To protect the citizens of Horizon Australia, as well as coordinate our fellow Police Officers, Troopers, Deputies & Medics to aid the public with the speed and reliability necessary to uphold the law.
Why join Communications?
- The Communications Division is the backbone between the public and the emergency services that we work with. Communications is always looking for those who possess the great ability, tenacity, and desire to be part of protecting the three and helping to save lives.
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Programs
Sit Along Program
- Our Sit Along Program is one of a kind. Newly trained recruits are required to do this program if they score below an 89% on the final exam, and those that score 90% or above have the choice to do the sit along program or move on to an Evaluation.
- The Sit Along Program TO's, or training operators, are our most successful dispatchers. The program consists of sitting in with an assigned TO for a required amount of time to learn and also get hands-on experience. A basic evaluation is done after the sit alongs are complete and your TO feels you will be fit to dispatch on your own.