Planning Section Chief

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Course Description

This course provides emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Planning Section Chief Type III in a Type III AHIMT.

Delivery and Length

This course provides emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Planning Section Chief Type III in a Type III AHIMT.

Prerequisites:  ICS 300

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the function of the Planning Section and the roles and responsibilities of the Planning Section Chief.

• The information gathered from the initial meetings, briefings and documents. • The function of the Resources Unit and the roles and responsibilities of the Resources Unit Leader.

• The function of the Situation Unit and the roles and responsibilities of the Situation Unit Leader.

• The purpose, timing and structure of each of the meetings, briefings and documents in the Planning Cycle.

• The key strategies for interacting with members of the Planning Section, members of the IMT, and personnel outside of the IMT.

• The responsibilities of the Documentation Unit and Demobilization Unit Leaders and the purpose of the Final Incident Package

Target Audience:

Agencies and organizations are responsible to determine who within their organizations requires ICS Position Specific training, based on local incident management organizational planning.

The audience may include students from a variety of agencies and functional disciplines, including fire service, law enforcement, emergency management, public works departments, as well as public health organizations, medical emergency teams and hospitals.