Computer/IT Support: Support the infrastructure setup during various PHS deployment activities through active involvement in the preparation of team duties.
Competencies:
- Proficiency working with multiple computer platforms
- Expertise with common mobile devices, apps, and other hardware devices
- Able to produce documents/reports using Microsoft Office Suite
Trainings/Education/Experience:
- Bachelor of Science or Master’s Degree in computer science or related field
- Desktop support certifications
- Previous experience with PHS warehouse IT and Communications cache
- Member of USPHS deployment team is preferred but not required
Logistics: Onsite support of mission through use of communication, transportation, working side by side with deployment team branches to provide needs of the entire mission.
Competencies:
- Integrate with onsite support staff to provide needs for the incident
- Manage support needs for the incident such as ordering supplies, transportation, equipment maintenance, food service, medical services, etc, for incident personnel.
- Advises the Incident Commander on logistical matters
- Develops the operating plan for Logistics Section
- Ability to think on demand and come up with quick solutions
- Be able to multitask, be flexible
Trainings/Education/Experience:
- Complete the following training courses:
- Successful completion of Planning Section Chief Position Task Book
Admin/Finance: Supports accounting for funds used during the response and recovery aspect of the disaster as well as monitor costs related to the incident and provide accounting analyses.
Competencies:
- Manage all financial, administrative, and cost analysis aspects of an incident
- Maintain daily contact with agency administrative headquarters on finance and administration matters
- Meets with assisting and cooperating agency representatives
- Advises the Incident Commander on financial and administrative matters
- Develops the operating plan for the Finance/Administration Section
- Coordinates finances at the local level
- Establishes or transitions into an existing Finance/Administration Section
- Supervises and configures section with units to support as necessary
Trainings/Education/Experience:
- Complete the following training courses:
- Successful completion of Administration/Finance Position Task Book (PTB)
Planning: Coordinates support activities for incident planning as well as demobilization planning; coordinates information activities across the response system
Competencies:
- Manage all aspects of the Planning Section, (covering prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery mission areas)
- Manage the preparation of strategies & plans for the incident
- Submit incident status reports
- Prepare, collects, evaluates, disseminates, and uses incident information to develop the Incident Action Plan
- Facilitate incident information to maintain situational awareness (current and future)
- Provide periodic predictions on incident potential and incident course of actions
- Coordinate planning efforts at the local level
- Establish or transition into the Planning Section
- Supervise and configure section with units and single resources as necessary
- Activities that support the incident management process, including completing the incident action plan and support plans and accomplishing incident information processing. This contrasts with preparedness planning, which is designed to ready a system for response. Responsible for training deployed officers to ensure they are indoctrinated into their area of operations.
Trainings/Education/Experience:
- Complete the following training courses:
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- IS/G-775 (IS-2200): Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations;
- IS-703: National Incident Management System Resource Management;
- IS-706: National Incident Management System Intrastate Mutual Aid;
- FEMA IS-100, Introduction to the Incident Command System
- FEMA IS-102, Preparing for Federal Disaster Operations: FEMA Response Partners
- FEMA IS-1300, Introduction to Continuity of Operations
- FEMA IS-700, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- FEMA IS-800, National Response Framework, An Introduction
- FEMA IS-15, Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies
- FEMA IS-201, Forms used for the development of the IAP
- IS-120.C: An Introduction to Exercises
- IS-230.E: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- IS-235.C: Emergency Planning
- IS-244.B: Developing and Managing Volunteers
- FEMA IS-242, Effective Communication
- FEMA IS-241, Decision Making & Problem Solving
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- Successful completion of Planning Section Chief Position Task Book
*** ADDITIONAL NOTE***
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ICS 300 is coordinated by local Emergency Management Agencies, please contact them directly for course offerings in your area. Contact information for State or Territorial Emergency Management Agencies can be found at https://training.fema.gov/programs/aps/stolist.aspx
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ICS 400 is coordinated by local Emergency Management Agencies, please contact them directly for course offerings in your area. Contact information for State or Territorial Emergency Management Agencies can be found at https://training.fema.gov/programs/aps/stolist.aspx
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