FFS 1530 - Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (D-310)

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    Credits
    1.5
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    must 1) be an employee of a federal wildland fire fighting agency, which includes: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, the United States Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a member of a local or state fire agency, and 2) qualified as an expanded dispatch recorder (EDRC). This course prepares the student to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of an Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD). Topics include Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS); planning and implementing a dispatch area to meet the needs of the incident(s); policies and procedures using resource orders and supplemental forms; mobilizing, reassigning, and demobilizing resources; and demonstrating the ability to respond to changing priorities and situations. Pass/No Pass only.