Last Updated May 24, 2013
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Incident Management Overview
AQM Incident Support Roles
Guiding Documents
Procurement Unit Leader (PROC)
Buying Team Member or Leader (BUYM /
BUYL)
Additional Resources
Next Steps
FEMA
Wildland Fires
• Coordinator for
national incident
management
• Certain Emergency
Support Functions
(ESFs) are delegated
to other entities.
• Lead agency is owner of land on which fire
starts – FS, DOI, State, Local – or as dictated by
any interagency agreements that may be in
place
• FS provides resources for most fires
• FS Resource Ordering & Status System (ROSS)
is used by all agencies to mobilize and
demobilize resources for incidents
• Preparedness level is set on scale of 1-5, with 1
being the lowest.
• Incidents are defined in terms of severity, with
large fires being classified as Type 1 or Type 2.
Forest Service
• ESF #4
(Firefighting)
Coordinator
• Support roles in
other ESFs
including #7
(Logistics Mgmt &
Resource Support)
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Number of fires and acres do not determine severity, but are influencing factors
Depending on fire classification (Type 1 or 2, or local) and lead agency, different
numbers and types of Forest Service resources are needed to support that fire
Source: http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm
PROCUREMENT UNIT LEADER
(PROC)
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Primary duties are
executing and managing
contracts at the incident
Must have warrant
Purchase card not required
Generally goes out as a
single resource at the
incident site
Work is generally
performed in more adverse
conditions
BUYING TEAM MEMBER OR
LEADER (BUYM / BUYL)
Primary duties are
procurement of services and
supplies, and renting land and
equipment
 Members must have a
purchase card
 Buying team generally sets up
near the incident, e.g. at a
hotel or local Agency office
 National teams include 6
members, plus a trainee; At
least 2 members must be
warranted; FS BUYL must be
warranted
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National Incident Management System (FEMA)
 Structure governing national incident response
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Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook (NWCG
Handbook 2, PMS 902, NFES 1037
 Incident Business Management policy, procedures, and training (2009)
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Fire and Aviation Qualifications Guide – Forest Service
 Forest Service requirements for PROC
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310-1 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide
 Procurement Unit Leader (PROC) is found under Incident Command
System (ICS), page 146
 Buying Teams not included
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National Interagency Buying Team Guide
 Policy, Procedures, and training for buying teams
 Last updated in 2009
Summary: If you are an 1102 Contracting Officer, your
incident support role is limited to PROC and BUYL.
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Successful experience as a PROC^, as
recorded in the Position Task Book
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National Incident Management System
(NIMS) Training requirements include:
 I-200 Basic Incident Command System *
 I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System
 IS-800B National Response Plan (NRP), An
Introduction+
^ FS deviation from PMS 310-1; FS does not require Equipment Time Recorder experience for PROCs
* Offered online by NWCG starting October 2013; + Offered online by FEMA
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Additional Forest Service Requirements:
 I-100, Introduction to Incident Command System
 IS-700, National incident Management System,
An Introduction
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Red Card (Obtain from IQCS Manager)
Competencies detailed in the Position Task Book, PMS-311-47:
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Competency: Assume position responsibilities
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Competency: Lead assigned personnel.
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Description: Influence, guide, and direct assigned personnel to accomplish objectives and desired
outcomes in a rapidly changing, high-risk environment.
Competency: Communicate effectively.
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Description: Successfully assume role of Unit Leader within the Finance/Administration Section
and initiate position activities at the appropriate time according to the following behaviors.
Description: Use suitable communication techniques to share relevant information with
appropriate personnel on a timely basis to accomplish objectives in a rapidly changing, high-risk
environment.
Competency: Ensure completion of assigned actions to meet identified
objectives.
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Description: Identify, analyze, and apply relevant situational information and evaluate actions to
complete assignments safely and meet identified objectives. Complete actions within established
timeframe.
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Behavior: Administer and/or apply agency policy, contracts and agreements.
Behavior: Gather, analyze, and validate information pertinent to the incident or event and make
recommendations for setting priorities.
Behavior: Plan for demobilization and ensure demobilization procedures are followed.
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Successful experience as a member of a buying team (as a trainee)
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Training Requirements:
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Additional Optional Courses:
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I-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System*
S-260: Interagency Incident Business Management*
IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction+
IS-800: National Response Plan, An Introduction (BUYL only) +
I-200: Basic Incident Command System (offered locally or web-based for a fee)
S-261, Applied Interagency Incident Business Management (offered locally)
D-110: Dispatch Recorder (offered locally)
Incident Procurement Training (classroom-based; offered 2-3 times per year)
Red Card (obtain from IQCS Manager)
* Offered online by NWCG; + Offered online by FEMA
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Forest Service National Buying Team Website
 Agency-specific resources, including most current Buying Team
Guide
 List of Buying Team Leads (contact Lead for your Region /
Station to see if a Buying Team Workshop will be held this FY)
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National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
 Online free training including I-100 and S-260
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National Incident Management System (NIMS), run by
FEMA
 Online free training including IS-700 and IS-800
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Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS)
 Used by Dispatchers to identify available resources to support
incidents. Stores info on availability and roles.
Talk to Incident Support
Personnel
(FMO, Dispatch, BUYL)
Complete coursework
(web-based and
classroom)
Complete New
Responder Form
(IQCS Mgr)
Get Red Card
(from IQCS Mgr)
Get Status-ed in ROSS
(by Dispatcher)
Talk to individuals in your Region / Station who participate
in AQM incident support
 Complete required courses (see slides 8, 9, & 11)
 Optional: Attend a Regional Buying Team Workshop
 Fill out New Responder Form found at:
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http://iqcs.nwcg.gov/main/sub/reference.html
 IQCS Manager will need your training completion certificates
 You do NOT need an IQCS account, just the paperwork from this site
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Notify your dispatcher to status you as available or
unavailable (different processes nationally)
 Talk to local Fire Management Officer to learn about the local
status-ing process
 Once you are entered in ROSS, you can status yourself
(1) Go to the IQCS website
(2) Click on “Documents,”
then “Reference”
(3) Locate, download and
complete the “New
Responder” form
(4) Submit to your “Regional
Account Representative”
(locate from “Request
Account”, then scroll
down to find “Regional
account representatives”
link
(5) You will need to provide
your training certificates
with your form
Note: Set up your account with your host
Region; WO and Research Station
employees set-up with the Region
within with your duty location falls.