S330 - Task Force/Strike Team Leader

Reviewed: 2005     Hours: 24

Course Description:

Task Force/Strike Team Leader, S-330 is a 24-hour course designed to meet the training requirements outlined in the Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide and the Position Task Books (PTB) developed for the positions of Task Force Leader and Strike Team Leader.  Examples and exercises in this package are specific to wildland fire suppression.  If students are expected to perform in some other risk area, exercises and examples appropriate to the expected risk areas should be added.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate the ability to apply the Risk Management Process found in the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) to various incidents.
  
• Identify and describe the responsibilities of a Task Force/Strike Team Leader (TFLD/STL).
  
• Demonstrate the ability to apply appropriate tactics in various incident situations with various resources organized into strike teams or task forces.
  

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as a task force leader (TFLD) or any strike team leader (STPL, STDZ, STEN, or STCR).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead instructor must be a qualified division/group supervisor (DIVS).
Unit instructors must be qualified strike team leaders (STL) or task force leaders (TFLD).

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

Prerequisites:

Qualified as any single resource boss.
Successful completion of pre-course work.

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 9-22-2008.

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