2. Chapter 10: Qualification Flow Charts Include Experience Prerequisites Fitness Requirements Training Compliance Qualification Charts are not designed to be Organizational Charts.

3. Chapter 20: Instructor Qualifications and Certifications Qualifications for ICS Positions Incident Complexity Certification for ICS Positions Certification Records Position Task Books Equivalency Courses

4. **Differences do not include specific position requirements**

5. *Individuals may not have more than 4 active PTBs at one time. *Does not set a maximum limit for active PTBs. *Only 2 of 4 PTBs can be in a single functional area. *Does not specify. *Upon certification an employee must successfully perform a minimum of 2 assignments at that position prior to performing a trainee assignment at a higher position. *No requirements.

6. *Individuals serving as a trainer, or evaluator must be currently qualified in the position they are observing. *Must have had a minimum of 2 assignments in a fully qualified capacity prior to serving as a trainer, or evaluator. *Must be certified in the position being evaluated. *No standard exists.

7. Additional Courses : Aprx. 102 Hours Courses Good; Issue PTB Upon Completion of 200, 230, 290,

8. FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK Washington, D.C. FSH 5109.17 - FIRE AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS HANDBOOK Amendment No. 5109.17-2000-1 Effective May 18, 2000 POSTING NOTICE. Amendments are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document name. Place the Table of Contents in front of chapter 20. Retain this transmittal as the first page of this document. The last amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 5109.17-92-3. This amendment supersedes Amendment 5109.17-92-1 to FSH 5109.17,20 Contents. Superseded New Document Name (Number of Pages) 5109.17,20 Contents23 Digest: 5109.17,20 Contents - Changes the Handbook title to "Fire and Aviation Management Qualifications Handbook" (formerly, "Wildland Fire Qualifications Handbook"), revises codes and captions to agree with text changes in chapter 20, and establishes the table of contents as a separate document. MIKE DOMBECK Chief FSH 5109.17 - FIRE AND AVIATION MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATIONS HANDBOOK WO AMENDMENT 5109.17-2000-1 EFFECTIVE 05/18/2000 CHAPTER 20 - QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION Contents 20.6Instructor Qualifications and Certification 20.61National Wildfire Coordinating Group Instructor Levels 20.62Instructor Training Requirements for Certified Instructors 21QUALIFICATION FOR INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM POSITIONS 21.1Incident Complexity 21.2Guidelines for Determining Incident Complexity 22 CERTIFICATION FOR INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM POSITIONS 22.04Responsibility for Signing Incident Qualification Card 22.1Certification Records 22.2Position Task Books 22.3Equivalency Courses 22.4Currency Requirements 22.5 Recertification 22.6 Decertification [Reserved] 23 PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS 23.1Physical Fitness Requirements 23.2Physical Fitness Measurement 23.3Fitness Development 24 POSITION CATEGORIES 25 POSITION QUALIFICATIONS 25.1Incident Command System, Skills and Expanded Dispatch Position Qualifications 25.11Command and General Staff Positions 25.12Operations Position Qualifications 25.13Air Operations Position Qualifications 25.14Planning Position Qualifications 25.15Logistics Position Qualifications 25.16Finance/Administration Position Qualifications 25.17Expanded Dispatch Position Qualifications 25.2* Fire Use Position Qualifications 25.3Technical Specialist Qualifications 25.31Coordination and Support Position Qualifications 25.32Finance/Administration Position Qualifications 25.33Logistics Position Qualifications 25.34Operations Position Qualifications 25.35Planning Position Qualifications 25.36Technical Specialist Position Qualifications Handbook Revision Good, Qualifications Issue

9. DIVISION/GROUP SUPERVISOR (DIVS) TRAINING:Level 1S-339 Division/Group Supervisor PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE:Task Force Leader OR A combination of two strike team leader qualifications which must include either Strike Team Leader Engine or Strike Team Leader Crews AND Satisfactory position performance as a Division/Group Supervisor PHYSICAL FITNESS:Arduous OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS None Operations Section Chief THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY Positions that Maintain Currency

10. PRESCRIBED FIRE BURN BOSS TYPE 3 (RXB3) TRAINING:None PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE:Advanced Firefighter/Squad Leader (DELETED) Firefighter 2 (FFT2), (LIST) 5100, 8/15/2000 MEMO BLM: FFT1 AND Satisfactory position performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 3 PHYSICAL FITNESS:Moderate OTHER POSITION ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN CURRENCY: Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 3 Inconsistencies Between Agencies