Limerick City and County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which temporary and permanent vacancies for Emergency Control Operator may be filled throughout the lifetime of the panel.

Limerick City and County Council operates the Munster Regional Communications Centre (MRCC) on behalf of local authorities in Munster. This centre is responsible for the receipt of Emergency Fire Service calls and the despatch of Fire Appliances and other resources within the Munster Region.  Additionally, the centre liaises with other regional communication centres and national agencies and may take other communication centre’s emergency calls during busy periods.  The MRCC also takes non-emergency calls for the Munster Region.

The primary role of an Emergency Control Operator is to receive and dispatch emergency fire service calls.  They also perform a broad range of other administrative and operational tasks. 

Further Information is available on our website.