The Incident Communications Center Manager (INCM) is responsible for supervising Radio Operator (RADO) personnel and managing the incident communications center. The INCM is also responsible for the inventory of communications equipment and the completion, organization, and storage of Communications Unit documentation. The INCM can act as a RADO in the absence of an operator. The INCM reports to the Communications Unit Leader (COML) within the Logistics functional area.
The Forest Service and Department of Interior are enabled by Administratively Determined Pay Plans (AD Pay Plans) to hire persons for temporary duration for the following reasons:
- To cope with a sudden and unexpected emergency caused by a fire, or extreme fire potential, flood, storm, or any other all-hazard emergency that threatens damage to federally protected property, has the potential to cause loss of life, serious injury, public health risk, or damage to natural or cultural resources unless brought under immediate control.
- To provide emergency assistance to States under formalized agreements.
- To meet mission assignments issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Incident Business Committee (IBC) reviews positions annually and establishes pay rate classifications for each position.
For more information on the AD Pay Plans, visit Incident Business Committee.