Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Updated: Incident Position Description (IPD) updated.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: (ICT5, FFT1, FAL1, FAL2, FAL3) Look Up, Look Down, Look Around (S-133), based on acceptance of NWCG Curriculum Management Issue Paper #123. The S-133 curriculum has been incorporated into the new development of Firefighter Type 1 (S-131).

Position created.

Established the Basic Faller (FAL3), Intermediate Faller (FAL2), and Advanced Faller (FAL1) positions. Transition plan and position task books are available at the NWCG web site.

Added: Incident Commander Complex (ICCI) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For LOFR."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1) and Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2) to These Positions Maintain Currency for LOFR.

Added: Liaison Officer (E/L956) to Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills.

Updated: Required Experience and removed from the list of Positions without NWCG Position Task Books.

Added: Position Task Book requirement per NWCG Memorandum 10-022.

Position created.

Removed: X-520, NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added to "LSCC Qualification Requirements":

•  *** S-420, Command and General Staff or L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff or O-305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team, and I-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, must be completed before initiating the NWCG Logistics Section Chief Complex, Position Task Book, PMS 311-133.

Updated Required Training: 

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC) OR Complex Incident Management Field Evaluation (PDF) OR a completed X-520,NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form (PDF).

Deleted from  "These Positions Maintain Currency For LSCC" and from "LSCC Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Added:

To Required Training:

• ICS-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff 
• S-420, Command and General Staff OR L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff OR 0305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team

To Required Experience:

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Facilities Unit Leader (FACL)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Ground Support Unit Leader (GSUL)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 3 (LSC3)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Operations Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Complex (SOFC)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistic Section Chief Complex (LSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-133

Note: Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Logistics Section Chief Course (E/L 967) prior to position qualification.

To These Positions Maintain Currency for LCSS:

• Assistant Area Commander, Logistics (ACLC)
• Facilities Unit Leader (FACL)
• Ground Support Unit Leader (GSUL)
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
• Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1)
• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC3)
• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

To LSCC Maintains Currency for These Positions:

• Assistant Area Commander Logistics (ACLC)
• Base/Camp Manager (BCMG)
• Equipment Manager (EQPM)
• Facilities Unit Leader (FACL)
• Ground Support Unit Leader (GSUL)
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
• Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1)
• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC3)
• Ordering Manager (ORDM)
• Receiving/Distribution Manager (RCDM)
• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

To Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills:

• E/L 967, All-Hazards Position Specific Logistics Section Chief
• L-480, Organizational Leadership in the Fire Service
• L-580, Leadership is Action

Position created.

Removed:

Required Training

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management  OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC)

Required Experience

• Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-33

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)*
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-33

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1)*
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-33

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1)*
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-33

*Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Logistics Section Chief Course (E/L967) prior to position qualification.​

Added:

The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2025. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows: 

Deleted from  "These Positions Maintain Currency For LSC1" and from "LSC1 Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Added: Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For LCS1" and "LCS1 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Assistant Area Commander Logistics (ACLC) to "LCS1 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: “Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Logistics Section Chief Course (E/L967) prior to position qualification.”

Updated: Corrected asterisk note to read: Individuals must complete the Logistics Section Chief Course (E/L967) prior to position qualification.

Added: of Support Branch Director (SUBD) to LSC1 Maintains Currency For These Positions.

Updated: Prerequisite experience modified as follows:

Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1).
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) on a wildfire incident*.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) on a wildfire incident*.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) on a wildfire incident*.

Removed: of Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC3) from the "These Positions Maintain Currency for LSC1" positions.
Added: of Area Commander (ACDR) for "These Positions Maintain Currency for LSC1."
Added: of Service Branch Director (SVBD) to "LSC1 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Position created. 

Logistics Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Logistics Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Logistics Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows: 

Deleted from  "These Positions Maintain Currency For LSC2" and from "LSC2 Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Removed: Required Training and Required Experience and replaced with "The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2023. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB." 

Updated: Position Endorsement
The position for this endorsement is currently being evaluated to the new standards for Complex Incident Management, for current information regarding this change, please contact your NIMSIC representative.

Added: Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For LSC2" and "LSC2 Maintains Currency For These Positions".

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: “Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Logistics Section Chief Course (E/L967) prior to position qualification.”

Updated: asterisk note to read: Individuals must complete the Logistics Section Chief Course (E/L967) prior to position qualification.

