The Operations Branch Director (OPBD) is responsible for implementing the portion of the Incident Action Plan (IAP) applicable to the assigned Branch. The OPBD reports to the Operations Section Chief (OSC) and works in the Operations 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.
Required Experience
- Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)
- Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2)
Other
- Incident Commander Type 1 (ICT1), Incident Commander Type 2 (ICT2), Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1) and Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2) removed from “These Positions Maintain Currency for OPBD”
- OSC1 and OSC2 removed from “OPDB Maintains Currency for These Positions”
Added: NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs, PMS 350-8 to Position-Specific publication under Standards and References.
Added: Incident Position Description (IPD) approved.
Removed: “*designates agency established position qualifications.”
Position created.