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<p>A dispatcher is a <a href="/facts/Communication/EGEkchsT">communications</a> worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service. Emergency organizations including <a href="/facts/Police/rrdGISgt">police departments</a>, <a href="/facts/Fire_department/4N6R8YdV">fire departments</a>, and <a href="/facts/Emergency_medical_services/K1uGpEH0">emergency medical services departments</a> as well as civilian organizations such as <a href="/facts/Motorcycle_courier/T0EEH04o">motorcycle couriers</a>, <a href="/facts/Taxicab/BfFU6MIY">taxicab</a> providers, <a href="/facts/Truck_driver/scz4lfAd">trucking companies</a>, <a href="/facts/Railroads/9nJQbsDV">railroads</a>, bus systems, and <a href="/facts/Public_utility/BzslJKc3">public utility</a> companies, use dispatchers to relay information, direct personnel, and coordinate their operations. </p>