Finance/Administration Section Chief Type 1

Duties

• Establishes and maintains positive internal and external interpersonal working relationships.
• Provides for the safety and welfare of assigned personnel.
• Gathers information necessary to assess incident assignment and determines immediate needs and actions.
• Attends Agency Administrator or outgoing Incident Commander briefing.  Obtains available incident information and incident agency guidelines and policies.
• Collects information from outgoing Finance/Administration Section Chief, outgoing Incident Commander or other personnel responsible for incident prior to your arrival.
• Evaluates and shares with IMT members pertinent information for the section which may affect incident management team.
• Develops and implements a section operating plan.
• Ensures reports and forms are complete, accurate and timely.  Checks periodically.
• Reviews contracts, memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements to ascertain their impact and application.
• Participates in preparation and review of IAP.
• Provides financial summary information on current incident operations.
• Participates in the operational period briefing, emphasizing the needs of the finance/administration section.
• Interacts and coordinates with all command and general staff.  Receives and provides current information.
• Updates Incident commander on current accomplishments and/or problems.
• Maintains Unit Log, ICS 214.
• Considers demobilization needs throughout the incident.
• Assists in development and approval of Incident Demobilization Plan.
• Ensures that performance ratings are completed as required by the incident or agency policy.
• Transitions with incident agency and/or other incident management team to determine that final finance package is complete/accurate and presented with follow-up items.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

• Interpersonal skill level to communicate, verbally or in writing with local, state, and national politicians or the private sector.
• Dealing with complex incidents i.e. Multiple Agency Coordinating Centers, Area Command, high resource value and cost, urban interface, multiple incidents.
• Advanced Incident Management (S-520).
• Satisfactory performance as a FSC2 and FSC1.
• Satisfactory performance as a Unit Leader.
• Recommend e-ISuite knowledge.