Incident Training Specialist, TNSP

Duties

• Motivates qualified individuals to accept trainees and follow program guidance. This will require creativity and an outgoing personality to convince trainers to accept the additional workload.
• Contacts home units of trainees to ensure that the individual is qualified and that the appropriate initiation of the task book has occurred.
• Meets regularly with both trainee and trainer to evaluate progress and ensure proper progress.
• Initial contact with trainees will require an evaluation of their qualifications to ensure they have the background necessary for the proposed position. This requires a working knowledge of the qualifications system and the fire suppression organization.
• Contacts the host unit of the incident to see if opportunities exist to help them improve their suppression capabilities.
• Provides PTBs to approved trainees when the home unit was not able to provide them.
• Conducts a closeout interview with the trainee and evaluator, assuring that documentation is proper and complete.
• Identifies trainees, trainers and evaluators who are qualified and available to participate in the training program.
• Initiates individual training programs.
• Monitors the quality of the training assignments.
• Initiates the Training Assignment List Form.
• Evaluates the incident training potential with the Planning Section Chief daily.
• Finalizes individual trainee assignments.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

• S-445, Training Specialist