D311 - Initial Attack Dispatcher

Reviewed: 2005     Hours: 32

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide a consistent knowledge and skill base for the initial attack dispatcher (IADP). The concepts taught in this course will help an IADP perform at an acceptable level on a national basis without regard to geographic boundaries.

The format of this course is a mix of lecture/discussion, group exercises, and simulation. Students will have the opportunity to practice new skills in the exercise and simulation portions of the class.

Objectives:

At the completion of the course, the student will have the necessary information to:

• Dispatch multiple resources to an incident using standard procedures.
• Identify the common roles of an IADP in the initial attack dispatch environment.
• Practice multitasking and prioritizing actions in a realistic situation.

Target Group:

Initial attack dispatchers desiring to be available for national mobilization (across geographic area boundaries).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

The lead instructor must be either an assistant center manager with initial attack experience or a supervisory dispatcher (EDSP) with initial attack experience.

Unit instructors must be qualified initial attack dispatchers (IADP).

Also see Instructor Certification at the beginning of the Field Managers Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

Successful completion of Basic Firefighter (S-130) and Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190).

Qualified as a dispatch recorder (EDRC).

Offer Level:
Regional, state, or area

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 12-17-2009.

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