S261 - Applied Interagency Incident Business Management

Reviewed: 2007     Hours: 20-24

Course Description:

This is an instructor led course designed for entry-level finance positions. The format is a mix of exercises, facilitated group discussions and lecture supported by PowerPoint presentations. Students work directly from the Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook for most of the exercises.

S-261 is designed to be taken after completion of S-260, Interagency Incident Business Management.

Objectives:

At the successful completion of this course, students will describe roles and responsibilities, and demonstrate proficiency in the skills/knowledge required to perform the tasks of the following positions:

• Commissary Manager (CMSY)

• Equipment Time Recorder (EQTR)

• Compensation for Injury Specialist (INJR)

• Claims Specialist (CLMS)

• Personnel Time Recorder (PTRC)

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as one or more of the financial positions:  commissary manager (CMSY), equipment time recorder (EQTR), compensation for injury specialist (INJR), claims specialist (CLMS), or personnel time recorder (PTRC).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead instructor must be a finance/administration chief type 2 (FSC2), or an administrative officer, or an assistant with incident business management experience.

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

Prerequisites:

None

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 9-22-2008.

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