The Incident Dispatcher - (including Incident Communications Manager) is responsible for receiving and transmitting radio and telephone messages among and between personnel and to provide dispatch services at the incident.

The major responsibilities of the Incident Dispatcher are:

• Review Common Responsibilities.
  
  
• Ensure adequate staffing (Incident Communications Manager).
  
  
• Obtain and review the Incident Action Plan (IAP) to determine the incident organization and Incident Radio Communications Plan.
  
  
• Set up Incident Radio Communications Center; check-out equipment.
  
  
• Request service on any inoperable or marginal equipment.
  
  
• Set-up Message Center location, as required.
  
  
• Receive and transmit messages within and external to the incident.
  
  
• Maintain files of Status Change Cards (ICS Form 210, 4 KB PDF^*) and 
  
  
• General Messages (ICS Form 213, 5 KB PDF^*). 
  
  
• Maintain a record of unusual incident occurrences.
  
  
• Provide a briefing to relief personnel on:
  
  • Current activities.
    
    
  • Equipment status.
    
    
  • Any unusual communications situations.
• Turn in appropriate documents to the Incident Communications Manager or Communications Unit Leader.
  
  
• Demobilize the Communications Center in accordance with the Incident Demobilization Plan.
  
  
• Maintain Unit/Activity Log (ICS Form 214, 5 KB PDF^*).