Course Description

The goal of this professional development course, E/L 984 Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader, is to provide training designed to support all-hazards competencies and behaviors within a Type III Incident Management Team (IMT). 

The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training shall be completed by personnel who will be required to gain a certificate of training and the credentials to function in an ICS Organization, such as an IMT, as a member of the Command, General Staff or as a Unit Leader. These criteria will be verified on the student enrollment request by endorsement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the State/Tribal Training Officer or the course manager.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 1

Course Objectives

• Describe the function and components of the Incident Management Organization/Team and the Operations Section.
• Describe the responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader at the pre-response, response, operational, demobilization, and post-incident phases of an incident.
• Describe the information gathering and dissemination responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
• Describe the leadership and personnel supervision responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
• Describe the risk management and safety responsibilities of the Task Force/Strike (Resource) Team Leader.
• Describe the tasks a Task Force/Strike Team Force Leader is required to complete during an Operational period for an incident.

Mission Areas

• Respond

Prerequisites

The required prerequisites to this course are:

· IS-0100: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS), ICS 100

· IS-0200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

· E/L/G 0300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents

· IS-0700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

· IS-0800: National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction

Other recommended courses:

· E/L/G 0191 Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface

· E/L/G 0400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS 400

Disciplines

• Emergency Management

Primary Core Capability