March 7 - 11, 2005

This is the initial offering of L-480 Incident Management Team (IMT) Leadership.

L-480 will be held in conjunction with S-420, Command and General Staff. L-480 is scheduled for March 7-11, 2005 and S-420 for March 14-18, 2005 at the National Advanced Fire and Resource Institute (NAFRI). All students need to plan for both weeks of training.

Nominations will be processed through the Southwest Area and S-420. All students selected for S-420 will be selected to attend L-480.

Target Group

Current Unit Leaders and IC Type 3 personnel who desire to become qualified as Type 2 Section Chiefs, Command and General Staff, and Incident Commanders.

Course Description

L-480 IMT Leadership and S-420 Command and General Staff will be held back to back at the National Advanced Fire and Resource Institute. These two courses are designed to compliment one another.

L-480 will provide leaders of Sections (Type 2 Chiefs, Command and General Staff), Incident Commanders, and Incident Command Teams with the leadership tools to effectively manage and encourage sections and teams, to develop and provide strategic direction, and to communicate and motivate others to achieve both inter-sectional and team goals.

Class size is limited to 40 students.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of L-380 Fireline Leadership.

Objectives

1. Introduction of Team Roles
   • Describe the application of the Leadership Values and Principles model for an Incident Commander and Section Chief within an Incident Management Team setting.
   • Describe the application and implementation of Team Doctrine to an Incident Management Team.
2. Communication
   • Demonstrate motivational techniques and styles through delivery and speaking skills applicable to an Incident Management Team setting.
3. Command Presence
   • Demonstrate effective leader behavior's in complex, high-risk, time dependent, stressful environments.
4. Situational Awareness
   • Describe a process for a leader to continuously measure and assess social and political issues that influence functions or actions of the Incident Management Team.
5. Leadership Skills within a Team Environment
   • Describe the main challenges to establishing leadership under emergency situations.
   • Describe the differences between short term team and the long term commitment of type 1 or 2 team development.
   • Describe examples of decision making techniques that facilitate the team process.
   • Identify at least three tools, techniques, or models to resolve common team conflict situations.
6. Individual Evaluation Process
   • Discuss the value of recognizing and rewarding high or excellent performance on the Incident Management Team.
7. Mentorship/Evaluation
   • Describe effective techniques to mentor and teach subordinates or peers on the Incident management Team.
   • Describe the model for motivation and performance guidance.

L-480 Nomination Process

All nominations will be processed through the Southwest Area and S-420. All students selected for S-420 will be selected for L-480. NAFRI and the SWA are working together to make the selections.

All nominations must be submitted on the NWCG training nomination form (MS Word version, PDF version).

Course Coordinators: Jerome Macdonald, SWA 505-842-3140 and Cyndie Hogg, NAFRI, (520) 799-8753

Course Location: NAFRI, Tucson, Arizona
Tuition: None
Nominations Due: November 1, 2004
Pre-course Work Due: To Be Announced
Notification of Selection: To Be Announced

Page last updated: September 20, 2004