S450 - Logistics Section Chief

Reviewed: 2002     Hours: 16

Course Description:

This course is designed to meet the national core needs of the logistics section chief type 2 (LSC2).

Objectives:

• Arrive properly equipped at an incident, gather information to access the assignment, and begin initial planning activities of the logistics section chief.
• Determine that facilities, services, and materials are provided for the incident.
• Plan, staff, and manage the logistics section to meet the needs of the incident in a safe and efficient manner.
• Coordinate with other sections to assist in accomplishing the overall objectives of the incident.
• Implement the demobilization plan.

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as a logistics section chief type 2 (LSC2).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead and unit instructors must be qualified logistics section chief type 2s (LSC2).

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

Prerequisites:

Qualified as facilities unit leader (FACL) and ground support unit leader (GSUL) OR facilities unit leader (FACL) and supply unit leader (SUPL).

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 9-25-2008.

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