Credential and Endorsement Prerequisites

This diagram shows the prerequisites between credentials and endorsements.

This list describes the prerequisites for each credential and endorsement. Only credentials, endorsements, and classes are listed. Each credential and endorsement has additional equipment, knowledge, and experience requirements that are documented in the Credentialing Program Handbook.

Communicator Type IV Credential (C4)

• City DSW Registration
• Introduction to Emergency Communications
• Fundamentals of Emergency Communications
• 4 ICS/SEMS online classes

Mutual Aid Communicator Endorsement (MAC)

• Communicator Type IV Credential (C4)
• County DSW Registration

Field Communicator Type III Credential (F3)

• Communicator Type IV Credential (C4)
• Field Operations Type III Part A
• Field Operations Type III Part B and Type II
• Message Passing

Net Control Operator Type III Credential (N3)

• Field Communicator Type III Credential (F3)
• Net Control Type III Part A
• Net Control Type III Part B

Packet Operator Type III Credential (P3)

• Field Communicator Type III Credential (F3)
• Packet Operations Type III Part A
• Packet Operations Type III Part B

Shadow Communicator Type III Credential (S3)

• Field Communicator Type III Credential (F3)
• Shadowing Type III

County EOC Radio Operator Endorsement (ERO)

• Mutual Aid Communicator Endorsement (MAC)
• Net Control Operator Type III Credential (N3) or
  Packet Operator Type III Credential (P3)
• County EOC Radio Room Orientation
• County OEM EOC Orientation online class
• IS-800 online class

County EOC SHARES Radio Operator Endorsement (SRO)

• EOC Radio Operator Endorsement (ERO)
• County EOC SHARES Radio Orientation

County Fire Station Operator Endorsement (FRO)

• Field Communicator Type III Credential (F3)
• Packet Operator Type III Credential (P3)

Field Communicator Type II Credential (F2)

• Field Communicator Type III Credential (F3)
• Field Operations Type III Part A
• Net Control Type III Part B
• Cross-Band Repeating
• IS-800 online class

Net Control Operator Type II Credential (N2)

• Net Control Operator Type III Credential (N3)
• Net Control Type II
• Cross-Band Repeating
• IS-800 online class

Packet Operator Type II Credential (P2)

• Packet Operator Type III Credential (P3)
• Packet Operations Type II
• IS-800 online class

Shadow Communicator Type II Credential (S2)

• Shadow Communicator Type III Credential (S3)
• Cross-Band Repeating
• IS-800 online class

County RACES Unit Leader Endorsement (RUL)

• Net Control Operator Type II Credential (N2)
• Packet Operator Type II Credential (P2)
• County EOC Radio Operator Endorsement (ERO)
• County EOC SHARES Radio Operator Endorsement (SRO)
• RACES Unit Leader Orientation
• 2 ICS/SEMS online classes

Field Communicator Type I Credential (F1)

• Field Communicator Type II Credential (F2)
• Event Planning
• FEMA ICS-300 class

Net Control Operator Type I Credential (N1)

• Net Control Operator Type II Credential (N2)
• Event Planning
• FEMA ICS-300 class

Packet Operator Type I Credential (P1)

• Packet Operator Type II Credential (P2)
• Event Planning
• FEMA ICS-300 class

Shadow Communicator Type I Credential (S1)

• Shadow Communicator Type II Credential (S2)
• Event Planning
• FEMA ICS-300 class