Training

Public Safety Joint Communications
is the 24-hour 911 Public Safety Answering Point and Dispatch Center serving the citizens and emergency response agencies of Columbia and Boone County.

Training

Certifications

Trainees receive approximately 6 months of training. They are certified at Emergency Medical Dispatchers, American Heart Association Certification in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation. Each trainee receives certification from the Missouri Highway Patrol-Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System, and several other dispatch programs.

Upon completion of classroom training (usually lasting several months), they are assigned to a field training officer to complete their training.

Logo image for the National Academy of Emergency Medical Dispatchers. Logo image for the American Heart Association.