Incident Communications Center Manger

Duties

• Must have an understanding and familiarity with the terminology used in fire suppression. This should include, but not be limited to familiarity with the Incident Action Plan (IAP), cache/supply items, resource definitions by kind and type, etc.
• Maintains equipment accountability and inventories.
• Establishes and maintains issue accountability system and issue hand-held radios.
• Ensures that issued equipment is operational.
• Tags non-functioning equipment upon return.
• Orders needed equipment/supplies.
• Clones radios.
• Assists operations and other personnel with interpreting Communications Plan.
• Recognizes basic communications network malfunctions (low battery on repeater, intermittent repeater transmissions, dead spots, etc.) and reports them to COML.
• Completes lost radio reports.
• Ensures information regarding communications restrictions or coverage limitations is disseminated to operations and ICP personnel.
• Obtains a briefing from your supervisor, Communication Unit Leader.
• Provides for the safety and welfare of personnel assigned to the incident.
• Establishes and maintains positive internal and external interpersonal working relationships.
• Establishes the incident communication center with FACL.
• Maintains unit log.
• Maintains files of status change slips (ICS 210) and general message forms (ICS 213).
• Supervises incident communications center.
• Establishes message center procedures. Receives and transmits messages internally and externally.
• Tracks frequencies in use and determines location of repeaters.
• Completes any required performance evaluations of subordinates.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

• Understanding of radio procedures and operations.
• Qualified as a Radio Operator.