S339 - Division/Group Supervisor

Reviewed: 2006     Hours: 20

Course Description:

This course prepares students to perform in the role of division/group supervisor. It will provide instruction in support of the specific tasks of the division/group supervisor, but will not instruct the student in general management/supervision or in the incident command system (ICS), both of which the student should learn through prerequisite work. Topics include: division/group management, organizational interaction, division operations, all-hazard operations, and tactical decision games (optional). There is a final examination in this course.

Objectives:

• At the successful completion of this course, the student will demonstrate an understanding of the duties required of a division/group supervisor in preparation for completing position task book elements.

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as a division/group supervisor (DIVS).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead instructor must be a qualified operations section chief type 2 (OSC2).

Unit instructors must be qualified division/group supervisors (DIVS) or incident commanders type 3 (ICT3).

Also see Instructor Certification at the beginning of the Field Manager's Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

Qualified as a task force leader (TFLD) OR qualified as an incident commander type 3 (ICT3) OR qualified as an incident commander type 4 (ICT4) and in any two strike team leader positions (one must be STCR or STEN).

Also see NWCG Instructor Qualifications at the beginning of the Field Managers Course Guide.

Offer Level:
Regional, state, or area

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 12-17-2009.

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