Advanced 911 C&O

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide advanced studies in 911 Communication and Operations for a 911 Telecommunicator. Topics include appropriate telecommunicator response to situations such as terrorism, active shooters/active assailants, missing or exploited persons, human trafficking, suicidal callers, domestic violence, and high-priority/low-frequency emergency events, and identification of strategies that support telecommunicator mental and physical wellbeing. Upon completion, students should be able to define and describe terrorism, active shooter, missing and exploited children and persons, human trafficking, suicide intervention involving callers, domestic violence, and critical incidents, and the telecommunicator's roles when these incidents are presented in the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).