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Name TRG-INTD Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD) Training Course
An Incident Tactical Dispatcher is a resource qualified to operate at an incident command post, incident communications center, in support of a tactical operation. Incident Tactical Dispatchers leverage multi-tasking, communications, accountability and documentation skills of successful telecommunicators. INTD provide public safety communications expertise and support at planned events and expanding incidents. Incident Tactical Dispatchers may support the Communications Unit (COMU) as a single resource or as part of an incident tactical dispatch team. This course provides a basic understanding for the roles and responsibilities of an incident tactical dispatcher working in the incident command system (ICS) environment.
Target Audience
  • Prerequisites for attendance are: A) Personal experience • A public safety background with three years of experience in dispatch operations • Awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology B) Must have completed the following on-line courses from the FEMA/EMI website: •IS-100, Introduction to ICS •IS-144, Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Basic Course •IS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Incidents •IS-700, National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction •IS-800, National Response Framework (NRF) C) Suggested but not required: • G-300 Intermediate ICS for expanding incidents Target audience for this course are experienced public safety telecommunicators who possess agency endorsement for state mutual aid agreement (SMAA) deployment, as part of an ESF2 communications unit mission and/or ESF2 TERT team deployment activities
Course Objective
  • The goal of this course is to provide INTD candidates with the information and skills necessary to complete their Position Task Books (PTB) and provide INTD support on public safety incidents
  • Completion of this course and the associated PTB allows INTD candidates and resources associated with TERT activities to integrate their expertise into larger public safety efforts
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