Updated: Prerequisite experience modified as follows:

Satisfactory performance as a Facilities Unit Leader (FACL).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2).
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Ground Support Unit Leader (GSUL).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2).
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Supply Unit Leader (SPUL).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2).
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 3 (LSC3).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2).
     OR
Satisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2) on a wildfire incident*.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2) on a wildfire incident*.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-33) as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2) on a wildfire incident*.

Added: S-420 Command & General Staff (32 hrs.) to Required Training.

Position created. 

Logistics Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Logistics Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Logistics Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Deleted  from "These Positions Maintain Currency For LSC3" and from "LSC3 Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Added: 

• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For LSC3."
• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "LSC3 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements: Note: Once qualified as SPUL, FACL, GSUL, or ICT3, the LSC3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the LSC3 Position Task Book (311-35).

Added: Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team (O-305) to "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Added: Introduction to ICS (ICS-100) and NIMS: An Introduction (IS-700) to Required Training.

Removed: Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1) from the "LSC3 Maintains Currency for These Positions."
Added: Service Branch Director (SVBD) and Support Branch Director (SUBD) to "These Positions Maintains Currency for LSC3."
Added: the following language: FEMA PTBs are available on the NWCG website.

Position created.

Type 3 Position standards are being introduced to provide an agreed to minimum standard for National Mobilization and to help develop local capability.  Currently the PSC3, LSC3, and FSC3 positions are utilized by FEMA and the Department of the Interior All Hazard qualification program.

NWCG recognizes the ability of cooperating agencies at the local level to jointly define and accept each other’s qualifications for initial attack, extended attack, large fire operations, and prescribed fire.

Position qualification pathways for the LSC3, PSC3, and FSC3 positions include both equivalency and position task book alternatives for position qualification.   FEMA position task books will be utilized for these positions and are available at training.fema.gov/position%20specific%20taskbooks/taskbook_list.asp.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Intermediate Fire Danger Rating System (S-491) as Required Training.

Added: S-491, Intermediate National Fire Danger Rating System to Required Training.

Updated: LTAN training requirements were modified to include S-495, replacing S-492 and S-493.

Position created.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Deleted from "MEDL Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD) 

Updated  "MEDL Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• None

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Updated: MEDL requirements to reflect the current EMT qualification position requirement.

Position created.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Updated: Required Experience item completion and certification of Position Task Book (311-94)  as a Mixmaster​ (MXMS).

Added: Position added back to PMS 310-1.

Removed: Position removed from PMS 310-1.

Position created.

Added:

• Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For OPBD."
• Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) TO "OPBD Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs, PMS 350-8 to Position-Specific publication under Standards and References.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

 Removed: “*designates agency established position qualifications.”

Position created.

Removed: X-520, NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added:

To OSCC Qualification Requirements: 

• ***S-420, Command and General Staff or L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff or O-305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team, and I-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, must be completed before initiating the NWCG Operations Section Chief Complex, Position Task Book, PMS 311-108.

Updated:

Required Training:

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC) OR Complex Incident Management Field Evaluation (PDF) OR a completed X-520,NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form (PDF)

Added: 

To Required Training:

• ICS-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff
• S-420, Command and General Staff OR L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff OR 0305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team

To Required Experience:

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Operation Section Chief, Complex (OSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-108

To These Positions Maintain Currency For OSCC:

• Area Commander (ACDR)
• Assistant Area Commander Logistics (ACLC)
• Assistant Area Commander Planning (ACPC)
• Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
• Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1)
• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)
• Operation Branch Director (OPBD)
• Operation Section Chief 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)

To OSCC Maintains Currency For These Positions:

• Assistant Area Commander Planning (ACPC)
• Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
• Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1)
• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)
• Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
• Operations Brand Director (OPBD)
• Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)
• Safety Officer Complex (SOFC)
• Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1)
• Safety Officer Type 2 (SOF2)
• Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEQ, STEN)
• Structure Protection Specialist (STPS)
• Task Force Leader (TFLD)

To Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills: 

• S-430, Operations Section Chief
• L-480, Organizational Leadership in the Fire Service
• L-580, Leadership is Action

Added: Position-Specific publication added under Standards and References: NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs, PMS 350-8.

Position created.

Removed:

Required Training

• RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC)

Required Experience

• Satisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-08 - OSC1/OSC2 Combined.

Added:

The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2025. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB.

Added:  Safety Officer Complex (SOFC) to "OSC1 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Position-Specific publication added under Standards and References: NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs, PMS 350-8.

