Cost Unit Leader

COST decorative banner: photos depicting COST position. COST Position Description: The Cost Unit Leader (COST) is responsible for collecting all cost data, performing cost-effectiveness analyses, and providing cost estimates and cost-saving recommendations.

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The Cost Unit Leader (COST) is responsible for collecting all cost data, performing cost-effectiveness analyses, and providing cost estimates and cost-saving recommendations.

Mobilize and Perform Initial Position Duties

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Accomplish COST Objectives

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Communicate and Coordinate

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Manage Risk

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Document

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Demobilize

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. To provide emergency assistance to States under formalized agreements.
  3. 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/resources/incident-business-committee-ad-positions

For information on COST AD Class go to https://www.nwcg.gov/ad-positions/cost

Position change history for this position will be available shortly.

 

Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2018-11-07

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