Communications Unit Technician (COMT)

Training Opportunity
DHS-CISA Communications Technician(COMT)
WHEN: December 7th to 11th, 2026
8:00am – 5pm
WHERE: Sandwich Police Department
1251 6th St.
Sandwich, Illinois 60548
This course provides introductory and refresher training for the NIMS ICS COMT position. It
introduces public safety professionals and support staff to various communications concepts
and technologies including interoperable communications solutions, LMR communications,
satellite, telephone, data, and computer technologies used in incident response and planned
events. It is designed for state/territory, tribal, urban, and local emergency response
professionals and support personnel in all disciplines who have a technical communications
background. Participants develop the essential core competencies required for performing the
duties of the COMT in an all-hazards incident, including responsibilities while operating in a
local, regional, or state-level All-Hazards Incident Management Team.
The 5-day course is taught by instructors experienced as Communication Technicians. There
is no charge for this training, and course materials will be provided by DHS/CISA. All
travel/per diem costs are the responsibility of the individual student. A laptop or tablet is
required for this course.
Class Prerequisites
To attend this course, applicants must have the following FEMA training course prerequisites:
• A public safety background with experience in field operations
• A technical communications background
• Awareness of fundamental public safety communications technology
• Basic knowledge of applicable communications plans
• Completion of the following FEMA training courses:
o IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
o IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
o IS-700: And Introduction to the National Incident Management System
o IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction
Registration
• Applicants should submit a signed application as well as scanned pre-requisite
Certificates of Completion to Jim Pepper at commtraining@ileas.org.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY November 20th, 2026. This class is limited to 16 students.
Applicants will be added to the class roster as received as long as all pre-requisites have been