Added: Operations Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For OSC1" and "OSC1 Maintains Currency For These Positions"

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3) to "OSC1 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Removed: Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3) from "These Positions Maintain Currency for OSC1" and from "OSC1 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Added: S-430, Operations Section Chief (16 hrs.) and S-420, Command and General Staff (32 hrs.).

Position created. 

Operations Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Operations Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Operations Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Removed: Required Training and Required Experience and replaced with "The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2023. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB." 

Added: Position-Specific publication added under Standards and References: NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs, PMS 350-8.

Added: Operations Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For OSC2" and "OSC2 Maintains Currency For These Positions".

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created. 

Operations Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Operations Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Operations Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Added:

• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI) and Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For OPS3."
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI) and Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "OPS3 Maintains Currency For These Positions."
   

Added: Position-Specific publication added under Standards and References: NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs, PMS 350-8.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements:  Note: Once qualified as DIVS or ICT3, the OPS3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented.

Added: Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team (O-305) to "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Removed: Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1) from the "OPS3 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Removed: Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1) from "These Positions Maintain Currency for OPS3" and from "OPS3 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Position created.

Type 3 Position standards are being introduced to provide an agreed to minimum standard for National Mobilization and to help develop local capability.  Currently the PSC3, LSC3, and FSC3 positions are utilized by FEMA and the Department of the Interior All Hazard qualification program.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Deleted from "These Positions Maintain Currency For ORDM":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Added: Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For ORDM."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents  (ICS-200) from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Added: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS-200) to Required Training.
Transition Plan:

• All qualified individuals will remain qualified. Individuals will be granted ICS-200 in responder’s records.
• All trainee ORDM will be required to complete ICS-200 prior to position qualification.

Position created.

Added: Finance/Administration Section Chief Complex (FSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PTRC."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Removed: X-520, NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added:

• To PSCC Qualification Requirements: ***S-420, Command and General Staff or L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff or O-305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team, and I-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, must be completed before initiating the NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex, Position Task Book, PMS 311-123.

Updated: 

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC) OR Complex Incident Management Field Evaluation (PDF) OR a completed X-520,NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form (PDF).

Added:

To Required Training:

• ICS-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff
• S-420, Command and General Staff OR L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff OR 0305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team

To Required Experience:

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Situation Unit Leader (SITL)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-123

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Resources Unit Leader (RESL)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-123

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-123 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Operations Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-123 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-123 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Complex Incident Safety Officer (SOFC)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-123 (see note)

Note: Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Planning Section Chief Course (S-440) prior to position qualification.

To These Positions Maintain Currency for PSCC:

• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3)
• Resources Unit Leader (RESL)
• Situation Unit Leader (SITL)

To PSCC Maintains Currency For These Positions:

• Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB)
• Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL)
• Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3)

To Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills:

• L-480, Organizational Leadership in the Wildland Fire Service
• L-580, Leadership is Action
• S-440, Planning Section Chief

Added: Area Commander (ACDR), Assistant Area Commander, Planning (ACPC), Incident Commander Complex (ICCI), and Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PSCC ".

Added: Assistant Area Commander, Planning (ACPC), Incident Commander Complex (ICCI), Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1), Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2), Resources Unit Leader (RESL), Situation Unit Leader (SITL), and Status/Check-In Recorder (SCKN) to "PSCC Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Position created.

Removed:

Required Training

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC)

Required Experience

• Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-23

​OR

• Satisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-23*

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-23*

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-23*

* Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Planning Section Chief Course (S-440) prior to position qualification.

Added:

The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2025. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB.

Added: Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PSC1" and "PSC1 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: “Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Planning Section Chief Course (S-440) prior to position qualification.”

Updated: Prerequisite Experience modified as follows:

Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) on a wildfire incident.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) on a wildfire incident.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) on a wildfire incident.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1) on a wildfire incident.

Removed: Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3) from These Positions Maintain Currency for PSC1 positions and PSC1 Maintains Currency for These Positions.

Position created. 

Planning Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Planning Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Planning Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Removed: Required Training and Required Experience and replaced with  "The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2023. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB." 

Updated: Position Endorsement
The position for this endorsement is currently being evaluated to the new standards for Complex Incident Management, for current information regarding this change, please contact your NIMSIC representative.

Added: Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PSC2" and "PSC2 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: “Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Planning Section Chief Course (S- 440) prior to position qualification.”

