S346 - Situation Unit Leader

Reviewed: 2008     Hours: 18-24

Course Description:

This course is designed to prepare the student to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of a situation unit leaders (SITL). The course starts with how to activate, setup, organize, manage, and demobilize a situation unit. It then addresses the products (maps, ICS-209, and other reports) the Situation Unit produces, as well as the technology that is needed to produce the products. One component of the pre-course work is for students to read and complete the exercises in Basic Land Navigation (NFES #2865).

Objectives:

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to effectively manage personnel, equipment, and supplies for the Situation Unit.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to produce and disseminate timely and accurate products on the incident status.

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as a situation unit leader (SITL).

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead and unit instructors must be qualified situation unit leaders (SITL).

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

Prerequisites:

Qualified as any strike team leader or incident commander type 4 (ICT4).

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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