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Incident Commander Type 3

NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flow Chart, PMS 308

ICT3 Qualification Requirements

Required Training

Required Experience

  • Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
  • AND Satisfactory performance as a Task Force Leader (TFLD)
  • AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) Position Task Book, PMS 311-02

OR

  • Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
  • AND Satisfactory performance as Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEQ, STEN)
  • AND Satisfactory performance in any two Single Resource Boss positions (one must be CRWB or ENGB)
  • AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) Position Task Book, PMS 311-02

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 ICT3

  • Air Tactical Group Supervisor (ATGS)
  • Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
  • Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
  • Operations Branch Director (OPBD)
  • Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)
  • Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 (RXB1)
  • Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEN, STEQ)
  • Task Force Leader (TFLD)

ICT3 Maintains Currency For These Positions

  • Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
  • Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)
  • Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2)
  • Incident Commander Complex (ICCI)
  • Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2)
  • Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
  • Operations Branch Director (OPBD)
  • Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)
  • Single Resource Boss including (CRWB, HEQB, ENGB, FELB, FIRB)
  • Strategic Operational Planner (SOPL)
  • Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEN, STEQ)
  • Structure Protection Specialist (STPS)
  • Task Force Leader (TFLD)

Other Training Which Supports Development Of Knowledge And Skills

Note

Once qualified as a ICT3, the OPS3, PSC3, LSC3 and FSC3 qualifications may be granted by the certifying official. Certification must be documented on a “verification/certification” page of the applicable PTB.

This is an inherently wildland fire position. All-hazards Incident Commander Type 3s will need to meet the wildland fire endorsement for Incident Commander Type 4 before moving up to Incident Commander Type 3. Rationale for not endorsing is based on the complexity of the wildland fire ICT3 position. Wildland fire has Extended Attack incidents as well as Type 3 Incident Management Teams (IMTS); each requires variable skills from the ICT3 in command. With the implementation of Complex Incident Management, the path forward on the wildland fire side is still unclear.

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