FFS 1550 - All Hazards Planning Section Chief (S-440/E-962)

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    Credits
    1.25
    Prerequisite
    FFS 1510, 1511, and 1514 with grades of "C" or better
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    must be an employee of a federal wildland fire fighting agency, which includes: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, the United States Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a member of a local or state fire agency, and 2) Resources Unit Leader (RESL), Situation Unit Leader (SITL), Planning Section Chief type 3 (PSC3), Operations Section Chief type 2 (OSC2), Safety Officer type 2 (SOF2), or Logistics Lection Chief type 2 (LSC2). This course provides local and state-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Planning Section Chief type-III in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT). Topics include the role of the Planning Section Chief, Resources Unit and Situation Unit, initial response, the planning cycle, interactions, and an overview of the documentation and demobilization units. Pass/No Pass only.