ALLALL--HAZARDS HAZARDS LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEFLOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF

Unit 1 Unit 1

Course IntroductionCourse Introduction

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

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Identify course objectives and position-specific resource materials for the position of Logistics Section

Chief

Course ObjectiveCourse Objective

Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate, through exercises and a final exam, an understanding of the duties,

responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Logistics Section Chief

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Course Design Course Design

• Course length of 5 days

• Combination of lecture, discussion, and exercises

• Closed-book Final Exam

• Course was designed under the assumption that students have completed ICS 300, ICS 400, and either All-Hazards Incident Management Team Training or Command & General Staff Training

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AllAll--Hazards Curriculum Hazards Curriculum

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• ICS origins in fire• All-Hazards• The fundamentals of the

job are the same regardless of incident type

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Course Scope/CompetenciesCourse Scope/Competencies

CORE COMPETENCIESCORE COMPETENCIES

HAZARDHAZARD--SPECIFICSPECIFICCOMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIES

Position Task BooksPosition Task Books

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Position Task BookPosition Task Book• Competencies – A broad description that

groups core behaviors necessary to perform a specific function.

• Behaviors – A general description of an observable activity or action demonstrated by an individual in a particular context.

• Tasks– A specific description of a unit of work activity that is a logical and necessary action in the performance of a behavior; how the behavior is demonstrated or performed in a particular context. Again, these are signed-off by qualified evaluators.

Position Task BookPosition Task Book•Competencies – Lead assigned personnel•Behaviors – Establish work assignments and performance expectations, monitor peformance, and provide feedback•Tasks– Complete daily review of staffing requirements and ensure adequate personnel needs

•Ensure subordiantes understand assignment for operational period

Unit 2Unit 2

Overview of the Logistics Overview of the Logistics Section Chief PositionSection Chief Position

“You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and

even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.”

- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe the responsibilities of the Logistics Section Chief in relationship to the responsibilities

of Unit Leaders within the Section

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Unit OverviewUnit Overview• Purpose of the Logistics Section

• Functions of the Logistics Section

• Logistics Section units/branches

• Responsibilities of the Logistics Section Chief (LSC)

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Responsibilities of the Responsibilities of the Logistics Section ChiefLogistics Section Chief

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Logistics Section ChiefLogistics Section Chief• Plans and organizes the Logistics

Section• Assembles & briefs Unit Leaders• Identifies service and

support needs • Processes requests for resources• Considers safety first• Works with other General Staff

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Logistics Section Chief (conLogistics Section Chief (con’’t)t)• Reviews IAP and projects

needs for next operationalperiods

• Provides input for theComm., Medical, and TrafficPlan components of the IAP

• Reviews the Demob Plan and implements the logistics portion of the plan

• Maintains unit log

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Unit 3Unit 3

Overview of the Overview of the Facilities UnitFacilities Unit

“Forget logistics, you lose.”

- Lt. Gen. Fredrick Franks,Operation Desert Storm

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe how the responsibilities of the Facilities Unit Leader support the

overall goals of Unit

3-2

Unit OverviewUnit Overview

• Purpose of the Facilities Unit

• Responsibilities of the Facilities Unit Leader

LOGISTICSSECTION

GROUND SUPPORT UNIT

FACILITIES UNIT

SUPPLY UNIT

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Unit 4Unit 4

Overview of the Overview of the Ground Support UnitGround Support Unit

“Victory is the beautiful, bright-colored flower. Transport is the

stem without which it could never have blossomed.”

- Winston Churchill

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe how the responsibilities of the Ground

Support Unit Leader support the overall goals of Unit

4-2

Unit OverviewUnit Overview

• Purpose of the Ground Support Unit• Responsibilities of the Ground Support Unit

Leader

LOGISTICSSECTION

GROUND SUPPORT UNIT

FACILITIES UNIT

SUPPLY UNIT

SupportBranch

4-3

Unit 5Unit 5

Overview of the Overview of the Supply UnitSupply Unit

The history of war proves that 9 out of 10 times an army has been destroyed because its

supply lines have been cut off.

