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Name

Mobile Field Force Officer

Status

Published

Version

1.5

Updated

5/22/2020 12:11:19 PM

Original Release

06/19/2018

Last Major Release

05/22/2020

NQS Position

Resource Category

Law Enforcement Operations

Primary Core Capability

On-scene Security, Protection and Law Enforcement

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Mobile Field Force Officer is a sworn law enforcement officer assigned to an agency or regional Mobile Field Force (MFF) with multidisciplinary skills in patrol or fixed-site functions

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Mobile Field Force

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The MFF Officer is a trained, sworn, and certified law enforcement officer assigned to a specific agency or regional resource and: 1. Reports to the MFF Supervisor 2. Possesses multidisciplinary skills to perform patrol and fixed-site functions, including: a. Crowd management and crowd control b. Saturation patrols c. Staffing traffic control points d. Security of critical facilities e. Deployment of chemical agents and munitions f. Responding to calls for service g. Maintaining order and preserving the peace h. Arresting law violators i. Promoting traffic safety and enforcing vehicle and traffic laws j. Area search k. Perimeter control l. Demonstrator and protestor escort m. Prisoner control and transport

Type 1

The MFF Officer is a trained, sworn, and certified law enforcement officer assigned to a specific agency or regional resource and: 1. Reports to the MFF Supervisor 2. Possesses multidisciplinary skills to perform patrol and fixed-site functions, including: a. Crowd management and crowd control b. Saturation patrols c. Staffing traffic control points d. Security of critical facilities e. Deployment of chemical agents and munitions f. Responding to calls for service g. Maintaining order and preserving the peace h. Arresting law violators i. Promoting traffic safety and enforcing vehicle and traffic laws j. Area search k. Perimeter control l. Demonstrator and protestor escort m. Prisoner control and transport

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Law enforcement education and training that provides the core knowledge, skills, proficiency, ability, and meets the Authority Having Jurisdiction's (AHJ) minimum requirements for employment as a sworn law enforcement officer

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-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 4. Training in equipment, tactics, and practices specific to the MFF 5. Additional training, which may include: a. Command Post and Forward Operations Center b. High-Risk Patrol Operational Tactics c. Deployment of Less-Lethal Weapons d. Deployment of Chemical Agents and Munitions e. Crowd Control

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Non-probationary status law enforcement officer, with one year of service

Physical/Medical Fitness

1. The NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions. 2. PPE is mission specific and may vary by work environment; it includes protective footwear, protective clothing for skin exposure, eye and ear protection, respirators, gloves, and masks.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Arduous 2. Ability to work wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Currency

Department-issued weapons systems may include weapons specific to MFF operations.

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. Qualified within the last year with department-issued weapons systems

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. State, District of Columbia, or U.S. tribal or territory law enforcement officer certification 2. Basic first aid or tactical casualty care plus cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, communications, and meals, prior to deployment

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Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508: Mobile Field Force
FEMA, NIMS 509: Mobile Field Force Team Leader
FEMA, NIMS 509: Mobile Field Force Supervisor
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS), November 2017

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.5	5/22/2020 12:11:19 PM	PDF
1.4	1/4/2019 4:07:21 PM	PDF
1.3	9/28/2018 5:19:00 PM	PDF
1.2	6/19/2018 11:14:21 AM	PDF
1.1	6/19/2018 9:53:59 AM	PDF
1.0	6/18/2018 10:58:38 PM	PDF