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Name

Cost Unit Leader (NQS)

Status

Published

Version

2.0

Updated

6/14/2021 11:29:53 AM

Original Release

11/07/2019

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 Cost Unit Leader collects, records, and develops recommendations related to the incident costs

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 Cost Unit Leader: 1. Establishes or transitions into a unit under the Finance/Administration Section 2. Configures unit with personnel to support the incident 3. Oversees unit staff in: a. Collecting and recording incident cost data b. Maintaining cumulative incident cost documentation at the direction of the Finance/Administration Section Chief to meet Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) needs c. Performing cost-effectiveness analyses d. Providing incident-related cost estimates and cost-saving recommendations

Type 1

The Cost Unit Leader: 1. Establishes or transitions into a unit under the Finance/Administration Section 2. Configures unit with personnel to support the incident 3. Oversees unit staff in: a. Collecting and recording incident cost data b. Maintaining cumulative incident cost documentation at the direction of the Finance/Administration Section Chief to meet Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) needs c. Performing cost-effectiveness analyses d. Providing incident-related cost estimates and cost-saving recommendations

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 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program defines a national baseline to guide and promote NIMS training. It provides recommendations to assist AHJs 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. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 5. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 6. E/G/L 0191: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface 7. E/L 0975: National Incident Management System Incident Command System All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Leader, or equivalent

Experience

Not Specified

Type 1

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 1. Knowledge of financial management concepts and principles 2. Knowledge of time- and cost-tracking systems, such as spreadsheet software or automated systems Experience: 1. Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the NIMS Cost Unit Leader, or equivalent AHJ documentation 2. Experience in incident management in a finance-related position

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

A higher position is one for which this position is a prerequisite.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Functions in this position or a higher position during a qualifying 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
Requestor 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

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Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 509: Finance/Administration Section Chief
FEMA, National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book for Cost Unit Leader, 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

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
2.0	6/14/2021 11:29:53 AM	PDF
1.0	11/7/2019 4:03:19 PM	PDF