National Wildfire Coordinating Group Mission Statement The purpose

National Wildfire Coordinating Group Mission Statement The purpose of NWCG is to coordinate programs of the participating wildfire management agencies to avoid wasteful duplication and to provide a means of constructively working together. The goal is to provide more effective execution of each agency’s fire management program. The group provides a formalized system to agree upon standards of training, equipment, qualifications, and other operational functions. E-mail comments or suggestions pertaining to this or any NWCG course to: nwcg_standards@nifc. blm. gov NWCG Website: http: //www. nwcg. gov/ 00 -1 -S 230 -EP

Unit 0 Introduction 00 -2 -S 230 -EP

Course Objectives • Describe Crew Boss responsibilities prior to and during mobilization, on the incident, and during demobilization. • Identify the hazards and risks on various incidents and describe how to mitigate them. • Describe tactics that are appropriate to various wildland fire situations and implement them through the chain of command. 00 -3 -S 230 -EP

Student Introduction • Name • ICS qualifications and work • Job title • Where do you work? experience 00 -4 -S 230 -EP

Schedule of Events • Course agenda • Sign-in sheet • Housekeeping – Breaks – Message and telephone location – Cell phone policy – Facilities – Other concerns 00 -5 -S 230 -EP

Course Process • Presented through series of short lectures, exercises, and visual aids. • Emphasizes the primary skills needed by a Crew Boss (single resource). 00 -6 -S 230 -EP

Measuring Performance for this Course • Unit quizzes, exercises, and a final exam. • All unit quizzes will be reviewed after completion. • Students must achieve 70% or higher on the final exam. 00 -7 -S 230 -EP

Expectations • Why do you want to become a Crew Boss? • What do you expect to gain from this course? 00 -8 -S 230 -EP

Instructor Expectations • Have an interest in becoming a Crew Boss (single resource). • Have completed the pre-course work. • Exhibit mutual cooperation with the group. • Be open minded to accomplishments during the course. 00 -9 -S 230 -EP

Instructor Expectations • Use what is presented in the course to perform as a Crew Boss. • Participate actively in all of the training exercises presented in the course. • Return to class at stated times. 00 -10 -S 230 -EP

Crew Boss Traits 00 -11 -S 230 -EP

Crew Boss (single resource) Position Overview • Read the position description of a single resource boss in the Fireline Handbook. 00 -12 -S 230 -EP

Pre-course work Review 00 -13 -S 230 -EP

Crew Boss Video 00 -14 -S 230 -EP