COMU INTD Incident Tactical Dispatcher

Scope: The Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD) course is designed to prepare experienced public safety telecommunicators for operating remote from the ECC/PSAP. These temporary, and sometimes mobile, facilities are usually focused on communications support to a specific event or incident operations, but may be employed as a Continuity of Operations resource. These facilities are likely to contain minimalistic communications, resource tracking, and documentation systems.

Description

Course Description:

The course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the tasks and skills of an Incident Tactical Dispatcher (INTD). An INTD is a specially trained individual qualified to operate in a command post, base camp or at the incident scene in support of a specific incident or tactical operation. INTDs 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 incident in accordance with FEMA National Qualifications Standards. INTDs may support the Communications Unit as a single resource or as part of an incident tactical dispatcher team. This course provides a basic understanding for the roles and responsibilities of an INTD working in a tactical environment. This course is designed for experienced dispatchers who are familiar with the Incident Command System and dispatch operations.

The course utilizes classroom learning and hands-on exercises in a simulated tactical environment. Since INTDs may support the ICT function of the ICS as a single resource or as part of an incident tactical dispatch team, the course focuses on an ICS foundation that can expand into applicable support scenarios. Course materials and the INTD Position Task Book will be provided to students via digital download prior to the course start date.

Course Capacity:  minimum of 8 up to a maximum of 20 vetted/qualified students

Registration

Registration Priorities:  

Priority for registration for this course is being given to Oklahoma applicants.  Agency affiliated registrants from other states may be accepted into the course only after the registration deadline has passed and only if open seats remain after all properly qualified and vetted Oklahoma applicants have been seated.

 

IMPORTANT:

Submission of this form places you on a waiting list until all prerequisite documentation has been received and verified as complete and correct.  Prerequisites must be received prior to the Registration Deadline, however, applicants are asked to submit their documentation as soon as possible.  The class will be seated on a first-come, first-serve basis with students best meeting the Registration Priorities, best fitting the Target Audience described, and completely submitting all of their prerequisite documentation.  All applicants will be advised of their status.

If you are not selected to participate in this course offering, your contact information and prerequisite documentation will be retained so that we may notify you of future AUXCOMM/AUXC course offerings and speed your registration.


Registration Deadline:

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM CST


Point-of-Contact for Questions & Prerequisite Documentation:

Sean Douglas, Deputy SWIC/Frequency Coordinator
sean.douglas@okohs.ok.gov

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Attendance:

  • Personal experience:
    • A public safety background with three years of experience in dispatch operations.
    • Awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology.
    • An affiliation with a public safety agency that will provide Worker's Compensation insurance coverage to you.
    • A desire to work with COMLs and INCMs in a NIMS ICS environment.
  • Must have completed the following online courses from the FEMA EMI website:
    • IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
    • IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
    • IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
    • IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
    • IS-144: Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Basic Course
  • Additional recommended (not required) training:
    • ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents

 

The following documentation must be submitted BEFORE the Registration Deadline, and preferably as soon as possible:

  • Copies of certificates or transcript indicating completion of FEMA Independent Study courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800 & IS-144.

 

Follow instructions carefully and completely.  Please note that illegible entries and/or blanks left on any forms will cause them to be returned to you as incomplete and will result in removal from the waiting list until your properly completed form is returned.  If something doesn't apply to you, enter "N/A".

Please note that you cannot sign off on your own paperwork, even if you are an agency head.  In that case, have your superior (city manager, mayor, board chair, etc.) sign off.

Please scan your prerequisite documents into a single PDF and email to sean.douglas@okohs.ok.gov prior to the Registration Deadline.  Please do not send documentation beyond what is required.  Documents sent after the Registration Deadline will not be accepted.

FEMA will not allow us to make exceptions to these prerequisite requirements.