Resource Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit Leader
Category: ICS KLP
Prerequisites:
This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have shown interest, demonstrated the necessary skills and knowledge, and have accomplished minimum training, including Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, 300 and 400, appropriate for the position of Resources Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit Leader.
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Course Description:
This course provides participants with course work and hands-on training for the position of Resource Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit Leader. It covers the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of the Resource Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit Leader to other personnel within the Incident Command System (ICS). The student will become familiar with the various incident-related documents and software programs that may be used.
Resource Unit Leader topics include organizing and managing the unit, check-in, tracking resource status, operational planning, and resource unit products. An extensive exercise in which the student organizes and operates a resource unit serves to test the student's skills. Demobilization Unit Leader topics include organizing and managing the unit, developing the Demobilization Plan, writing the Demobilization Plan, and implementing the Demobilization Plan.
This course is intended for U.S. EPA and U.S. Coast Guard personnel who have shown interest, demonstrated the necessary skills and knowledge, and have accomplished minimum training, including Incident Command System courses I-100, 200, 300 and 400, appropriate for the position of Resources Unit Leader and Demobilization Unit Leader.
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
-Understand the mission, organization, and operation of the resources unit from lecture and small group exercises
-Identify, track, and account for incident resources from experimentation with T-cards and a variety of other systems
-Describe the Incident Action Plan and other section work products
-Accomplish the duties and responsibilities of a Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB) on a large incident
-Develop, write, and implement a demobilization plan
In compliance with Executive Order 13589 - Promoting Efficient Spending,
Section 5; the ERTP will not be regularly printing or providing students hard
copies of the course manual. A link to an electronic copy of the
student manual for personal printing or e-reading has been provided in the
Courses Materials section of this page.
Note: Calculators are recommended.