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Qualification of SEW IMT members
SEW IMT expects all prospective team members to meet high standards of professional competency. Whether prospective SEW IMT members are considered qualified depends on their level of training, operational experience, job shadowing, and administrative requirements such as agency association and criminal background check.
The Governing Board is responsible for establishing the performance requirements for specific team positions. These tasks should be measurable activities that demonstrate proficiency associated with requisite competencies and behaviors. Successful performance of all tasks during exercises, job shadowing, and/or operations observed and recorded by an evaluator/assessor will result in a recommendation to the certifying agency that the applicant is qualified.
Application and selection to the SEW IMT
Prospective members to the SEW IMT are required to complete an application, detailing their training and field experience. Applications are reviewed by the Team Leader(s) and qualified applicants are conditionally invited to participate in future IMT training activities at which they will be evaluated by the Team Leader(s). The Team Leader(s) are responsible for evaluating prospective members and determining if the applicant can successfully fill any open positions within the team. Considerations for prospective members include:
- Length, depth and scope of ICS experience.
- Personal motivation.
- Formal ICS and SEW IMT Training.
- Ability to participate based on employer requirements. (possibly up to 72 hours per response)
- Approval by their home agency for participation
Prospective members must have the support of their local agency for training, deployment, and after-action activities. The head of the applicant’s home agency must approve the application before the member can be considered for membership in the SEW IMT.
Minimum training of all SEW IMT members
All SEW IMT members are required to complete the following training prior to application or within one year of acceptance to the team:
- ICS-100, ICS-200, and IS-700, on-line or field delivery. (Previous ICS training equivalent to ICS-100 or ICS-200 will be accepted)
- ICS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents.
- ICS-400 Advanced ICS
- Command & General Staff Functions in the Incident Command System or equivalent, including the NWCG course S-420 Command and General Staff and the Complex Incident Management Course (CIMC)1
- G-191 ICS/EOC Operations
Interested in joining the team?
Complete the application below and submit to Jim Ley, Board President, at jhley@att.net.