Finance and Administration Section Chief
Category: ICS KLP
Prerequisites:
This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, 300, and 400, IS-700b and IS-800d and who have been identified to be a part of an Incident Management Team.
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Course Description:
This 3-day course provides participants course work and hands-on training for the position of Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC) on a Type 2 Incident Management Team. It covers the role and responsibilities of a FSC and the relationship of the FSC to other incident personnel within the Incident Command System (ICS). The course reviews the Job Aids, which include the role and responsibilities, of various Unit Leaders such as the Time Unit Leader, Cost Unit Leader, and Procurement Unit Leader, and Comp/Claims Unit Leader. The student will become familiar with the various incident-related documents and software programs that may use by an FSC. Instructional methods include lectures, class discussions, graded evaluations, and group exercises. A certificate of course completion will be awarded to those students who have 100% attendance and who obtain a total course score of 70% or higher.
This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have completed Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, 300, and 400, IS-700b and IS-800d, and who have been identified to be a part of an Incident Management Team.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Define
the role and responsibilities of the Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC)
in the overall management of the Finance/Administration Section.
- Discuss options
for funding the incident and discuss procurement processes.
- Describe the relationship
of the FSC to other incident personnel, incident agency personnel, and other
contacts.
- Describe the role of the FSC in the development, review, and update of
incident related documents, e.g., Site Safety Plan, Demobilization Plan,
Incident Action Plan, Interagency Agreements, Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Agreements, and Emergency Fund Agreements.
- Describe the role of the
FSC in the development of the incident finance package (official files).
Continuing Education Units: 2.2
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