Throwback Thursday: 2019 Tactical Dispatcher Class

Here’s a throwback to 2019 when we offered the Tactical Dispatcher Class!

The course provided a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the tasks and skills of an Incident Tactical Dispatcher. An Incident Tactical Dispatcher 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. 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, in accordance with FEMA National Qualifications Standards. Incident Tactical Dispatchers may support the Communications Unit as a single resource or as part of an incident tactical dispatch team. This course provided a basic understanding for the roles and responsibilities of an incident tactical dispatcher working in a tactical environment. This course is designed for experienced dispatchers who are familiar with the Incident Command System and dispatch operations. Each attendee participated with hands-on training activities and in an exercise on the final day of the course.