Fire Overhead
Fire Overhead : A collective term for all fire supervisory positions. The following is a summary of the key fireline positions used in the old Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre's National. Fire Command System See: Incident Command System. (Some agencies use a slightly different fire overhead organization or use synonymous terms for some positions). Note: that specialist and support positions have not been defined; instead, general descriptions of the main support functions are given. Fire Boss: The person responsible and accountable for conducting all direct suppression and logistical activities consistent with an agency policy, given fire, or zone of fires. Depending on the size of the fire and the complexity of operations the fire boss may carry out all duties directly or may assign line and staff duties to subordinates. Syn: Fire Foreman and (in British Columbia) Fire Superintendent. See: Incident Commander Suppression Boss: The person responsible to the fire boss for supervising, directing, and auditing the suppression effort on the entire fireline. Syn: Line Boss and Line Foreman. See: Operations Section Chief. Division Boss: A person responsible to the fire boss or suppression boss, depending upon the degree of organization required, for the conduct of all suppression work on a division. Supervises two or more sector bosses. Syn: Division Foreman. See: Division/Group Supervisor Sector Boss: A first line supervisor responsible and accountable to a division boss, suppression boss, or fire boss, depending upon the degree of organization required, for directing and controlling the total suppression effort on one sector of a fire. Generally supervises two or more crew bosses. See: Sector Leader, Task Force Leader Crew Boss: A person responsible to a sector boss or fire boss, depending upon the degree of organization required, for the supervision of fire fighting crews on the fireline. Syn: Crew Foreman. See: Leader. Plans Function: The part of the fire suppression organization (reporting to the fire boss) that is responsible for gathering, compiling, and recording all fire intelligence information required to formulate the daily fire suppression action plan. See: Planning Section. Service Function: The part of the fire suppression organization (reporting to the fire boss) that is responsible for the procurement, maintenance, and distribution of personnel, equipment, and supplies at the time and place called for in the fire suppression action plan. May involve record keeping, accounting, provision of food and lodging, safety and first-aid, and transportation. See: Logistics Section
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