Course Description - D-510 Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher

Session 1: April 12 – 16, 2010
Session 2: April 19 – 23, 2010, if needed.

Note: D-510 is a one-week course. Depending on the number of nominations received, a second D-510 session may be scheduled. Nominees should be prepared to attend either session.

Target Group
This course is designed to train individuals who will be called upon to establish and supervise an expanded dispatch organization and who have met prerequisite training and experience at the Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher (EDSD) level.

Prerequisites

• Qualified as Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher. Recommend experience in all functional areas (Overhead, Crews, Equipment, Aircraft, and Supply).

• Successfully completed a pre-course pass/fail test that takes approximately 40 hours to complete. The pre-course test will be available on the NAFRI web site by November 16, 2009.

Success in D-510 will depend on the trainee’s ability in leadership and organizational knowledge and skills. The following courses would benefit nominee’s attending D-510;

• L-380 Fireline Leadership,
• I-300 Intermediate ICS,
• D-312 Aircraft Dispatcher
• D‑310 Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher, and
• Agency-specific supervision courses.

Objectives
Upon completion of the Supervisory Dispatcher course the trainee, given an incident situation, a briefing from the appropriate agency management entity, and incident objectives, will be able to:

• Develop and manage an effective organization to meet present and future needs of the incident.

• Utilize available information to establish expanded dispatch priorities in consultation with the appropriate agency management entity.

Course Description
D-510, Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher (EDSP), is designed to train individuals in the function and responsibilities of an EDSP within an Incident Support Organization. Trainees selected for this course must be capable of performing as an EDSD in all functional areas of an expanded dispatch. The course will provide trainees with a working knowledge of the necessary management skills and operational procedures to successfully perform as a Supervisory Dispatcher.

The course is intended to be an interactive experience, requiring the trainee to interact with the materials, the faculty, and fellow trainees. The course consists of a 40-hour pre-course test, discussions, exercises and final exam. It is designed to take 32 hours to present.

Each session, class size is limited to 40 trainees.

Important Dates
 Nomination Due:               November 2, 2009
Pre-Course Test Mailed:  November 16, 2009
Pre-Course Test Due: …  January 11, 2010. No Extensions beyond this date.
Notification of Selection: February 8, 2010.

Nomination Process
Please see the NAFRI nomination process available at http://nafri.gov/pages/nominationprocess.htm.

Course Coordinator: Tim Peterson, (520) 799-8757; fax (520) 799-8785

Course Location: NAFRI, Tucson, Arizona

Tuition: None

D-510 is currently offered every other year.