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This Lantra-accredited Customised Award is exclusively developed and delivered by a Lantra-approved Training Provider, who meets our quality standards. The course is specifically tailored to meet learners’ needs. For further details about the course content and delivery locations, please contact the Training Provider using the details provided below.

The minimum age to undertake this course is 16.

 

To provide participants with greater knowledge of the specific role of Divisional and Sector Commander, in an Incident Management System, with reference to the Forestry Commission Incident Management System, Defra Generic Plant Health Contingency Plan and other approaches to provide the knowledge to work effectively as part of a Site Incident Management Team for incidents or events.

This is for either internal working or external interoperability and/or coordination with other organisations and the emergency services using JESIP.

The delivery method for this course is either E-Learning or Classroom

This course is delivered by the Forestry Commission and all enquiries should be sent to fc.training@forestrycommission.gov.uk.

The finer details

This course provides knowledge and assessment on:
 
• Principles of Incident Management
• Operator, Team, Section, Group as well as Divisional and Sector Management
• Structure and Management of an Incident
• Shared Situational Awareness and Decision Making
• Leadership
• Personnel Resilience
• Safety at Incidents
• Levels of Command and Control
• Creating a Strategy – Setting Aims and Objectives
• After Action Review and Organisational Learning

Delivery method

Classroom

Recognised by

Lantra Awards

Course description:

IMS – Division and Sector Commander Role Download PDF

Who should attend?

Operational staff, especially junior managers, in the land management and Plant Health sectors who would work at Site, Local and/or National levels, respectively, who undertake the role of the Division and Sector Commanders.
 
This can be for a wide range incident types and events including, but not exclusive too; Plant Health, Animal Health, Wildfires, Missing Persons, Pollution, Storms/High Wind damage (including windblow) as well as recreation sites, visitor centres, public engagement, volunteer programmes, festivals and concerts.
 

What will be covered?

The following is covered:
 
• What is Incident Management and the core principles as defined in the Incident Management System (IMS)
• Role, Responsibilities and Tasks of the Divisional and/or Sector Commander
• Relevant Incident Management processes
• Working with other functions and roles within the Incident Management Team 
• How to develop effective Incident Management Team structures. 
• How to improve shared situational awareness and decision making.
• How to provide effective leadership
• How to ensure personal resilience
• How to ensure safety at incidents or events
• How to develop effective strategic using the aim, objective, tasking and outcomes approach using an Incident Action Plan.
• How to be part of an effective After Action Review.
 

Other areas of interest

Wildfire Management Plan Module 

Vegetation Fire Operator Module

Vegetation Fire Foundation Module

Wildfire Liaison Officer

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