Logistics Section Chief Type 1, LSC1
Position Category:
Incident Positions
Position Code:
LSC1
Functional Area:
Logistics
AD Class:
AD-L
Duties
- Provides for the safety and welfare of assigned personnel to the incident.
- Establishes and maintains positive internal and external interpersonal working relationships.
- Gathers information necessary to assess incident assignment and determine immediate needs and actions.
- Attends agency administrator or outgoing Incident Command (IC) briefing. Obtains available incident information and incident agency guidelines and policies.
- Collects information from outgoing Finance/Administration Section Chief, outgoing IC or other personnel responsible for incident prior to arrival.
- Evaluates and shares with IMT members, pertinent information for the section which may affect Incident Management Team (IMT) at command and general staff meetings.
- Develops and implements a section operating plan.
- Determines section capabilities and limitations.
- Participates in preparation and review of Incident Action Plan (IAP).
- Reviews contracts and agreements to make sure all unit leaders understand them and ascertain their impact on the section.
- Conducts section meeting with unit leaders and other necessary personnel.
- Provides financial summary information on current incident operations.
- Participates in the operational period briefing, emphasizing the needs of the section and noting any changes from the written plan.
- Supervises the section.
- Acts as COR for national (mobile shower and mobile food units) and local contracts.
- Interacts and coordinates with all command and general staff. Receives and provides current information.
- Updates IC on current accomplishments and/or problems.
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 incidents, Multiple Agency Coordinating Centers, Area Command, high resource value and cost and urban interface.
- S-520, Advanced Incident Management.
- Qualified as LSC2.
Page Last Modified / Reviewed:
2018-07-31