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Borger PD Is Hiring !

NOTICE OF VACANCY BORGER POLICE DEPARTMENT 

A job opening will be available in the Police Department for a 911 Dispatcher.  The starting salary

for this position will be $2273.85 a month or $1049.47 bi-weekly based on the applicant

qualifications.

JOB SUMMARY:

Acts as receptionist and operates central base radio equipment and provides timely and accurate transmittal of information and messages regarding police operations.  Receive and send messages in the police communications center during an assigned shift.

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ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Incumbent will have the responsibility for the operation of the central base radio equipment by answering incoming radio and telephone calls, including 911 operations, dispatching police patrol cars, fire and EMS vehicles to emergencies, maintain accurate account of the location of patrol cars, assists police officers in locating streets and addresses and maintain radio dispatch logs; prepare required reports; operate teletype, receives and relays information to the state police, county sheriff, and various other law enforcement agencies; look up numbers for stolen cars; check wanted persons by name and date of birth; act as receptionist, receives fines, books prisoners, orders their meals, and maintains records of time in jail, monitors burglar alarms; notify ambulance, towing services, road maintenance crews, signal light crews, and the Fire Department when necessary; perform other duties as assigned.  =================================================================

OTHER ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Incumbent must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time and perform other duties as assigned.

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REQUIRED EDUCATION, DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND/OR LICENSE:

Incumbent must have a high-school diploma, and must be able to obtain Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TECLEOSE) certification for police dispatchers.  National Crime Information System and Texas Crime Information System certification.  Any certifications required to perform police radio or telecommunications duties required by any governmental agency having duties to regulate the activity.

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EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS:

Incumbent should know or be able to learn the names and location of the streets and principal buildings in the City; receive and route messages to appropriate personnel for action.  Read and interpret policies and procedures governing radio operations.  Act calmly and accurately in an emergency.  Speak clearly and concisely with a well-modulated voice under emergency conditions.  Keep records and executes miscellaneous routine clerical work.  Establish and maintain effective working relationship with other employees and the public.

Anyone qualified and desiring to apply for this position should contact Workforce Solutions, 1315 W. Wilson Street in Borger by  5:00 p.m., on Friday,  July 08, 2011.           (806) 274-7171

We Need Rain !

Remember most counties in Texas have fireworks bans in place!

Fireworks Bans in Place

Area counties ban fireworks | Amarillo Globe-News

Posted: June 8, 2011 - 12:52am

Stephen Spillman / Amarillo Globe-News

A fireworks stand sits near charred grassland Tuesday in the 2300 block of Tascosa Road. Area counties such as Potter County have put a ban on the sale of fireworks.

By By Yann Ranaivo 

Severe drought conditions have prompted at least five Texas Panhandle counties to temporarily ban the use and sale of fireworks.

Potter, Carson and Armstrong counties each enacted a 60-hour disaster declaration Tuesday. Those counties then sent their declarations to Gov. Rick Perry, who has the authority to extend up to 30 days the period the orders are in effect.

The counties want to keep the orders in place through the July 4 holiday, said Lucy Nashed, a Perry spokeswoman. Parmer and Hall counties also sent declaration requests to Perry, Nashed said. Perry has already granted Hall’s request.

“We’ve received a number (of requests) already, and several have been approved,” Nashed said, adding that Perry approved seven declarations Tuesday morning.

Randall County has made no disaster declaration, Judge Ernie Houdashell said.

National Weather Service figures show that the first five months of this year is the driest period Amarillo has experienced since the agency began collecting local weather data in 1890. Amarillo has received .68 of an inch of rain this year, far less than the roughly 9.3 inches the city received by this time last year. The second driest January-June period occurred in 1953, when the city received 2.8 inches of rain.

“We’re at 6.23 inches below normal,” weather service forecaster Justyn Jackson said. “So compared with last year, there’s a big difference.”

The drought, strong winds and high temperatures have fueled wildfires that have burned 43,713 acres in Potter and Randall counties this year, said Kevin Starbuck, emergency management coordinator for Amarillo, Potter and Randall counties. This year’s fires have destroyed 82 homes and 145 sheds and outbuildings, he said.

“But (the acreage) doesn’t count fires such as the one (last month) that started in Deaf Smith and spread into Randall,” he said. “So, that number (the acreage) is probably significantly higher than 43,713 acres.”

Potter is taking all the steps it can to prevent wildfires, said Dave Kemp, first assistant to the county attorney.

“I doubt that you would even get permission to do a controlled burn under these conditions,” he said, adding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality can issue permits allowing controlled burns.

The disaster declarations and burn bans only affect the parts of Potter County outside Amarillo because the city has ordinances that ban the use of fireworks and regulate outdoor burning.

While Randall has no declaration in place, it is planning to talk about the drought problem with Texas lawmakers, said Houdashell, who will be in Austin today.

“We’ve got a serious fire situation, and I’m going down to talk to a couple of legislators,” he said.
Weary firefighters and residents worried about the threat of wildfires may welcome the disaster declarations, but those who sell fireworks say they are being singled out.

The declarations are unfair because they make no consideration for other activities that can start wildfires, said Joe Daughtry, president of the Texas Fireworks Association, which lobbies for fireworks vendors.

“Our association has done a lot of background research, and the fireworks in this state have proven to be safe,” he said. “They go up in the air and they are designed to break up in the air, and the sparks are designed to break up before they hit the ground. Less than 1 percent of most fires in Texas come from fireworks.”

Daughtry said the counties that made disaster declarations should consider banning outdoor smoking, barbecuing, driving, welding and other activities that have been known to start wildfires.

TFA figures show the state’s fireworks industry generated about $95 million in 2008, the latest year figures were available. Daughtry said the state has about 4,000 fireworks vendors.

While understanding of Daughtry’s view, Armstrong County Judge Hugh Reed said counties can only address activities the state allows them to ban.

“(Daughtry), he’s exactly right, but we can only do what the Legislature authorizes us to do,” Reed said. “For me, in these present conditions, I want to take every legal means to prevent a fire from happening.”

Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates a fireworks ban can be fined up to $1,000 or be confined up to 180 days in jail.