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Name

Situation Unit Leader (NQS)

Status

Published

Version

2.0

Updated

6/14/2021 11:11:29 AM

Original Release

11/07/2019

Last Major Release

06/14/2021

NQS Position

Resource Category

Incident Management

Primary Core Capability

Situational Assessment

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Situation Unit Leader oversees unit staff who collect, process and organize situation information, prepare situation summaries and develop projections and forecasts related to the incident.

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Incident Management Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The Situation Unit Leader: 1. Establishes or transitions into a unit under the Planning Section 2. Configures unit with personnel to support the incident 3. Oversees unit staff in: a. Preparing situation summaries b. Identifying graphical and numerical projections and displaying incident information relating to movement, growth, mitigation or activities c. Projecting and forecasting changes to provide and maintain a Common Operating Picture (COP) d. Preparing maps, charts and graphs as necessary e. Preparing for and participating in planning meetings f. Providing up-to-date situational awareness and incident status g. Collecting, processing, organizing, displaying and disseminating incident information and intelligence

Type 1

The Situation Unit Leader: 1. Establishes or transitions into a unit under the Planning Section 2. Configures unit with personnel to support the incident 3. Oversees unit staff in: a. Preparing situation summaries b. Identifying graphical and numerical projections and displaying incident information relating to movement, growth, mitigation or activities c. Projecting and forecasting changes to provide and maintain a Common Operating Picture (COP) d. Preparing maps, charts and graphs as necessary e. Preparing for and participating in planning meetings f. Providing up-to-date situational awareness and incident status g. Collecting, processing, organizing, displaying and disseminating incident information and intelligence

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. 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 0964: National Incident Management System Incident Command System All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Course, or equivalent

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the NIMS Situation Unit Leader, or equivalent AHJ documentation 2. Experience in gathering, updating and applying situational information to make informed strategic decisions and to exchange relevant incident information 3. Experience in incident management in a subordinate 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
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, National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book for Situation 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 11:11:29 AM	PDF
1.0	11/7/2019 4:22:35 PM	PDF