S-200    

Initial Attack Incident Commander

This course is designed to meet the training needs of the Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4). It is presented in a discussion/exercise format. The six instructional units include: Foundation Skills; Intelligence Gathering and Documentation; Size Up the Incident; Develop a Plan of Action; Post-fire Activities; Evaluating Incident Objectives and Manage the Incident. Evaluation of the student is by unit tests and performance based evaluations.

This course will involve both individual and group exercises. S-200 is also heavily simulation based, so be ready to fill different roles as needed.

What you need to bring…..

Notebook/pencil/pen

Reusable water bottle

Snacks (lunch provided)

Any medications currently prescribed

Pre-work         

Home unit Incident Organizer/Report on Conditions/Size up Report/ Status Report     

IRPG

Please wear your department/agency/module/unit uniform for at least the first day of class

Fire stories of effective incident leadership, examples of both quality and questionable incident leadership

OPTIONAL:     

Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations     

Task Book 

Pre-Requisites

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Pre-Requisites ***

- Qualified as any Single Resource Boss.

- Satisfactory completion of pre-course work.

Course Pre-Work & Instructor Contact

Instructor: Aaron Graeser

Contact: crew52076@yahoo.com with any questions

Review the S-200 Acceptance Letter

There are 3 parts of the pre work for this course:

1 - Watch the film Apollo 13 and record your thoughts on leadership lessons in the film.  Use the S-200 pre-work guide from the Wildland Fire Learning Portal to assist you. Please come to the course ready to share your observations.

2 - Read the DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY for the Boise BLM Field Office.

3 - Your definition of “Effective Leadership” and at least 3 traits of an effective leader. Be ready to answer these questions:

o   What is the definition of EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP?

o   What is the purpose (END STATE) of EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP?

In an effort to reduce our paper use we are making the Student Workbooks available to download. If you are unable to download the book, please let us know so we can make sure a hard copy is available to you. S-200 Student Workbook