Editing Dispatcher (section)

{{Short description|Communications worker who coordinates wider operations}}
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[[File:Call center PV.jpg|thumb|A dispatcher]]

A '''dispatcher''' is a [[Communication|communications]] worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grier|first=Robin|title=Dispatch|url=http://www.catcomtec.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=34|work=Dispatch Solutions|publisher=Catalyst Communications Technologies, Inc.|access-date=28 May 2011}}</ref> Emergency organizations including [[police|police departments]], [[fire department|fire departments]], and [[emergency medical services|emergency medical services departments]] as well as civilian organizations such as [[motorcycle courier]]s, [[taxicab]] providers, [[Truck driver|trucking companies]], [[railroads]], bus systems, and [[public utility]] companies, use dispatchers to relay information, direct personnel, and coordinate their operations.<ref name=Catalyst>{{cite web|last=Grier|first=Robin|title=What are Dispatch and Interoperability?|url=http://catcomtec.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=34|work=Catalyst|publisher=Catalyst CommunicationsTechnologies|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>