Police Service Aides (or PSAs) within the Madison Heights Police Department are non-sworn, civilian employees who perform dispatching and other administrative functions not requiring the services of a sworn police officer.
We currently have nine (9) PSAs within the department, and they provide 24-hour coverage in our communications center.
Training
All PSAs must pass an intensive in-house Communications Training and Evaluation Program before being allowed to act independently of other PSAs. Additionally, each PSA attends outside training on Law Enforcement Dispatch, Fire Service Dispatch, and Emergency Medical Dispatch.
As police and fire dispatchers, PSAs answer the E-911 calls, and dispatch police and fire units to a scene while often times providing medically approved pre-arrival instructions to the party on the phone.
PSAs possess high communication skills which are needed to illicit important information from telephone callers. This information provides an increased level of service and protection to victims and responders alike.