Account
Checking…
Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide wildland fire finance personnel?
Wildland Fire Finance/Administration Personnel (NWCG Finance Positions)
Yes.
KDT provides wildland fire finance and administration personnel to the NWCG Wildland Fire Position Catalog, including Finance/Administration Section Chiefs, Time, Cost, Procurement and Compensation/Claims Unit Leaders, time recorders and Incident Business Advisors, as single positions or a full section.
Typical configuration
- Standard
- NWCG Wildland Fire Position Catalog, Finance/Administration functional area
- Ordering
- Single resource, a few positions, or a full finance section
- Products
- Time records, cost estimates and summaries, procurement files, claims records
- Equipment
- Can be ordered with KDT office trailers, office kits and connectivity
Every person, piece of equipment and contract on an incident has to be recorded, paid and accounted for. The Finance/Administration Section handles time, cost, procurement and claims, and keeps the records that agencies and auditors look at long after the fire is out.
KDT staffs finance positions with personnel qualified to the standard the incident requires, working within the host agency's ordering and business rules. Order a few Equipment Time Recorders for a fire heavy with contract equipment, a Cost Unit Leader for cost share analysis, or the full section.
Available as
- Finance/Administration Section Chief (Type 3 or Complex)
- Unit leaders (time, cost, procurement, compensation/claims)
- Personnel and Equipment Time Recorders
- Incident Business Advisor
- Incident Contract Project Inspector
What's included
- Personnel matched to the resource order
- Check-in and integration with the incident
- Position records and closeout documentation
- Optional office space, equipment and connectivity from KDT
Where it's used
- Personnel and equipment timekeeping
- Cost tracking and cost share analysis
- Contracting, vendor agreements and inspections
- Injury compensation and claims
- Incident business closeout
Order one, several, or the whole roster.
Section leadership and advisors
- FSCC
Finance/Administration Section Chief Complex
Leads all finance and administration on a complex incident.
Formerly FSC1, FSC2, Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 1, Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 2
- FSC3
Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 3
Leads finance and administration on a Type 3 incident.
- INBA
Incident Business Advisor
Advises incident management and the agency on business practices and cost containment.
Formerly IBA1, IBA2, Incident Business Advisor Type 1, Incident Business Advisor Type 2
Unit leaders
- TIME
Time Unit Leader
Manages personnel and equipment time recording.
- COST
Cost Unit Leader
Tracks incident costs and prepares estimates and cost analyses.
- PROC
Procurement Unit Leader
Manages vendor contracts, agreements and purchases.
- COMP
Compensation/Claims Unit Leader
Handles injury compensation and property damage claims.
Recorders and inspectors
- PTRC
Personnel Time Recorder
Records and verifies time for incident personnel.
- EQTR
Equipment Time Recorder
Records equipment time, use and condition.
- ICPI
Incident Contract Project Inspector
Inspects contracted work to make sure it meets the contract.
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide wildland fire finance personnel?
Yes. KDT provides NWCG finance and administration positions, including section chiefs, unit leaders, time recorders and Incident Business Advisors, as single positions or a full section.
Can I order only time recorders?
Yes. Equipment and Personnel Time Recorders are often ordered by themselves on incidents with a lot of contract equipment.
Do KDT finance personnel follow agency business rules?
Yes. They work within the host agency's ordering, payment and documentation requirements.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.