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Name

Liaison Officer (NQS)

Status

Published

Version

2.0

Updated

6/14/2021 11:04:12 AM

Original Release

10/01/2006

Last Major Release

06/14/2021

NQS Position

Resource Category

Incident Management

Primary Core Capability

Operational Coordination

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Liaison Officer is a conduit of information and assistance between incident personnel and organizations that are assisting or cooperating with the response.

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Incident Managemnt Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The Liaison Officer: 1. Serves as the single point of contact (POC) for representatives of government departments and agencies—state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) and federal—as well as for jurisdictions, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO), private sector organizations and other cooperating agencies and organizations 2. Speaks on behalf of the Incident Commander (IC) 3. Ensures that those who are not part of the command staff but who contribute to an incident’s prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery receive appropriate information and exchange communications with the Incident Management Team (IMT)

Type 1

The Liaison Officer: 1. Serves as the single point of contact (POC) for representatives of government departments and agencies—state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) and federal—as well as for jurisdictions, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO), private sector organizations and other cooperating agencies and organizations 2. Speaks on behalf of the Incident Commander (IC) 3. Ensures that those who are not part of the command staff but who contribute to an incident’s prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery receive appropriate information and exchange communications with the Incident Management Team (IMT)

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Training

1. Identified equivalent trainings should meet or exceed course learning objectives. 2. The NIMS Training Program defines a national baseline to guide and promote NIMS training. It provides recommendations to assist Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) in developing their own training plans, tailored to their specific needs.

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. ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents 4. ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff –Complex Incidents 5. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 6. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 7. E/G/L 0191: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface 8. E0956: National Incident Management System Incident Command System All-Hazards Liaison Officer Course, or equivalent 9. United States Fire Administration (USFA) O-0305: Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) Introduction, or equivalent

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the NIMS Liaison Officer, or equivalent AHJ documentation

Physical/Medical Fitness

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

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Light

Currency

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Functions in this position during a qualifying incident, planned event, exercise, drill or simulation at least once every three years

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 any additional qualifications necessary, based on incident complexity and needs.

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Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508: Incident Management Team
FEMA, NIMS 509: Incident Commander
FEMA, National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book for Liaison Officer, latest edition adopted
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the NQS, November 2017
FEMA, NIMS Training Program, May 2020
FEMA, National Response Framework, October 2019
National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), Position Catalog, latest edition published
United States Fire Administration (USFA), O-0305: All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT) Introduction, latest edition published

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
2.0	6/14/2021 11:04:12 AM	PDF
1.5	11/7/2019 4:16:16 PM	PDF
1.4	1/4/2019 2:20:59 PM	PDF
1.3	9/28/2018 5:16:55 PM	PDF
1.2	11/29/2017 1:53:05 PM	PDF
1.1	4/8/2014 7:01:25 PM	Unavailable
1.0	1/22/2014 4:07:48 PM	Unavailable