Description:

This course is designed to prepare chief officers, and personnel serving in overhead functions for the upcoming fire season.  Topics covered will be:

• Operations leaders intent

• OES Update

• IMT an CICCS updates

• Fire season forecast

• Air OPS topics

·         AARs for Strike Team Leaders

Mandatory for Battalion Chiefs. Highly encouraged for FF, FAE, and Captains that are on an incident management team (State, Federal, Local) or single resource overhead positions (qualified or trainee).

Staffing:

OCFA Battalion Chiefs – Off duty attendance only. Overtime authorized.

OCFA Operations personnel- Off-duty attendance only. No on-duty attendance or backfill approved. Overtime and backfill not authorized.

OCFA Professional Staff- On-duty attendance requires supervisor approval. Overtime not authorized.

DRESS CODE:

• Operations Personnel: Station uniform. No T-Shirts, shorts, or sandals.

• Professional Staff: Staff Uniform or business casual.

Prerequisite:

• Qualified as a Strike Team Leader (STL) OR Task Force Leader (TFL) OR trainee in each of these positions as well as all Overhead assignments.

LOCATION :

• Monday, April 27, 2026- RFOTC Classroom 1

• Thursday, April 30, 2026- RFOTC Classroom 2

• Monday, May 04, 2026- RFOTC Classroom 2

*If you cannot attend the in-person sessions, a video recording of the May 04th session will be available for review on Target Solutions. The deadline for completion will be June 1, 2026.

Instructors:

DC Craig Covey + Cadre

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