Updated: Prerequisite experience modified as follows:

Satisfactory performance as a Situation Unit Leader (SITL).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Resources Unit Leader (RESL).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident*.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident*.
     OR
Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 2 (SOF2).
     +
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-23) as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident*.

Added: S-420 Command & General Staff (32 hrs.).

Position created. 

Planning Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Planning Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Planning Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Added: 

• Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PSC3."
• Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "PSC3 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Qualification Requirements:  Note: Once qualified as SITL, RESL, or ICT3, the PSC3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the PSC3 Position Task Book (PMS 311-55).

Added: Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team (O-305) to Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills.

Added: Introduction to ICS (ICS-100) and NIMS: An Introduction (IS-700) to Required Training.

Updated:  footnote language:

The Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3) position is also utilized in the DOI All Hazard Qualification System. The FEMA All Hazard Planning Section Chief PTB is appropriate for use with this position and is available on the NWCG website.

Position created.

Type 3 Position standards are being introduced to provide an agreed to minimum standard for National Mobilization and to help develop local capability.  Currently the PSC3, LSC3, and FSC3 positions are utilized by FEMA and the Department of the Interior All Hazard qualification program.

NWCG recognizes the ability of cooperating agencies at the local level to jointly define and accept each other’s qualifications for initial attack, extended attack, large fire operations, and prescribed fire.

Position qualification pathways for the LSC3, PSC3, and FSC3 positions include both equivalency and position task book alternatives for position qualification.   FEMA position task books will be utilized for these positions and are available at training.fema.gov/position%20specific%20taskbooks/taskbook_list.asp.

Position archived.

Position created. Pt 2.

Position archived. 

Position created. Pt 2.

Position archived. 

Position created. Pt 2.

Updated:

• Standards and References: Position Task Book
• RXB1 Qualification Requirements: Required Experience

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Updated: RX-510 course name.

Position created. Part 2.

Updated: 

• Incident Position Description
• Standards and References
• Position Qualification Requirements, PMS 310-1

Updated: Prescribed Fire Manager (RXMG) replaces Prescribed Fire Manager Type 1 (RXM1) and Prescribed Fire Manager Type 2 (RXM2) as "These positions maintain currency for RXB2." 

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Smoke Management Techniques (RX-410) to Required Training.

Position created. Part 2.

Position archived. Active as an agency specific position.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created. Replaces RXM1 and RXM2.

Position archived.  Replaced by RXMG.

Position created. Pt 2.

Position archived.  Replaced by RXMG.

Position created. Pt 2.

Added: 

• NWCG Position Task Book for Procurement Unit Leader (PROC), PMS 311-125
  • Replaces NWCG Procurement Unit Leader Position Task Book, PMS 311-47
• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Procurement Unit Leader, PMS 350-125

Added: 

• Finance/Administration Section Chief Complex (FSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PROC."
• Finance/Administration Section Chief Complex (FSCC) to "PROC Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Position archived.

Removed: IS-700, NIMS: An Introduction from required training.

Added: PIO1 position endorsement approved 01/19/2022.

Remove: ICS-100, Introduction to ICS and ICS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents from Required Training.

Added:  S-203, Introduction to Incident Information OR E/L952, All Hazards Position Specific Public Information Officer to Required Training.

Added: Satisfactory performance as a Public Information Officer, Technician (PIOT) to Required Experience.

Added: Public Information Officer Type 2 (PIOT) to "PIOF Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Added: to "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills:"

• IS 42 (Social Media in Emergency Management)
• IS-29 (Public Information Officer Awareness)
• S-203, Introduction to Incident Information (if not taken in lieu of L-952)
• E/L952, All Hazards Position Specific Public Information Officer (if not taken in lieu of S-203)
• L-280, Followership to Leadership
• L-380, Fireline Leadership,  and/or L-381, Incident Leadership

Removed:  S-110, Basic Wildland Fire Orientation from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills:"

Added: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (ICS-300) and Advanced ICS (ICS-400) as required training to align position with FEMA Type 3 standards.
Added: Transition Plan

• All qualified individuals will remain qualified. Individuals will be granted ICS-300 and ICS-400 in responder’s records at the time of implementation.
• All PIOF trainees will be required to complete ICS-300 and ICS-400 prior to position qualification.

Added: Introduction to Incident Information (S-203), Introduction to ICS (ICS-100), Wildland Fire Service (L-180), Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190), Firefighter Training (S-130), Human Factors in the and Annual Fireline Safety Refresher (RT-130) as Required Training.

