Air Tactical Supervisor - Attached to ASM1, THSP

Duties

• Coordinates rotor wing resources in conjunction with fixed wing airtankers
• Coordinates with ATP to maintain safe & effective aerial operations
• Provides oversight, supervision, direction to and is responsible for safety and coordination of all aerial resources assigned to incident(s) when they are in flight.
• Provides leadership, information, and coordination with management and ground-based personnel regarding incident tactical aircraft operations, performance and safety.
• Serves as airborne IC until qualified ground personnel assume responsibility.
• Coordinates strategy and tactics with management or IMT.
• Determines and recommends resource needs while over incidents.
• Maintains communication with ground forces, assigned aircraft, and dispatching organization.
• Recommends and defines boundaries of Temporary Flight Restriction.
• Evaluates fuel types, terrain, fire weather, current and expected fire behavior for effective aerial size-up, suppression, and coordination with ground or management personnel.
• Coordinates with fire managers identifying priorities, values at risk, ground and aerial restrictions on incident assignments.
• Provides risk assessment and mitigates unacceptable safety risks for aerial and ground personnel.
• Provides input to IMT for current and future cost effective performance, utilization, mobilization and demobilization of aerial resources.
• Coordinates with incident and agencies for scheduling briefings, and debriefings of assigned flight crews.
• Ability to maintain situational awareness during low level operations
• Assures flight crews receive briefing on incident objectives prior to implementing operations.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

• Qualified ATGS
• ASM/CRM Training: Annual refresher, training every 3 years
• Agency SOP Training: Annually
• Flight check review annually
• ICT3 qualified
• DIVS qualified
• STCR/TFLD qualified