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National Wildfire Coordinating Group

National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Mission Statement

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group

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  1. National Wildfire Coordinating Group Mission Statement The purpose of NWCG is to coordinate programs of the participating wildfire management agencies to avoid wasteful duplication and to provide a means of constructively working together.The goal is to provide more effective execution of each agency’s fire management program.The group provides a formalized system to agree upon standards of training, equipment, qualifications, and other operational functions. E-mail comments or suggestions pertaining to this or any NWCG course to: nwcg_standards@nifc.blm.gov NWCG Website: http://www.nwcg.gov/

  2. Unit 0 Introduction 00-2-S230-EP

  3. Course Objectives • Describe Crew Boss responsibilities prior to and during mobilization, on the incident, and during demobilization. • Identify the hazards and risks on various incidents and describe how to mitigate them. • Describe tactics that are appropriate to various wildland fire situations and implement them through the chain of command.

  4. Student Introduction • ICS qualifications and work experience • Name • Job title • Where do you work? 00-4-S230-EP

  5. Schedule of Events • Course agenda • Sign-in sheet • Housekeeping • Breaks • Message and telephone location • Cell phone policy • Facilities • Other concerns 00-5-S230-EP

  6. Course Process • Presented through series of short lectures, exercises, and visual aids. • Emphasizes the primary skills needed by a Crew Boss (single resource). 00-6-S230-EP

  7. Measuring Performance for this Course • Unit quizzes, exercises, and a final exam. • All unit quizzes will be reviewed after completion. • Students must achieve 70% or higher on the final exam.

  8. Expectations • Why do you want to become a Crew Boss? • What do you expect to gain from this course? 00-8-S230-EP

  9. Instructor Expectations • Have an interest in becoming a Crew Boss (single resource). • Have completed the pre-course work. • Exhibit mutual cooperation with the group. • Be open minded to accomplishments during the course.

  10. Instructor Expectations • Use what is presented in the course to perform as a Crew Boss. • Participate actively in all of the training exercises presented in the course. • Return to class at stated times.

  11. Crew Boss Traits 00-11-S230-EP

  12. Crew Boss(single resource)PositionOverview • Read the position description of a single resource boss in the Fireline Handbook. 00-12-S230-EP

  13. Pre-course work Review 00-13-S230-EP

  14. Crew Boss Video 00-14-S230-EP

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