Overview:

An incident tactical dispatcher is a specially trained individual qualified to operate away from the dispatch center in a command post, base camp or at the incident scene. Incident tactical dispatchers leverage the multi-tasking, communication, accountability and documentation skills of successful telecommunicators to provide public safety communications expertise and support at planned events and extended incidents such as hostage situations, multi-alarm fires, search and rescue operations, bombings, and active shooter incidents. Incident tactical dispatchers may support the communications unit as a single resource or as part of an incident tactical dispatch team. This four-day course is designed for experienced dispatchers who are familiar with the Incident Command System and dispatch operations. The course offers an end of course INTD exercise on the fourth day.

Instructors:

This course is taught by OEC/ICTAP instructors who have both dispatch and communications unit experience. The course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the tasks and skills of an incident tactical dispatcher. Each attendee participates in hands-on training exercises and receives a position task book.

Prerequisites:

To attend this course, applicants must have the following prerequisites:

• Have an awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology.
• Have a public safety background with three years of experience in dispatch operations.
• Completion of the OEC Communications Unit Awareness web-based course. (view here) No course completion certificate is generated.
• Completion of the following FEMA independent study (IS) training courses (current versions required, the letter after the course number is significant):
  • IS-100.c: Introduction to the ICS
  • IS-144: Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce Basic Course
  • IS-200.b: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Incidents
  • IS-700.b: National Incident Management System, an Introduction
  • IS-800.c: National Response Framework, an Introduction

Registration:

REGISTER HERE

Sept. 10-13, 2019
Overland Park Fire Training Academy
12401 Hemlock St,
Overland Park, KS 66213

Details:

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
Workshop runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No cost to attend.

Maximum Capacity:

This course is limited to 20 participants.Training assistance funds are not available..

Registration:

Applicants should submit scanned copies of all prerequisite Certificates of Completions for IS prerequisite courses to bryan.courtney@dps.mo.gov.

Registration is not complete until all documentation has been received and verified by Bryan Courtney, Missouri Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (MO SWIC).

More Information:

If you have questions, please contact Diana at 816-701-8242 or dmcauley@marc.org.