Position created.

The title of Information Officer Type 3 (IOF3) has been changed to Public Information Officer (PIOF). This position is entry level, is not a prerequisite for higher qualifications, and is not tied to the complexity of an incident.

Removed: X-520, NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added:

• To PIOC Qualification Requirements:  ***S-420, Command and General Staff or L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff or O-305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team, and I-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, must be completed before initiating the NWCG Public Information Officer Complex, Position Task Book, PMS 311-106.

Updated: 

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC) OR Complex Incident Management Field Evaluation (PDF) OR a completed X-520,NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form (PDF).

Removed: NOTE: This qualification standard is effective until December 31, 2022, per NWCG Memorandum 22-002, Amended

Added:

To Required Training:

• ICS-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff
• S-420, Command and General Staff OR L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff OR 0305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team

To Required Experience:

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Public Information Officer Type 3 (PIO3)
• AND Completion and Certification of Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-106

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Operations Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-106 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Incident Logistics Section Complex (LSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-106 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Complex (SOFC)
• AND Completion and Certification of Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-106 (see note)

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC)
• AND Completion and Certification of Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-106 (see note)

Note: Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Public Information Officer Course (E/L 952) prior to position qualification.

To These Positions Maintain Currency For PIOC:

• Public Information Officer Type 3 (PIO3)

To PIOC Maintains Currency For These Positions:

• Public Information Officer Type 3 (PIO3)

To Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills:

• E/L 952, All-Hazards Position Specific Public Information Officer
• IS-42, Social Media in Emergency Management
• L-580, Leadership is Action

Position created.

Removed:

Required Training

• RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC)

Required Experience

• Satisfactory performance as a Public Information Officer Type 2 (PIO2)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Public Information Officer Type 1 (PIO1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-06

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Public Information Officer Type 1 (PIO1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-06*

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 1 (LSC1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Public Information Officer Type 1 (PIO1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-06*

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Public Information Officer Type 1 (PIO1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-06*

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Public Information Officer Type 1 (PIO1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-06*

*Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Public Information Officer Course (E/L952) prior to position qualification.

Added:

The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2025. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB.

Added: Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PIO1" and "PIO1 Maintains Currency For These Positions." 

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

• E/L-952, Public Information Officer
• IS-42, Social Media in Emergency Management
• L-580, Leadership is Action

Added: “Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Public Information Officer Course (E/L952) prior to position qualification.”

Added: Bridging experience pathways for qualified OSC1, LSC1, and PSC1 to move into the PIO1 position.

Added: Annual Fireline Safety Refresher (RT-130) as Required Training.

Position created. Replaced IOF1.

Removed: Required Training and Required Experience and replaced with "The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2023. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB."

Added:

• Public Information Officer Type 3 (PIO3) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PIO2."
• Public Information Officer Type 3 (PIO3) to "PIO2 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Updated: Position Endorsement
The position for this endorsement is currently being evaluated to the new standards for Complex Incident Management, for current information regarding this change, please contact your NIMSIC representative.

Added: Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PIO2."

Added: Public Information Officer Complex (PIOC) to "PIO2 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: IS-800, National Response Framework, An Introduction from Required Training.

Added: to "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

• IS-42, Social Media in Emergency Management
• L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff (if not taken in lieu of S-420)
• S-420, Command and General Staff (if not taken in lieu of L-481)

Added: “Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Public Information Officer Course (E/L952) prior to position qualification.”

Removed: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (ICS-300) and Advanced ICS (ICS-400) from Required Training.

Added: Bridging experience pathways for qualified OSC2, LSC2, and PSC2 to move into the PIO2 position.

Updated: Required Experience for PIO2 from Successful to Satisfactory performance as a PIOF.

Updated: PIO2 information on the position flow chart.

Added: Annual Fireline Safety Refresher (RT-130) to Required Training.

Added: PIOF to Required Experience.

Position created. Replaced IOF2.

Position created.

Added: Public Information Officer Type 3 (PIO3) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PIOT."

Added: IS-700, NIMS: An Introduction added to Required Training.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Added:

• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Radio Operator, PMS 350-97

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added:  Annual Fireline Safety Refresher (RT-130) to Required Training.

Position created.

Removed:  A-107, Aviation Policy and Regulations I Interagency Aviation Training from Required Training.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Deleted from "These Positions Maintain Currency For RCDM":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Added: Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For RCDM."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS-200) from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills." 

