Introduction
The Incident Commander’s responsibility is the overall management of the incident. On most incidents the command activity is carried out by a single Incident Commander. The Incident Commander is selected by qualifications and experience.
Duties
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Assesses the situation and/or obtains a briefing from the prior Incident Commander.
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Determines Incident Objectives and strategy.
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Establishes the immediate priorities.
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Establishes an Incident Command Post.
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Establishes an appropriate organization.
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Ensures planning meetings are scheduled as required.
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Approves and authorize the implementation of an Incident Action Plan.
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Ensures that adequate safety measures are in place.
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Coordinates activity for all Command and General Staff.
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Coordinates with key people and officials.
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Approves requests for additions resources or for the release of resources.
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Keeps agency administrator informed of incident statues.
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Approves the use of trainees, volunteers, and auxiliary personnel.
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Authorizes release of information to the news media.
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Orders the demobilization of the incident when appropriate.
Position Knowledge and/or Requirements
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Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-390)
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Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 and
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Satisfactory performance as a Task Force Leader and
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Satisfactory position performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 on a wildland fire incident
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Satisfactory performance as a Strike Team Leader and
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Satisfactory performance in any two single resource boss positions and
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Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 and
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Satisfactory performance as an Incident commander Type 3 on a wildland fire incident