S248 - Status/Check-in Recorder

Reviewed: 2006     Hours: 16

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the tools and techniques used to perform the duties of a status check-in recorder (SCKN). The course provides an overview of what a student can expect if dispatched to an incident.

Each student will need access to a computer that has the most current incident automation software.  At the time of this publication, I-Suite was the industry standard.

Objectives:

The desired outcome of this course is to prepare students to:

• Set up and manage a check-in station.
• Process information using incident automation software and other paper based methods.
• Package the information into useful products.
• Assist with demobilization.

 

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to become qualified as a status/check-in recorder

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead instructor must be a qualified resource unit leader (RESL).
Unit instructors must be qualified status/check-in recorders (SCKN).

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

Prerequisites:

It is recommended that students have I-200, Basic ICS; L-180, Human Factors; and basic computer skills in the Windows environment.

Offer Level:
Local

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 9-19-2008.

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