Added: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS-200) to Required Training.
Added: Transition Plan:

• All qualified individuals will remain qualified. Individuals will be granted ICS-200 in responder’s records.
• All trainee RCDM will be required to complete ICS-200 prior to position qualification.

Position created.

Added: 

• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Resources Unit Leader, PMS 350-27
• NWCG Position Task Book for Resources Unit Leader (RESL), PMS 311-27
• Incident Status Summary (ICS 209) Resource Count Job Aid, J-112

Added: Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "RESL Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For RESL."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements :  Note: Once qualified as a RESL, the PSC3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the PSC3 Position Task Book (PMS 311-55).

Position created.

Removed: A-104, Overview of Aircraft Capabilities and Limitations from Required Training.

Removed: A-116, General Awareness Security Training from Required Training.

Added: A-204, Manned Aircraft Capabilities and Limitations to Required Training.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Updated: Required Experience to completion and certification of Position Task Book (PMS 311-94) as a Retardant Crewmember (RTCM).

Position created.

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFC":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Removed: from "SOFC Maintain Currency For These Positions "":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFC":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Added: to "SOFC Maintains Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Removed: X-520, NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added to SOFC Qualification Requirements:

• *** S-420, Command and General Staff or L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff or O-305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team, and I-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff, must be completed before initiating the NWCG Safety Officer Complex, Position Task Book, PMS 311-104.

Updated Required Training:

• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC) OR Complex Incident Management Field Evaluation (PDF) OR a completed X-520,NWCG CIM Field Evaluation Form (PDF).

Added: 

To Required Training:

• ICS-400, Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff
• S-420, Command and General Staff OR L-481, Advanced Leadership for Command and General Staff OR 0305, Type 3 All-Hazard Incident Management Team

To Required Experience:

OR

• Satisfactory performance as a Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Safety Officer Complex (SOFC) Position Task Book, PMS 311-104

To These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFC:

• Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
• Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1)
• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Operations Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
• Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)
• Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2)
• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

To SOFC Maintains Currency For These Positions:

• Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
• Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
• Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1)
• Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

To Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills:

• L-480, Organizational Leadership in the Wildland Fire Service
• L-580, Leadership is Action
• S-404, Safety Officer

Position created.

Removed:

Required Training

• RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
• S-520, Advanced Incident Management OR Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC)

Required Experience

• Satisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 2 (SOF2)
• AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1) Position Task Book, PMS 311-04
• SOF1 and SOF2 share combined PTB

Added:

The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2025. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB.

Added: Safety Officer Complex (SOFC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOF1" and "SOF1 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2) to "These Positions Maintain Currency for SOF1" and "SOF1 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Removed: Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3) from "These Positions Maintain Currency for SOF1" and from "SOF1 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Position created. Safety Officer in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOF2":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Removed: from "SOF2 Maintain Currency For These Positions "":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOF2":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Added: to "SOF2 Maintains Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Updated: Once qualified as a SOF2, the SOF3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the SOF3 PTB.  

Removed: Required Training and Required Experience and replaced with "The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2023. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB."

Added: Safety Officer Complex (SOFC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOF2" and "SOF2 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements:  Note: Once qualified as a SOF2, the SOFR qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the SOFR Position Task Book (311-82).

Added: Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2) to "These Positions Maintain Currency for SOF2" and "SOF2 Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Updated: Position Task Book language updated to reflect the following: Once qualified as a SOF2, the SOFR qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the SOFR Position Task Book (311-82).

Added: Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2) to the "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOF2."

Position created. Safety Officer in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Position title changed to Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3) from Safety Officer, Line (SOFR).

Added: 

• Safety Officer Complex (SOFC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFR."
• Safety Officer Complex (SOFC) to "SOFR Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Advanced ICS (ICS-400) required training to align position with FEMA Type 3 standards.
Added: Transition Plan:

• All qualified SOFR individuals will remain qualified. Individuals will be granted ICS-400 in responder’s records.
• All SOFR trainees will be required to complete ICS-400 prior to position qualification.

Updated: Position Task Book language to reflect the following: Once qualified as a SOF2, the SOFR qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the SOFR Position Task Book (311-82).

Position created.

The title of the Safety Officer Type 3 position has been changed to Safety Officer, Line (SOFR). This position is entry level, is not a prerequisite for higher qualifications, and is not tied to the complexity of an incident.
 

