National Wildfire Coordinating Group

Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource

HEQB decorative banner: Four photos depicting heavy equipment boss position, firefighter watching tractor, backhoe digging, dozer making trail, men standing on dozer. HEQB Position Description: The Heavy Equipment Boss is responsible for the safety and direction of equipment, operator(s), and transport used to suppress, repair and rehabilitate wildland fires. The HEQB supervises a piece of heavy equipment and its operator, and reports to a Strike Team/Task Force Leader or other assigned supervisor. The HEQB works in the Operations functional area.

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NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flow Chart, PMS 308

HEQB Qualification Requirements

Required Training

Required Experience

  • Satisfactory performance as a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)
  • AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource (HEQB) Position Task Book, PMS 311-13

Physical Fitness Level: Arduous

Duties involve fieldwork requiring physical performance calling for above-average endurance and superior conditioning. These duties may include an occasional demand for extraordinarily strenuous activities in emergencies under adverse environmental conditions and over extended periods of time. Requirements include running, walking, climbing, jumping, twisting, bending, and lifting more than 50 pounds; the pace of work typically is set by the emergency situation.

These Positions Maintain Currency For HEQB

  • Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
  • Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)
  • Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)
  • Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 (RXB1)
  • Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2)
  • Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)
  • Single Resource Boss including (CRWB, ENGB, FELB, FIRB, HMGB)
  • Strike Team Leader Heavy Equipment (STEQ)
  • Task Force Leader (TFLD)

HEQB Maintains Currency For These Positions

Other Training Which Supports Development Of Knowledge And Skills

 

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Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2023-03-24

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