Which Union Will Fire and EMS Dispatchers Belong to in Spokane?

Wash. firefighters' union clashes with city over EMT qualification for new 911 dispatchers

As Spokane builds its own 911 system after ending its county dispatch contract, Local 29 President Michael Walker says dropping EMT certification requirements for new dispatchers echoes past failures

Which union will fire and EMS dispatchers belong to in Spokane?

SPOKANE, Wash. — In 2022, when the City of Spokane entered into Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC), President of Firefighter's Local 29 union Michael Walker explained, the Spokane Police dispatchers stayed in the City of Spokane.

City, Spokane firefighter union at odds over returning fire dispatchers

When Spokane got rid of its own fire dispatch and outsourced the job to the county’s 911 system in late 2022, the quality of service dropped substantially, according to leaders in the city firefighter union.