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I think this is a superpower we already have; to help calm someone down when they’re having a stressful moment.

So often, as Telecommunicators, we find that we’ve already completed half of our tasks before we’ve even been able to explain to the callers that help is on the way. We’ve entered our information into …

What superpowers do public safety telecommunicators have? I can tell you Telecommunicators possess many hidden superpowers which include maintaining calm in the face of chaos, being able to multi-task while under great pressure of an …

Dispatchers are expected to anticipate every need of their officers (read their mind) . Just get someone here!  (know where “here” is) As a supervisor, know exactly what call (out of 30 on your screen) …

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to know where people are without asking them? I’d say read their minds but not sure we’d want that power. To just automatically know as soon as you …

Every telecommuncator must have a megabrain.  We have to be able to be quick-thinking, see into the future to anticipate the questions our first responders might have and be ready for anything to happen at …

There are multiple superpowers that I think could be beneficial for a telecommunicator to have. One of the most simple and obvious ones being mind reading. There are often times where, as a telecommunicator, I …

Public safety telecommunicators begin and end each call with a sense of calm. They never know what type of call they are receiving when the headset rings. They take a breath, answer the call, and …

Omnilingualism would be a must have as a Telecommunicator superhero. Just imagine having the ability to not only read/comprehend, but also fluently carry on a conversation in any and all languages. You would be able …

When it comes it wishing for a superpower in an ECC, I think we could all be in agreement that having an actual crystal ball and able to see the past, present and future would …

Let’s not forget the statistic that only 2% of the WORLD’s population can do this job!  After 25 years, (and I personally know several that have done it way longer than I have), this is …

Dual superpowers??? That’s right! Superhuman Intelligence and Location Manipulation**BOOM**We absorb knowledge at super speed and manipulate objects to locations**BAMM**we are an enormous asset to our partnering agencies with our unbelievable knowledge of everything **POW**our ability …

Two very crucial parts of dispatching are loving what you do and loving who you do it with. Dispatch may be a calling, but it is also your family. Quite often in our families, there …

911 Dispatchers through highly trained and skilled abilities have an innate passive ability to pacify callers and those in crisis.

As dispatchers we begin to form a way of hearing that is different compared to average civilians. We are trained to listen for different types of items in backgrounds of calls and during radio traffic …

Oh, how much easier the life of a telecommunicator would be if we could all just see what our complainants are seeing. No more having to ask “which direction did they go?” and hearing “that …

With the odd hours and the various shifts the kinds of foods we put into our body would kill most “normal” people. The ability to have Indestructible Digestion means no more Tums or Heartburn meds, …

As telecommunications officers our job titles are everything from councilor to nurse. We hear what the callers and officers are saying, but can you imagine if we could get an inside glimpse of what is …

Telecommunicators need the superpower “incredible patience” as they navigate a variety of high pressure situations with a bunch of different callers! Whether callers are escalated, stressed, or upset, telecommunicators need to maintain patience to progress …

Along with multitasking all of these skills we should also have the ability to maintain a professional environment be able to show peer cooperation work together as a team. We should also be able to …

When people call 911 it is usually on the worst day of their lives. They or a family member is hurt or worse. I wish as a telecommunicator that I could have the ability to …

The Dispatchers work together as one.  With the power to read each other’s minds, they work together to get the job done.  The power makes them strong.  

Telecommunicators already have the superpower of understanding callers when they are unable to speak clearly.  Whether it’s because of a speech impediment, mumbling, crying or thick accents, telecommunicators manage to understand some of the most …

What superpowers do public safety telecommunicators have? This is something I have actually been thinking a lot about lately. Not in the superhero sense per se but in the sense of what it is that …

In need of a break?  Overwhelmed with radio traffic?  Pressured to enter call text quickly?  Trying to do all of these at once?  ‘The Pause Button’ is the solution to your every problem! Let’s face it; …

I wish I could see every caller and their location through the telephone.  I wish I knew that every first responder would never be harmed or in danger at their scene.  I wish I had …

We cannot always dodge bullets, sometimes they hit you between the eyes. They may try and shoot us down, but we don’t fall – we get back up and come back stronger. Bullets big or …

Intangible is defined as “unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence”. A dispatcher is an agency’s most intangible asset as we are never seen nor physically present but we are always there …

We have the ability to take words we would like to say and quickly change them into words that should be said instead 😉

Having the ability to have telepathic mind powers would allow a dispatcher to know exactly what is going on the person calling.  They would be able to get the entire story instead of the parts …

Melbourne Police and Fire Dispatchers appear to be like any other citizen of Brevard County…. parent, sibling, dog owner and cat lover…  but once we step through the portals at 701 S Babcock, our Ninja …

I feel telecommunicators should have the compassion to be able to relate to any type of person whether they are scared, angry , or emotions just running high. I also thin empathy is very important …

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