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFF":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFF":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Updated: The Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) position is not a prerequisite to the NWCG Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3) position.

Position created.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Position Archived.

Added:

• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SVBD."
• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "SVBD Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: “*designates agency established position qualifications.”

Position created.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Required Training:

a. FAA NOTAM System (A-103)
b. Automated Flight Following (A-115)
c. Basic Airspace (A-203)

Added: Satisfactory performance as Ramp Manager (RAMP) to Required Experience.

Added: Airtanker Base Manager (ATBM) and Fixed Wing Base Manager (FWBM) to "These Positions Maintain Currency for SEMG."

Added: Ramp Manager (RAMP), Fixed Wing Parking Tender (FWPT), and Aircraft Timekeeper (ATIM) to "SEMG Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Removed: Air Tanker Base Manager (ATBM) and Fixed Wing Base Manager (FWBM) from "These Positions Maintain Currency for SEMG."

Position created.

Added: 

• Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to  "SITL Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SITL."

Added:

• ICS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System
• ICS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700, National Incident Management System, An Introduction

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements:  Note: Once qualified as a SITL, the PSC3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the PSC3 Position Task Book (311-55).

Updated: Prerequisite experience modified as follows:
Completion and Certification of Position Task Book (311-24) as a Situation Unit Leader (SITL).

Updated: The prerequisite Required Experience for Situation Unit Leader (SITL) is Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4).

Position created.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: Basic Firefighter Training (L-180, S-130, S-190, RT-130) to Required Training.

Position created.

Added: Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SCKN."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Updated: Required Experience to include both RXB2 and DIVS.

Position created.

FUM1/2 position codes have been converted to one position titled Strategic Operational Planner (SOPL). This position has been moved to the Planning Section. Currently qualified FUM1/2 will be converted to SOPL. FUM1 trainee will be converted to SOPL. FUM2 trainee will be converted to SOPL trainee. Specific direction is in the transition plan which can be found on the NWCG Publication Management System (Qualifications) web site:
PMS 310-1 Historical Documents.

Position archived. Task Force/Strike Team Leader in 1984 PMS 310-1. Replaced with STEQ.

Position created. 

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For STCR":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Removed: from "STCR Maintains Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STCR":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Added: to "STCR Maintains Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added to "STCR Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Safety Officer Field (SOFF)

Added: Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STCR."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: Tactical Decision Making in the Wildland Fire (S-336) from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Added: Crew Representative (CREP) to "STCR Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Updated: The Task Force Leader (TFLD) and Strike Team Leader (STDZ, STEN, STCR, STPL) Position Task Books (PTB)(311-10) have been combined. However, the positions have not been combined. Strike Team Leader tasks are completed only once. The Required Experience for TFLD must be met prior to completing additional TFLD tasks. Upon satisfactory performance in the prerequisite single resource boss position, the specific strike team leader task book may be initiated. Once qualified as a Strike Team Leader, any additional single resource boss qualifications will also qualify the individual in that corresponding strike team leader position—without having to complete the Strike Team Leader PTB for the new position—once agency certification is documented on the PTB Certification page.

Added: S-205 (28 hrs) to Required Training.

Position created. Task Force/Strike Team Leader in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Position archived. Task Force/Strike Team Leader in 1984 PMS 310-1. Replaced with STEQ.

Position created. 

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For STEN":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Removed: from "STEN Maintains Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STEN":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Added: to "STEN Maintains Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added to "STEN Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Safety Officer Field (SOFF)

Added: Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STEN."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: Tactical Decision Making in the Wildland Fire (S-336) from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Updated: The Task Force Leader (TFLD) and Strike Team Leader (STDZ, STEN, STCR, STPL) Position Task Books (PTB)(311-10) have been combined. However, the positions have not been combined. Strike Team Leader tasks are completed only once. The Required Experience for TFLD must be met prior to completing additional TFLD tasks. Upon satisfactory performance in the prerequisite single resource boss position, the specific strike team leader task book may be initiated. Once qualified as a Strike Team Leader, any additional single resource boss qualifications will also qualify the individual in that corresponding strike team leader position—without having to complete the Strike Team Leader PTB for the new position—once agency certification is documented on the PTB Certification page.

Position created. Task Force/Strike Team Leader in 1984 PMS 310-1.

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For STEQ":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Removed: from "STEQ Maintain Currency For These Positions "":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STEQ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Added: to "STEQ Maintain Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added to "STEQ Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Safety Officer Field (SOFF)

Added: Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STEQ."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: Tactical Decision Making in the Wildland Fire (S-336) from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Position created.

