Safety Officer Type 1*

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The Safety Officer Type 1 (SOF1) is responsible for monitoring the overall operation of an incident from a risk management perspective and providing recommendations to mitigate hazards in order to provide for the welfare of assigned resources. The SOF1 may function as a member of the Command Staff of a Type 1 or 2 Incident Management Team (IMT) or may be a single resource. The SOF1 may supervise the Medical Unit Leader (MEDL) or other members in the safety organization. The SOF1 typically reports to the Incident Commander (IC) and works in the Command functional area.

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

Date: 
May 2022

Added the following position to "These Positions Maintain Currency For": Safety Officer Complex (SOFC).

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


Date: 
Oct 1993

Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.


Date: 
Apr 2021

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


Date: 
Oct 2017

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


Date: 
Oct 2015

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

 

Page Last Modified / Reviewed: 
2022-05-26
Primary Committee: 
Risk Management Committee
Steward: 
Risk Management Committee
Key Stakeholder (s): 
Incident Command Subcommittee

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