- General Douglas MacArthur

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe how the responsibilities of the Supply

Unit Leader support the overall goals of Unit

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Unit OverviewUnit Overview

• Purpose of the Supply Unit

• Responsibilities of the Supply Unit Leader

LOGISTICSSECTION

GROUND SUPPORT UNIT

FACILITIES UNIT

SUPPLY UNIT

5-3

Unit 6Unit 6

Overview of the Overview of the Food UnitFood Unit

“An army marches onits stomach.”

- Napoleon

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe how the responsibilities of the Food Unit Leader support the overall goals

of Unit

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Unit OverviewUnit Overview

• Purpose of the Food Unit

• Responsibilities of the Food Unit Leader

LOGISTICSSECTION

FOOD UNIT

COMMUNICATIONS UNIT

MEDICAL UNIT

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“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles

you will never be in peril.”

- Sun Tzu

Unit 7Unit 7

Overview of the Overview of the Medical UnitMedical Unit

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe how the responsibilities of the Medical Unit Leader

support the overall goals of Unit

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Unit OverviewUnit Overview• Purpose of the Medical Unit

• Responsibilities of the Medical Unit Leader

LOGISTICSSECTION

FOOD UNIT

COMMUNICATIONS UNIT

MEDICAL UNIT

7-3

Unit 8Unit 8

Overview of the Overview of the Communications UnitCommunications Unit

Gentleman, the officer who doesn’t know his communications and supplies as well as his tactics is totally useless.

- General George S. Patton

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe how the responsibilities of the Communications Unit Leader support the overall goals of Unit

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Unit OverviewUnit Overview

• Purpose of the Communications Unit

• Responsibilities of the Communications Unit Leader

LOGISTICSSECTION

FOOD UNIT

COMMUNICATIONS UNIT

MEDICAL UNIT

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Unit 9Unit 9

Assume Position Assume Position ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

“I don’t know what the hell this ‘logistics’ is that Marshall is always talking about, but I

want some of it.”

- Fleet Admiral E.J. King (1942)

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal ObjectiveList the priorities of the Logistics Section Chief (LSC) upon initial

activation, describing how the LSC translates these priorities into

action

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“Behind every great leader there was an even greater logistician.”

- M. Cox

Unit 10Unit 10

Planning and Activating Planning and Activating the Sectionthe Section

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe considerations in activating, briefing, and assessing the capabilities of

each Unit

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Planning and Activation of SectionPlanning and Activation of Section• Identify units within section to be

activated• Duties and responsibilities for unfilled

positions revert to the supervisor• Ensure there is a need for the unit before

ordering

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Capabilities & Limitations of the Logistics Capabilities & Limitations of the Logistics SectionSection

• Source of information for capabilities and limitations

• Competition for resource with other incidents

• Outside influences• Other incidents• Problems in getting orders filled

(supplies and personnel)• Social/political/economic

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Limitations and Capabilities Internal and Limitations and Capabilities Internal and External External

• Ordering • Transportation of

resources• Equipment support• Communications

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Unit 11Unit 11

Coordination with Command Coordination with Command and General Staffand General Staff

“Amateurs think about tactics, but professionals

think about logistics."

- Gen. Robert Barrow

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Identify the Logistics Section Chief’s (LSC’s) coordination and communication responsibilities

outside the Logistics Section

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Planning MeetingPlanning Meeting

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“Logistics, in the broadest sense, is the three big M's—material,

movement, and maintenance.”

- James A. Huston

Unit 12Unit 12

Managing PersonnelManaging Personneland Demobilizingand Demobilizing

Unit Terminal ObjectiveUnit Terminal Objective

Describe techniques for successfully managing personnel

and demobilizing the Section

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Assign and Monitor Work Assign and Monitor Work AssignmentsAssignments

• Assign and monitor work assignments• Base and remote

camps• Skill mix

• Incident area• Coordinate

assignment, placement, and communications

• Transporting12-3