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D-310, Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (ILT)

Course Title
Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (ILT)
Training Required For
EDSD 310-1 Training Path 01
Version Date

2025

Previous Certification Dates

1993-10
2000-04
2007-12
2016

Course Number
D-310
Other Training Which Supports
IADP Initial Attack Dispatcher, ACDP Aircraft Dispatcher
Course Description

This INSTRUCTOR-LED course combines pre-course work/pre-selection assessment and instructor-led training (ILT).
This course is designed to prepare students to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of an Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD). Through hands-on exercises that utilize the Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC), students will organize, plan, and implement a dispatch area to meet the needs of the incident(s); demonstrate the ability to interact with other functional areas in an incident support organization; utilize resource orders and supplemental forms to mobilize, reassign, and demobilize resources while following established policies and procedures; and demonstrate the ability to respond to changing priorities and situations within a functional area.
This course is intended to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of the Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD) position as described in the NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher, PMS 350-58.

Course Objective

Demonstrate the ability to respond to changing priorities and situations within a functional area.

Prerequisite Qualifications Notes

EDRC Expanded Dispatch Recorder

Lead Instructor Minimum Qualifications
Lead instructor must be a qualified Initial Attack Dispatcher (IADP) or Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher (EDSP).
Format
Instructor Led
Special Delivery Considerations

<p>All students will need a computer or laptop with internet access.<br><br>Instructors will need to acquire an Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC) system training database from IROC.</p>

Business Steward
IMC Integration Management Committee
Unit Instructor Minimum Qualifications
Unit instructors must be qualified as Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD).
Alternate Delivery Mode
Not Applicable
Class Size Recommendations

To facilitate the group exercises and simulation, it is recommended that instructors maintain a ratio of 2:1 students-to-instructor with 4:1 being the minimum. It is strongly suggested that the student roster be in multiples of four for effective execution of the simulation. The maximum class size is 24 students.

Class Size Recommendations

To facilitate the group exercises and simulation, it is recommended that instructors maintain a ratio of 2:1 students-to-instructor with 4:1 being the minimum. It is strongly suggested that the student roster be in multiples of four for effective execution of the simulation. The maximum class size is 24 students.

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