Operations Section Chief Type 1, OSC1

Duties

• Attends briefing from the Agency Administrator or outgoing Incident commander.
• Identifies kind, type and number of resources required to achieve control objectives.
• Collects information from outgoing Operations Section Chief, initial Incident Commander or other personnel responsible for incident.
• Prepares for and participate in planning and strategy meetings.
• Evaluates and monitors current situation.
• Observes, reviews current operations, and gathers intelligence to prepare tactics for operational period planning meetings.
• Evaluates urban interface needs.
• Evaluates resource status and tactical needs to determine appropriate resource assignments.
• Participates in preparation of Incident Action Plan.
• Leads the current status and operational plan for the operational period briefings.
• Interacts and coordinates with Command and General Staff.
• Supervises operations organization.
• Coordinates with replacement Operations Section Chief or others.
• Evaluates overall effectiveness of Incident Action Plan and adjust when necessary.
• Uses fire behavior predication information to plan and organize tactical operations.
• Uses incident safety analysis and other known safety criteria to plan and organize tactical operations.
• Updates Incident Commander on current accomplishments and/or problems.
• Reports special events, (incidents, accidents, political contacts, property loss or damage, etc).
• Ensures all personnel and equipment time records are complete and submitted in a timely manner.
• Considers demobilization needs throughout the incident.
• Assists in development and approval of Incident Demobilization Plan.
• Implements Demobilization Plan.
• Ensures that performance ratings are completed as required by the incident or agency policy.
• Participates in Agency Administrator debriefing.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management
• Qualified OSC2