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10-509-1464

Name

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Section Chief

Status

Published

Version

1.3

Updated

6/14/2023 12:41:45 PM

Original Release

08/10/2021

Last Major Release

NQS Position

Resource Category

Emergency Management

Primary Core Capability

Community Resilience

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Section Chief is a volunteer who is responsible for a specific functional area within the CERT

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 CERT Section Chief is a volunteer who: 1. Is trained to perform the duties of an Incident Command System (ICS) command function for the CERT during a CERT response 2. Is responsible for a specific functional area within the CERT, such as Operations, Planning/Intelligence or Logistics 3. Assigns activities and accounts for team volunteers within the functional area 4. Is trained according to standard operating procedures that the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) has developed

Type 1

The CERT Section Chief is a volunteer who: 1. Is trained to perform the duties of an Incident Command System (ICS) command function for the CERT during a CERT response 2. Is responsible for a specific functional area within the CERT, such as Operations, Planning/Intelligence or Logistics 3. Assigns activities and accounts for team volunteers within the functional area 4. Is trained according to standard operating procedures that the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) has developed

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Training

Any additional training beyond Basic CERT is supplemental

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-244: Developing and Managing Volunteers 4. IS-288: The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management 5. IS-315: CERT and the Incident Command System (ICS) 6. IS-505: Religious and Cultural Literacy and Competency in Disaster 7. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 8. IS-703: National Incident Management System Resource Management 9. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 10. Minimum of 18 hours of CERT Basic Training Course 11. Specific section training, as the AHJ determines

Experience

The AHJ documents and validates knowledge, skills and abilities.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 1. Understanding of the functions of a Section Chief 2. Understanding of the functions of the assigned functional area: Experience: Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) CERT Section Chief, or equivalent AHJ documentation

Physical/Medical Fitness

NIMS Guideline for the NQS defines physical/medical fitness levels for NQS positions

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Moderate 2. Maintains immunizations in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) immunization recommendations

Currency

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Functions in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill or simulation at least once every two years 2. The provider must carry out and use any background checks as applicable law specifies. This may include the following: background check currency within 12 months; sex-offender registry check; and a local, state and national criminal and driving history

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation and meals, prior to deployment
Requestor specifies additional qualifications necessary, based on incident complexity and needs
This position can be deployed outside the home jurisdiction

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Notes

References
Reference
1. FEMA, National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book for Community Emergency Response Team Section Chief 2. FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 3. FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the NQS, November 2017 4. FEMA, National Response Framework, October 2019 5. FEMA, CERT Basic Training Participant Manual, latest edition adopted

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.3	6/14/2023 12:41:45 PM	PDF
1.2	2/3/2022 1:09:39 PM	PDF
1.1	8/11/2021 11:10:25 AM	PDF
1.0	8/10/2021 2:10:56 PM	PDF