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Course: |
FST 258
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Title: | Wildland Fire Incident Mgmt |
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Long Title: | Wildland Fire Incident Management and Organization |
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Course Description: | Introduces and develops supervisory and decision-making skills for fireline management individuals. Covers (1) First Attack Incident Commander, (2) Crew Supervisor, (3) Incident Commander Multi-resource, and (4) Task Force/Strike Team Leader. All four courses are certifiable by the Incident Command System under NIIMS and recognized by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Covers fireline safety, size-up, incident planning, ordering, tactics, strategies, and administrative duties. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Analyze a given fire situation and be able to list and describe the steps in determining resource needs for suppression operations.
II. Immediately after initial dispatch, list information needed to efficiently manage a wildland fire.
III. Describe the Crew Supervisor¿s duties as related to pre-line assignment.
IV. List fireline safety duties and hazards as related to crew management.
V. Identify an escaped fire situation and complete an analysis.
VI. Describe management duties and responsibilities as an Incident Commander on a multi-agency fire.
VII. Identify and list pre-incident responsibilities as a Task Force Leader/Strike Team Leader. (crews, engines, dozers)
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. First Attack Incident Commander
A. Dispatch and travel to fire
B. Size-up, planning, and ordering
C. Deployment and containment
D. Control, mop-up, and management
E. Administrative requirements
F. Postfire analysis
II. Crew Supervisor
A. Fire safety duties
B. Fire suppression organization
C. Authority and responsibility
D. Preline preparation
E. Fire suppression
F. Postline
G. Business management
III. Incident Commander Multi-resource
A. Tactics and strategies
B. Escaped fire situation analysis
C. Extended attack organization
D. Arranging for and incorporating incoming resources
E. Establish fire actions with agency FMO
F. Incident briefing
G. Administration
IV. Task Force/Strike Team Leader (Crews, Engines, Dozers)
A. Identify and define Task Force/Strike Team Leader
B. Pre-incident responsibilities
C. Strike team assembly
D. Incident arrival/check-in
E. Assigned status
F. Available status
G. Out-of-service
H. Demob
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