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Assistant Area Commander Planning

Position Description

Duties

  • Assembles information on individual incident strategies and objectives and determine potential conflicts based on the following information:
    • Wildland Fire Situation Analysis
    • Delegations of Authority
    • Objectives from Incident Action Plans
    • List of Incident Management Teams critical resources
    • Maps
    • Incident Status Summaries
    • Agency Administrator direction
  • Maintains an Area Command Incident Status Summary including critical resources by operational period by incident.
  • Prepares recommendations for allocation and/or reassignment of critical resources.
  • Prepares and distribute Area Command Team decisions.
  • Prepares and facilitate Area Command briefings as requested or needed.
  • Establishes direction for demobilization of critical resources.
  • Ensures demobilization plans are coordinated between Incident Management Teams and agency dispatchers.
  • Maintains unit log and log of strategic decisions.
  • Assures Area Commander re-delegates authorities to Incident Commanders as needed.
  • Prepares and maintains information for Area command documentation package:
    • Area Command briefing agenda(s) and schedules
    • Phone lists/organization charts
    • Area Command Delegations of Authority, roles, performance and other written agency administrator direction
    • Incident Management Team performance ratings
    • Dated priority/critical resources

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

  • Area Command S-620
  • Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander or general staff on a National Type 1 IMT
    AND
  • Satisfactory position performance as an Assistant Area Commander, Planning on a wildland fire incident

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WFSTAR 2025 Core Component Module Package and 2024 Fire Year in Review Now Available

Date: March 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Joe Schindel at mschindel@blm.gov
 

The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website. The 2025 Core Component Module Package provides all content needed to deliver RT-130.

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2025 Core Component Module Package

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Date: March 12, 2025
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee

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NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 

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Contact: Fire Use Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Module Unit

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NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

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NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514