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BPM-PR Firm

Planning Section Chief Type 2*

BPM-PR Firm, Oregon, Illinois, United States, 61061


The Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) manages all aspects of incident planning, situation and resource status, and demobilization of an incident. The PSC2 supervises members of the Planning Section. The PSC2 is part of the Command and General (C&G) Staff and reports to the Incident Commander (IC) under typical incident organizations. The PSC2 works in the Planning 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: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.To provide emergency assistance to States under formalized agreements.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.Removed:

Required Training and Required Experience and replaced with "The qualification pathway for this position is discontinued per NWCG direction on January, 2023. Responders with an active PTB will transition to the corresponding complex position PTB."Updated :Position EndorsementThe position for this endorsement is currently being evaluated to the new standards for Complex Incident Management, forcurrent information regarding this change, please contact your NIMSIC representative.Date:

May 2022Added:

Planning Section Chief Complex (PSCC) to "These Positions Maintain Currency For PSC2" and"PSC2 Maintains Currency For These Positions."

Added:

Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.Date:

Oct 2018Added:

“Individuals utilizing this pathway must complete the Planning Section Chief Course (S- 440 ) prior to position qualification.”

Date:

Oct 2015Updated:

Prerequisite experience modified as follows:Satisfactory performance as a Situation Unit Leader (SITL ).+Completion and Certification of Position Task Book(PMS 311-23)

as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident.ORSatisfactory performance as a Resources Unit Leader (RESL ).+Completion and Certification of Position Task Book(PMS 311-23)

as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident.ORSatisfactory performance as a Planning Section Chief Type 3 (PSC3 ).+Completion and Certification of Position Task Book(PMS 311-23)

as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident.ORSatisfactory performance as an Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2 ).+Completion and Certification of Position Task Book(PMS 311-23)

as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident*.ORSatisfactory performance as a Logistics Section Chief Type 2 (LSC2 ).+Completion and Certification of Position Task Book(PMS 311-23)

as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident*.ORSatisfactory performance as a Safety Officer Type 2 (SOF2 ).+Completion and Certification of Position Task Book(PMS 311-23)

as a Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2) on a wildfire incident*.

Planning Section Chief (Multi-Branch), Planning Section Chief (Multi-Division) and Planning Section Chief (Multi-Leader) in 1984 PMS 310-1.Primary Committee:

Incident and Position Standards Committee

Steward:

Incident Planning Subcommittee

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06/12/2024The NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc) establishes the standards for collection and retention of records on wildland fires. This July 2024 update will provide incident management teams the most current standards required to maintain incident records and submit them to host units at the close of an incident.The Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee has released Equipment Bulletin 24-002 NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard - Request for Comment. This bulletin outlines the proposed NWCG OHV typing standard, as well as the business need for establishing the standard. Comments on the proposed standard will be accepted through August 15th using the comment form linked below.A draft version of the new NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514, is now available. The NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating airtankers on wildland fires. As this is the first edition of these standards, the National Interagency Aviation Committee (NIAC) requests review and input into the 2025 final publication.Please review and provide feedback by September 1st, 2024 for consideration. Feedback can be provided utilizing the NWCG Publication Review Form.

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