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 NWCG Instructor Qualifications 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 9-17-2008.

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