U -- L-318 Fireline Leadership Training

USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Regional Office seeks sources to perform training to provide mid-level leaders with the tools and techniques to build and maintain cohesive crews or teams supervised by that leader at a secondary level. Target Audience Personnel who desire to become qualified as a ICT3/ICT3 (t), DIVS/DIVS (t), or Supervisor or Unit Fire Management Officer Minimum Course Length 32 class contact hours (pre-work assignment does not count toward this total) Instructional Design Guidelines • Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program Components – Include the following program components that can be found at www.fireleadership.gov • Select a leadership case study book from the Professional Reading Program and require it as a pre-work reading assignment. Use examples from the reading assignment to reinforce content presented in the classroom. • Use the Values and Principles model as the foundation for course content regarding the definition of leadership and the role of a leader. • Reference the following Leadership Toolbox items: * Briefing and Intent Guide * Standard Operating Procedures Workbook * After Action Review Guide * Crew Cohesion Assessment * Self-development Plan • Training in Context – Utilize group exercises and filed simulations to apply concepts that are presented during classroom lecture segments. Exercises and simulations are to comprise 50% of the course presentation, as a minimum. • Case Studies – Provide classroom case studies and references from organizations that normally operate in high-risk work environments. Examples of such organizations include the military, commercial aviation, nuclear power plant operations, structure fire departments, etc. • Assessment – Integrate the After Action Review process into the exercises and simulations to allow opportunity for self-assessment and for performance assessment by peers. • Integrated Curriculum – Content must be consistent with the preceding two courses in the NWCG Leadership Curriculum, the L-180 Human Factors on the Fireline course and the L-280 Followership to Leadership course.