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Certified Communications Unit Leader (COML)

 

Do you want to become a trained and certified Communications Unit Leader (COML)?  If so, we need to hear from you!

 

Type III All Hazards COML training prepares emergency responders to be communications unit leaders during all-hazards emergency operations.  This significantly improves communications across the multiple disciplines and jurisdictions responding to an incident.

The Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator’s Office (CICO) is working with the State Interoperability Executive Committee’s (SIEC) Operations Subcommittee and the Virginia Radio Cache Leads to offer COML training to interested individuals across Virginia.  Before we can identify the training locations and the number of courses to offer, we need to estimate the level of interest.  Without regard to the logistics involved (time away from work, potential cost, travel, etc.) please let us know if you’re interested!

By MAY 21st, please e-mail Constance McGeorge (constance.mcgeorge@governor.virginia.gov) and Nicole Unger (nicole_unger@sra.com) if you’d like participate in COML training.    

Anyone interested in enrolling in the course must have the following:

1. A public safety communications background with exposure to field operations.
2. Fundamental public safety communications technology, supervisory, and personnel management skills.
3. Knowledge of local communications and communications system, frequencies and spectrum, technologies, local topography, system site locations including knowledge of local, regional, and state communication plans, and communications and resource contacts.
4. Completed the following training courses:
5. IS-700: Explains the purpose, principles, key components, and benefits of the NIMS. The course also contains Planning Activity screens, allowing participants to complete planning tasks during this course.
6. IS-800b: Introduces participants to concepts and principles of the National Response Framework.
7. ICS-100: Introduces ICS, provides the foundation for higher level ICS training, describes ICS history, features, principles, and organizational structure, and the relationship between the ICS & NIMS.
8. ICS-200: Provides training on, and resources for, personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within ICS.
9. ICS-300: Provides training on, and resources for, personnel who are required to implement advanced application of the ICS.