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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide wildland fire operations personnel?
Wildland Fire Operations Personnel (NWCG Operations Positions)
Yes.
KDT provides wildland fire operations personnel to the NWCG Wildland Fire Position Catalog, from Firefighter Type 2 Crewmembers and fallers to single resource bosses, strike team leaders, Division Supervisors and Operations Section Chiefs, ordered one position at a time, as a full section, or as many as the incident needs.
Typical configuration
- Standard
- NWCG Wildland Fire Position Catalog, Operations functional area
- Ordering
- Single resource, a few positions, or a full operations section
- Levels
- Crewmember through Operations Section Chief Complex
- Equipment
- Positions can be ordered with or without KDT engines, dozers, crews and transport
Operations is where the incident's work gets done: the people who lead and carry out suppression on the line. The NWCG Wildland Fire Position Catalog lays it out from the Firefighter Type 2 Crewmember up through single resource bosses, strike team and task force leaders, Division/Group Supervisors, Branch Directors and the Operations Section Chief.
KDT staffs these positions with personnel qualified to the standard the incident requires and works within the host agency's ordering and qualification rules. Order a single Division Supervisor, a few Strike Team Leaders, a Felling Boss with fallers, or a Structure Protection Specialist for the wildland-urban interface. KDT can also supply the equipment those people run, from engines and dozers to crew transport.
Available as
- Operations Section Chiefs and Branch Directors
- Division/Group Supervisors
- Strike Team Leaders (crew, engine, heavy equipment) and Task Force Leaders
- Single resource bosses (crew, engine, heavy equipment, felling, firing)
- Fallers (basic, intermediate, advanced)
- Firefighter Type 1 Squad Bosses and Type 2 Crewmembers
- Structure Protection Specialists
What's included
- Personnel matched to the resource order
- Check-in and briefing with the incident
- Position documentation (unit logs, crew time)
- Optional equipment, transport and supply from KDT
- Demobilization through the incident's demob process
Where it's used
- Fireline supervision on divisions and groups
- Engine, crew and heavy equipment operations
- Felling and hazard tree work
- Firing operations and burnout
- Structure protection in the wildland-urban interface
- Staging area management
Order one, several, or the whole roster.
Section and branch leadership
- OSCC
Operations Section Chief Complex
Directs all tactical operations on a complex incident.
Formerly OSC1, OSC2, Operations Section Chief Type 1, Operations Section Chief Type 2
- OPS3
Operations Section Chief Type 3
Directs tactical operations on a Type 3 incident.
- OPBD
Operations Branch Director
Supervises a branch of divisions and groups.
Supervisors and leaders
- DIVS
Division/Group Supervisor
Supervises all resources on a division or functional group and carries out the IAP there.
- STCR
Strike Team Leader Crew
Leads a strike team of hand crews.
Formerly Task Force/Strike Team Leader
- STEN
Strike Team Leader Engine
Leads a strike team of engines.
Formerly Task Force/Strike Team Leader
- STEQ
Strike Team Leader Heavy Equipment
Leads a strike team of dozers or other heavy equipment.
Formerly STDZ, STPL, Strike Team Leader Dozer, Strike Team Ldr Tractor Plow
- TFLD
Task Force Leader
Leads a task force of mixed resources on a common assignment.
- STPS
Structure Protection Specialist
Plans and coordinates structure protection in the wildland-urban interface.
- STAM
Staging Area Manager
Runs a staging area and keeps resources ready for assignment.
- CREP
Crew Representative
Accompanies and represents contract or cooperator crews on the incident.
Single resource bosses
- CRWB
Crew Boss, Single Resource
Leads a hand crew on its assignment.
- ENGB
Engine Boss, Single Resource
Supervises an engine and its crew.
- HEQB
Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource
Supervises a dozer, tractor plow or other heavy equipment on the line.
Formerly DOZB, TRPB, Dozer Boss, Tractor Plow Boss
- FELB
Felling Boss, Single Resource
Supervises fallers and felling operations.
- FIRB
Firing Boss, Single Resource
Leads firing operations such as burnouts and backfires.
Formerly RXI1, RXI2, Ignition Specialist Type 1, Ignition Specialist Type 2, Single Resource Boss
Fallers and crewmembers
- FAL1
Advanced Faller
Fells complex and large hazard trees and can evaluate other fallers.
- FAL2
Intermediate Faller
Fells moderately complex trees independently.
- FAL3
Basic Faller
Fells less complex trees under supervision.
- FFT1
Firefighter Type 1 Squad Boss
Leads a squad of firefighters within a crew.
Formerly Squad Boss
- FFT2
Firefighter Type 2 Crewmember
Builds line, mops up and does the hands-on work of suppression.
Formerly Firefighter
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide wildland fire operations personnel?
Yes. KDT provides NWCG operations positions, from Firefighter Type 2 Crewmembers and fallers up to Division Supervisors and Operations Section Chiefs, as single resources, a few positions or a full section.
Can KDT send a Division Supervisor or Strike Team Leader by themselves?
Yes. Single overhead positions are a common order. KDT staffs each one with personnel qualified to the standard the incident requires.
Can I order fallers with a Felling Boss?
Yes. KDT can provide a Felling Boss with fallers at the levels the work needs, and can also supply faller modules as a package.
Do operations personnel come with equipment?
They can. KDT also provides engines, water tenders, dozers, crew transport and supplies, so an order can cover the people, the equipment or both.
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