Description:
The Urban Search & Rescue Task Force Communications course is designed to meet the needs of recovery, rescue, training, or special operation types of communications. This course exceeds and covers all the material in the 32-hour FEMA All Hazards Com-T course and includes material from the COM-L course. The content in the modules covers a wide variety of material related to transmitting and receiving communications for any situation or environment the team might encounter.
The main purpose is to ensure that communication is continuous from pre-deployment, deployment, demobilization, to readiness. All times in the training modules are designed with buffers (each day has a one-hour buffer) so that time can be added or subtracted based on the students’ overall skills and comprehension.
Prerequisites:
Participants are required to bring:
• BDU style pants• TF/Team/Unit/Agency Long Sleeve Shirt• Safety Boots the cover the ankle.• Belt • Safety Glasses • Optional (sunglasses)
Items the student receives:
• Student Manual • Task book • Field guide
Learning Objectives:
- FEMA Documentation and Forms
- Telecommunications
- Radios and Radio Systems
- Satellite
- Internet and World Wide Web
- Antenna Systems
- Power Sources
- GPS, Mapping
- Interoperability Equipment
Each module uses the following:
- PowerPoint presentation
- Discussion/Hands-On/Skill Station
- Summary
- Quiz
- Questions and Answers
After completion of this course the students should be able to sit for and Pass exams for:
✓ Amateur Radio Technician Exam✓ Commercial Radio Exam Elements 1 and 3✓ APCO Radio Technician Certification Exam.
Target Audience:
- Search and Rescue Personnel
- State Urban Search and Rescue (SUSAR) members
- US&R Task Force Members
- Structural Collapse Response Personnel
- Fire Department Members
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Law Enforcement (LE)
- Industrial Firefighters (IND)
- Army and Air National Guard (ANG)
- Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civilian Support Teams (WMD-CST)
- CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFP) Teams
- Homeland Response Forces (HRF)
- County/State/Federal First Responders
- Public Health and Health Care Workers
- FEMA US&R
- SUSAR
- MSOC
Cost:
$1,200
Duration:
40 hours of face-to-face training
Date(s):
November 7 – 10, 2024
Location:
DoubleTree by HILTON at SeaWorld
10100 International Dr,
Orlando, FL 32821
Lodging:
(352) 369-2800
Airport:
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Instructor(s):
Disaster and Tactical Communications, LLC
Additional instructors and evaluators TBA and will be added based on student enrollment
All questions or comment should be sent to: jwright@dtcommo.com or call (772) 607-3076