Combined STDZ and STPL positions into a Strike Team Heavy Equipment (STEQ) position.

Added: Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For STPS."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Deleted from "These Positions Maintain Currency For SPUL":

• Service Branch Director (SVBD)
• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Deleted from "SPUL Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Added:

• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SPUL."
• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "SPUL Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements:  Note: Once qualified as a SPUL, the LSC3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the LSC3 Position Task Book (311-35).

Position created.

Position Archived.

Added:

• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For SUBD."
• Logistics Section Chief Complex (LSCC) to "SUBD Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: “*designates agency established position qualifications.”

Position created.

Position archived. 

Position created. 

Removed: from "These Positions Maintain Currency For TFLD":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Removed: from "TFLD Maintain Currency For These Positions "":

• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)

Added: to "These Positions Maintain Currency For TFLD":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Added: to "TFLD Maintain Currency For These Positions ":

• Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)

Updated Positions Qualification Requirements as follows:

Added to "TFLD Maintains Currency For These Positions":

• Safety Officer Field (SOFF)

Added: Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For TFLD."

Added: to Qualification Requirements:  If a TFLD meets the prerequisite experience and qualifications of a STL, the appropriate STL qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a ‘verification/certification’ page of the TFLD Position Task Book (311-10).

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Removed: Tactical Decision Making in the Wildland Fire (S-336) from "Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills."

Added: Crew Representative (CREP) to "TFLD Maintains Currency for These Positions."

Added: the following qualification pathway for required experience:
Satisfactory performance in any two Strike Team Leader positions (STCR, STEQ, STEN).

Updated: The Task Force Leader (TFLD) and Strike Team Leader (STDZ, STEN, STCR, STPL) Position Task Books (PTB)(311-10) have been combined. However, the positions have not been combined. Strike Team Leader tasks are completed only once. The Required Experience for TFLD must be met prior to completing additional TFLD tasks. Upon satisfactory performance in the prerequisite single resource boss position, the specific strike team leader task book may be initiated. Once qualified as a Strike Team Leader, any additional single resource boss qualifications will also qualify the individual in that corresponding strike team leader position—without having to complete the Strike Team Leader PTB for the new position—once agency certification is documented on the PTB Certification page.

Deleted: S-330 (24 hrs.) and S-390 (16 hrs.) from Required Training.

Position created.

Added: 

• NWCG Position Task Book for Time Unit Leader (TIME), PMS 311-126
  • Replaces NWCG Time Unit Leader Position Task Book, PMS 311-47
• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Time Unit Leader, PMS 350-126

Added:

• Finance/Administration Section Chief Complex (FSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For TIME."
• Finance/Administration Section Chief Complex (FSCC) to "TIME Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Added: to Qualification Requirements:  Note: Once qualified as a TIME, the FSC3 qualification may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the FSC3 Position Task Book (311-50).

Position created.

Position archived. Replaced with HEQB.

Position created. 

Position archived. Active as an agency specific position. 

Position created. 

Added:

• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot, PMS 350-78

Added to "Required Experience":

• Completion and Certification of NWCG Unmanned Aircraft System, Pilot Position Task Book, PMS 311 78.

Updated:  Required Training, A-450 course title updated.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Added:

• NWCG Position Task Book for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Data Specialist (UASD), PMS 311-127
  • Replaces NWCG Unmanned Aircraft System, Data Specialist (UASD) Position Task Book, PMS 311-79
• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Data Specialist, PMS 350-127

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Added:

• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Manager, PMS 350-79

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Added:

• NWCG Position Task Book for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Module Leader (UASL), PMS 311-128
  • Replaces NWCG Unmanned Aircraft System, Module Leader Position Task Book, PMS 311-79
• NWCG Incident Position Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Module Leader, PMS 350-128

Added: Satisfactory performance as any Single Resource Boss position (CRWB, ENGB, FELB, FIRB, HEQB, HMGB) to Required Experience.

Position created.

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Position created.

Position archived.

Added Wildland Fire Investigation: Civil Case Management (FI-311) to Other Training Which Supports Development of Knowledge and Skills.

Position created.

Added: Wildland Fire Investigation Team Leader (INVL) to "These Positions Maintain Currency for INVF."

Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Updated: "Other Position Assignments that will Maintain Currency."

Position created.