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Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 2

Position Description

Duties

  • Establishes and maintains positive internal and external interpersonal working relationships.
  • Provides for the safety and welfare of assigned personnel.
  • Gathers information necessary to assess incident assignment and determines immediate needs and actions.
  • Attends Agency Administrator or outgoing IC briefing. Obtains available incident information and incident agency guidelines and policies.
  • Evaluates, and shares with IMT members, pertinent information for the section which may affect Incident Management Team.
  • Develops and implements a section operating plan.
  • Ensures reports and forms are complete, accurate and timely. Checks periodically.
  • Reviews contracts, memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements to ascertain their impact and application.
  • Participates in preparation and reviews of IAP.
  • Provides financial summary information on current incident operations.
  • Participates in the operational period briefing, emphasizing the needs of the finance/administration section.
  • Interacts and coordinates with all command and general staff. Receives and provides current information.
  • Updates Incident Command (IC) on current accomplishments and/or problems.
  • Maintains Unit Log, ICS 214.
  • Considers demobilization needs throughout the incident.
  • Assists in development and approval of Incident Demobilization Plan.
  • Ensures that performance ratings are completed as required by the incident or agency policy.
  • Transitions with incident agency and/or other incident management team to determine that final finance package is complete and accurate, and presented with follow-up items.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

  • Interpersonal skill level to communicate, verbally or in writing, with local, state and national politicians or the private sector.
  • Dealing with complex incident, i.e. Multiple Agency Coordinating Centers, Area Command, high resource value and cost, urban interface, multiple incidents.
  • S-420, Command and General Staff.
  • Satisfactory performance as TIME and PROC and FSC2.
    OR
  • Satisfactory performance as TIME and COST and FSC2.
  • Recommend ISUITE knowledge.

NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board (IFUASS) 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 is now available. PMS 515 standardizes the processes and procedures for interagency use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including pilot inspections and approvals. This publication is now available as a PDF for easy use offline.

References:

NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Memorandum 24-003: Removal of Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) Incident Position Qualification Pathways

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: Aitor Bidaburu 

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide NWCG direction for removal of the Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) incident position qualification pathways to transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM). Responders may continue to utilize available NWCG pathways to attain Type 1 C&G qualifications until December 31, 2024.

References:

Memorandum 24-003

CIM Story Map

2024 Professional Reading Program

Date: April 26, 2024
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) 

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2024 Professional Reading list! The intent of the Professional Reading Program is to promote the reading and discussion of these books throughout the year. Discussion guides are provided and the corresponding Wildland Fire Leadership Levels have been identified.

The five books chosen for this year are: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee, Emotional Agility by Susan David, and Writing to Persuade by Trish Hall.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Wildland Fire Leadership Levels

NWCG Training Catalog now on Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: April 25, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training  

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has migrated the training catalog from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline processes and improve efficiency. To facilitate this transition, the training catalog remains available on www.nwcg.gov through April 2024.

Starting May 2024, the training catalog will no longer be accessible on www.nwcg.gov. However, you can still access the complete training catalog by logging in as a guest to the WFLP.

References:

Wildland Fire Learning Portal