ALL-HAZARDS
LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
Unit 1
Course Introduction
Unit Terminal Objective
Identify course objectives and
position-specific resource materials
for the position of Logistics Section
Chief
1-3
Course Objective
Upon completion of this course, students
will demonstrate, through exercises and a
final exam, an understanding of the duties,
responsibilities, and capabilities of an
effective Logistics Section Chief
1-7
Course Design
•
Course length of 5 days
•
Combination of lecture, discussion, and
exercises
•
Closed-book Final Exam
•
Course was designed under the assumption
that students have completed ICS 300, ICS
400, and either All-Hazards Incident
Management Team Training or Command &
General Staff Training
1-8
All-Hazards Curriculum
• ICS origins in fire
• All-Hazards
• The fundamentals of the
job are the same
regardless of incident type
1-9
1-6
Course Scope/Competencies
CORE COMPETENCIES
HAZARD-SPECIFIC
COMPETENCIES
1-11
Position Task Books
1-12
Position Task Book
• Competencies – A broad description that
groups core behaviors necessary to perform a
specific function.
• Behaviors – A general description of an
observable activity or action demonstrated
by an individual in a particular context.
• Tasks– A specific description of a unit of
work activity that is a logical and
necessary action in the performance of a
behavior; how the behavior is
demonstrated or performed in a
particular context. Again, these are
signed-off by qualified evaluators.
Position Task Book
• Competencies – Lead assigned
personnel
• Behaviors – Establish work
assignments and performance
expectations, monitor peformance,
and provide feedback
• Tasks– Complete daily review of
staffing requirements and ensure
adequate personnel needs
• Ensure subordiantes understand
assignment for operational period
Unit 2
Overview of the Logistics
Section Chief Position
“You will not find it difficult to
prove that battles, campaigns, and
even wars have been won or lost
primarily because of logistics.”
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe the responsibilities of the Logistics
Section Chief in relationship to the responsibilities
of Unit Leaders within the Section
2-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Logistics Section
• Functions of the Logistics Section
• Logistics Section units/branches
• Responsibilities of the Logistics Section Chief (LSC)
2-3
Responsibilities of the
Logistics Section Chief
2-18
Logistics Section Chief
• Plans and organizes the Logistics
Section
• Assembles & briefs Unit Leaders
• Identifies service and
support needs
• Processes requests for resources
• Considers safety first
• Works with other General Staff
2-19
Logistics Section Chief (con’t)
• Reviews IAP and projects
needs for next operational
periods
• Provides input for the
Comm., Medical, and Traffic
Plan components of the IAP
• Reviews the Demob Plan and implements the logistics
portion of the plan
• Maintains unit log
2-20
Unit 3
Overview of the
Facilities Unit
“Forget logistics, you lose.”
- Lt. Gen. Fredrick Franks,
Operation Desert Storm
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe how the responsibilities of
the Facilities Unit Leader support the
overall goals of Unit
3-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Facilities Unit
• Responsibilities of the Facilities Unit Leader
LOGISTICS
SECTION
FACILITIES UNIT
GROUND SUPPORT
UNIT
SUPPLY UNIT
3-3
Unit 4
Overview of the
Ground Support Unit
“Victory is the beautiful, brightcolored flower. Transport is the
stem without which it could never
have blossomed.”
- Winston Churchill
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe how the
responsibilities of the Ground
Support Unit Leader support the
overall goals of Unit
4-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Ground Support Unit
• Responsibilities of the Ground Support Unit
Leader
LOGISTICS
SECTION
FACILITIES UNIT
GROUND SUPPORT
UNIT
Support
Branch
SUPPLY UNIT
4-3
Unit 5
Overview of the
Supply Unit
The history of war proves that 9
out of 10 times an army has
been destroyed because its
supply lines have been cut off.
- General Douglas MacArthur
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe how the
responsibilities of the Supply
Unit Leader support the overall
goals of Unit
5-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Supply Unit
• Responsibilities of the Supply Unit Leader
LOGISTICS
SECTION
FACILITIES UNIT
GROUND SUPPORT
UNIT
SUPPLY UNIT
5-3
Unit 6
Overview of the
Food Unit
“An army marches on
its stomach.”
- Napoleon
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe how the
responsibilities of the Food Unit
Leader support the overall goals
of Unit
6-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Food Unit
• Responsibilities of the Food Unit Leader
LOGISTICS
SECTION
FOOD UNIT
MEDICAL UNIT
COMMUNICATIONS
UNIT
6-3
Unit 7
Overview of the
Medical Unit
“Know the enemy and know
yourself; in a hundred battles
you will never be in peril.”
- Sun Tzu
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe how the responsibilities
of the Medical Unit Leader
support the overall goals of Unit
7-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Medical Unit
• Responsibilities of the Medical Unit Leader
LOGISTICS
SECTION
FOOD UNIT
MEDICAL UNIT
COMMUNICATIONS
UNIT
7-3
Unit 8
Overview of the
Communications Unit
Gentleman, the officer who doesn’t
know his communications and supplies
as well as his tactics is totally useless.
- General George S. Patton
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe how the responsibilities of
the Communications Unit Leader
support the overall goals of Unit
8-2
Unit Overview
• Purpose of the Communications Unit
• Responsibilities of the Communications Unit
Leader
LOGISTICS
SECTION
FOOD UNIT
MEDICAL UNIT
COMMUNICATIONS
UNIT
8-3
Unit 9
Assume Position
Responsibilities
“I don’t know what the hell this
‘logistics’ is that Marshall is
always talking about, but I
want some of it.”
- Fleet Admiral E.J. King (1942)
Unit Terminal Objective
List the priorities of the Logistics
Section Chief (LSC) upon initial
activation, describing how the LSC
translates these priorities into
action
9-2
Unit 10
Planning and Activating
the Section
“Behind every great leader there
was an even greater logistician.”
- M. Cox
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe considerations in activating,
briefing, and assessing the capabilities of
each Unit
10-2
Planning and Activation of Section
• Identify units within section to be
activated
• Duties and responsibilities for unfilled
positions revert to the supervisor
• Ensure there is a need for the unit before
ordering
10-3
Capabilities & Limitations of the Logistics
Section
• Source of information for
capabilities and limitations
• Competition for resource
with other incidents
• Outside influences
• Other incidents
• Problems in getting orders filled
(supplies and personnel)
• Social/political/economic
10-8
Limitations and Capabilities Internal and
External
• Ordering
• Transportation of
resources
• Equipment support
• Communications
10-9
Unit 11
Coordination with Command
and General Staff
“Amateurs think about
tactics, but professionals
think about logistics."
- Gen. Robert Barrow
Unit Terminal Objective
Identify the Logistics Section
Chief’s (LSC’s) coordination and
communication responsibilities
outside the Logistics Section
11-2
Planning Meeting
11-3
Unit 12
Managing Personnel
and Demobilizing
“Logistics, in the broadest sense,
is the three big M's—material,
movement, and maintenance.”
- James A. Huston
Unit Terminal Objective
Describe techniques for
successfully managing personnel
and demobilizing the Section
12-2
Assign and Monitor Work
Assignments
• Assign and monitor
work assignments
• Base and remote
camps
• Skill mix
• Incident area
• Coordinate
assignment,
placement, and
communications
• Transporting
12-3