Air Tactical Group Supervisor*

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The Air Tactical Group Supervisor (ATGS) reports to the Air Operations Branch Director on Type 1 and Type 2 incidents and to the Incident Commander or Operations on initial attack or Type 3 incidents. The ATGS is responsible for managing the incident airspace and coordinating the fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft operations over an incident. (See NWCG Interagency Aerial Supervision Guide, PMS 505. Note: Aerial Supervision Modules (ASM) can function as an ATGS.)

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Administratively Determined (AD) Class: J

The Forest Service and Department of Interior are enabled by Administratively Determined Pay Plans (AD Pay Plans) to hire persons for temporary duration for the following reasons:

To cope with a sudden and unexpected emergency caused by a fire, or extreme fire potential, flood, storm, or any other all-hazard emergency that threatens damage to federally protected property, has the potential to cause loss of life, serious injury, public health risk, or damage to natural or cultural resources unless brought under immediate control.
To provide emergency assistance to States under formalized agreements.
To meet mission assignments issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Incident Business Committee (IBC) reviews positions annually and establishes pay rate classifications for each position.

For more information on the AD Pay Plans, go to https://www.nwcg.gov/committees/incident-business-committee

Position Change History

Date:

Jun 2022

Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.

Date:

Mar 2021

Draft Incident Position Description (IPD) created.

Date:

Oct 2018

Modified Agency Approved Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training to Required Training.

Date:

Oct 2013

Addition of Agency Approved (CRM) Training and Triennial Air Tactical Group Supervisor refresher training (RT-378).

Date:

Oct 1984

Position created.

Page Last Modified / Reviewed:

2022-07-11

Primary Committee:

National Interagency Aviation Committee

Steward:

Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee

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