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10-509-1411

Name

Damage Assessment Coordinator (NQS)

Status

Published

Version

1.0

Updated

7/19/2019 9:12:05 AM

Original Release

07/19/2019

Last Major Release

07/19/2019

NQS Position

Resource Category

Emergency Management

Primary Core Capability

Infrastructure Systems

Secondary Core Capability

Housing

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Damage Assessment Coordinator (DAC) serves as the principal representative overseeing damage assessment, verification, and validation activities in coordination with the Federal counterpart

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The DAC: 1. Serves as the principal representative overseeing damage assessment, verification, and validation activities in coordination with the Federal counterpart 2. Verifies assessments are consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-defined criteria 3. Ensures appropriate organization, scheduling, staffing, and logistics support for assessments 4. Ensures personnel provide appropriate technical assistance to support damage assessments 5. Coordinates with other damage assessment personnel and emergency managers to evaluate the need for local, state, tribal, or territorial preliminary damage assessments 6. Ensures that personnel provide appropriate support for drafting Federal assistance requests

Type 1

The DAC: 1. Serves as the principal representative overseeing damage assessment, verification, and validation activities in coordination with the Federal counterpart 2. Verifies assessments are consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-defined criteria 3. Ensures appropriate organization, scheduling, staffing, and logistics support for assessments 4. Ensures personnel provide appropriate technical assistance to support damage assessments 5. Coordinates with other damage assessment personnel and emergency managers to evaluate the need for local, state, tribal, or territorial preliminary damage assessments 6. Ensures that personnel provide appropriate support for drafting Federal assistance requests

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Training

Not Specified

Type 1

Completion of the following: 1. IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 2. IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 3. IS-403: Introduction to Individual Assistance (IA) 4. IS-632: Introduction to Debris Operations 5. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 6. IS-703: National Incident Management System Resource Management 7. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 8. IS-1160: Damage Assessment Operations Training 9. IS-2900: National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview 10. E/L0166: Hazard Mitigation: Preliminary Damage Assessment Specialist Qualifying Course 11. G0194.4: Preparing for Post-Disaster Responsibilities 12. G0556: Local Damage Assessment

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Damage Assessment Coordinator, or equivalent Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) documentation 2. Additional executive leadership experience

Physical/Medical Fitness

NIMS Guideline for the NQS defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NQS positions

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Moderate

Currency

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Functions in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill, or simulation at least once every five years

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Requester specifies any additional qualifications necessary based on incident complexity and needs
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment

1010

Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book for Damage Assessment Coordinator, latest edition adopted
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the NQS, November 2017
FEMA, National Disaster Recovery Framework, June 2016
FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016
FEMA, Recovery Federal Interagency Operational Plan (FIOP), August 2016
FEMA, Response FIOP, August 2016
FEMA, Damage Assessment Operations Manual, April 2016

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.0	7/19/2019 9:12:05 AM	PDF