Under general supervision, incumbents receive and relay calls for assistance via telephone, radio, and computer terminal; answer and/or redirect calls for information; establish priority and dispatch emergency calls; monitor, acknowledge, and input computerized alarm data; monitor and respond to video display activity; track and document all related activities; access, report, and update automated criminal records; receive, dispatch, and maintain hard copy records; research and compose reports and communications equipment as required. Public Safety Dispatchers typically answer telephones, respond to analog and digital alarms, operate a variety of two-way, multi-frequency radio equipment to dispatch and communicate with police officers, emergency medical personnel, fire fighters, hazardous material response teams, parking enforcement officers, community service officers, and civilian department employees.