Colorado Firecamp - wildland firefighter training

Executive Summary

A. Introduction

B. Description of System

C. Certification & Re-certification

D. Currency Req'ts.

E. Required Training / Prerequisite Exp.

F. Additional Training

G. Fitness Standards

H. Incident Complexity

I. Review and Update

J. Position Categories

K. Type 1 & Type 2 IMT's

L. ICS, Skill and Expanded Dispatch Position Qualifications

Appendix A: Position Task Book Admin.

Appendix B: Qual. Flow Charts

Appendix C: Training Courses

Appendix D: Glossary

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Wildland and Prescribed Fire Qualification System Guide

PMS 310-1 (NFES 1414)
January 2000

L. ICS, SKILL AND EXPANDED DISPATCH POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

COMMAND AND STAFF SECTION

AREA COMMANDER (ACDR)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Area Command (S-620)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	No additional
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Assistant Area Commander Planning or Logistics + Satisfactory position performance as an Area Commander on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Assistant Area Commander Planning Assistant Area Commander Logistics

INCIDENT COMMANDER TYPE 1 (ICT1)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Advanced Incident Management (S-520)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	No additional
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 1 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 1 Logistics Section Chief Type 1 Operations Section Chief Type 1 Planning Section Chief Type 1 Incident Commander Type 2

INCIDENT COMMANDER TYPE 2 (ICT2)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Command and General Staff (S-420)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Advanced ICS (I-400) Incident Commander (S-400) Advanced Management Concepts (S-481)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 + Satisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 2 on a wildland fire incident OR Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 + Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 2 on a wildland fire incident OR Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 + Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 2 on a wildland fire incident OR Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 + Satisfactory performance as a Finance/ Administration Section Chief Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 2 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Logistics Section Chief Type 2 Planning Section Chief Type 2 Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 2 Operations Section Chief Type 2

INCIDENT COMMANDER TYPE 3 (ICT3)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-390)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Incident Commander Extended Attack (S-300)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 + Satisfactory performance as a Task Force Leader + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 on a wildland fire incident OR Satisfactory performance as a Strike Team Leader (Crew, Dozer, Engine, Tractor/Plow) + Satisfactory performance in any two single resource boss positions (One must be Crew or Engine) + Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Arduous
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Task Force Leader Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 Strike Team Leader (Crew, Dozer, Engine, Tractor/Plow)

INCIDENT COMMANDER TYPE 4 (ICT4)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Fire Operations In the Urban Interface (S-215)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Initial Attack Incident Commander (S-200) Ignition Operations (S-234)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Single Resource Boss (Crew, Dozer, Engine, Tractor/Plow) + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Arduous
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Single Resource Boss (Crew, Dozer, Engine, Tractor/Plow) Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2

INCIDENT COMMANDER TYPE 5 (ICT5)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Look up, Look Down, Look Around (S-133)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior(S-290)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Advanced Firefighter/Squad Boss + Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 5 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Arduous
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Advanced Firefighter/Squad Boss
The ICT5 position is not prerequisite to the NWCG Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4) position.

SAFETY OFFICER TYPE 1 (SOF1)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Advanced Incident Management (S-520)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	No additional
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as Safety Officer Type 1 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Moderate
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Operations Section Chief Type 2 Safety Officer Type 2

SAFETY OFFICER TYPE 2 (SOF2)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Command and General Staff (S-420)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Advanced ICS (I-400) Safety Officer (S-404) Advanced Management Concepts (S-481)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Division/Group Supervisor + Satisfactory position performance as Safety Officer Type 2 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Moderate
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Division/Group Supervisor Safety Officer Type 3

SAFETY OFFICER TYPE 3 (SOF3)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Intermediate ICS (I-300)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as Strike Team Leader + Satisfactory position performance as a Safety Officer Type 3 on a wildland fire incident OR Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 + Satisfactory position performance as Safety Officer Type 3 on a wildland fire incident
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Moderate
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Strike Team Leader Incident Commander Type 4 Task Force Leader

LIAISON OFFICER (LOFR)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Advanced ICS (I-400
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory position performance as Liaison Officer
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Agency Representative

INFORMATION OFFICER TYPE 1 (IOF1)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Advanced Incident Management (S-520)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	No additional
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Information Officer Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as an Information Officer Type 1
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Information Officer Type 2

INFORMATION OFFICER TYPE 2 (IOF2)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190) Command and General Staff (S-420)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Leadership and Organizational Development (S-301) Advanced ICS (I-400) Incident Information Officer (S-403) Advanced Management Concepts (S-481)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Information Officer Type 3 + Satisfactory position performance as an Information Officer Type 2
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	None

INFORMATION OFFICER TYPE 3 (IOF3)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Basic Fire Suppression Orientation for Non-Operations Personnel (S-110) Basic ICS (I-200) Introduction to Incident Information (S-203)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory position performance as an Information Officer Type 3
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	None

AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE (AREP)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	No Additional
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Agency established
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	None

INTERAGENCY RESOURCE REPRESENTATIVE (IARR)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	No additional
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Agency established
PHYSICAL FITNESS	None
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Crew Representative

PRESCRIBED FIRE MANAGER TYPE 1 (RXM1)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Intermediate ICS (I-300) Fire Program Management (M-581)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 + Satisfactory position performance as a Prescribed Fire Manager Type 1
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Agency established
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Prescribed Fire Manager Type 2

PRESCRIBED FIRE MANAGER TYPE 2 (RXM2)
REQUIRED TRAINING	None
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Fire Program Management (M-581) Intermediate ICS (I-300)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as Prescribed Fire Manager Type 2
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Agency established
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1

FIRE USE MANAGER (FUMA)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Advanced Fire Use Applications (S-580)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Fire Program Management (M-581)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Prescribed Fire Boss Type 1 + Satisfactory position performance as a Fire Use Manager on a wildland fire incident used to achieve land use objectives OR Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 2 + Satisfactory position performance as Fire Use Manager on a wildland fire incident used to achieve land use objectives
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Moderate
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	None

PRESCRIBED FIRE BURN BOSS TYPE 1 (RXB1)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Advanced Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-490)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Smoke Management Techniques (RX-410) Applied Fire Effects (RX-510) Fire in Ecosystem Management (M-580) Fire Program Management (M-581)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 + Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 + Satisfactory position performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 in representative fuel group(s)
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Agency established
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2

PRESCRIBED FIRE BURN BOSS TYPE 2 (RXB2)
REQUIRED TRAINING	Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-390)
ADDITIONAL TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS	Prescribed Fire Burn Boss (RX-300) Leadership and Organizational Development (S-381) Introduction to Fire Effects (RX-310)
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE	Satisfactory performance as an Ignition Specialist Type 2 + Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 + Satisfactory position performance as Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 in representative fuel group(s)
PHYSICAL FITNESS	Agency established
OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY	None

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