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Strike Team Leader Engine

NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart, PMS 308

STEN Qualification Requirements

Required Training

Required Experience

  • Satisfactory performance as an Engine Boss, Single Resource (ENGB)
  • AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Strike Team Leader Engine (STEN) Position Task Book, PMS 311-10 (see note)

Note: The Task Force Leader (TFLD) and Strike Team Leader (STCR, STEQ, STEN) PTBs are combined. However, the positions are not combined. Strike Team Leader tasks are completed only once. The required experience for TFLD must be met before completing additional TFLD tasks.

Upon satisfactory performance in the prerequisite Single Resource Boss position, the specific Strike Team Leader PTB may be initiated. Once qualified as a Strike Team Leader, any additional Single Resource Boss qualifications will also qualify the individual in that corresponding Strike Team Leader position—without having to complete the Strike Team Leader PTB for the new position—once agency certification is documented on the PTB “verification/certification” page.​

Physical Fitness Level: Moderate

Duties involve fieldwork requiring complete control of all physical faculties and may include considerable walking over irregular ground, standing for long periods of time, lifting 25 to 50 pounds, climbing, bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching. Occasional demands may be required for moderately strenuous activities in emergencies over long periods. Individuals usually set their own work pace.

These Positions Maintain Currency For STEN

  • Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
  • Engine Boss, Single Resource (ENGB)
  • Helicopter Coordinator (HLCO)
  • Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)
  • Operation Section Chief Complex (OSCC)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 1 (OSC1)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 2 (OSC2)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)
  • Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 (RXB1)
  • Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2)
  • Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)
  • Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEQ)
  • Structure Protection Specialist (STPS)
  • Task Force Leader (TFLD)

STEN Maintains Currency For These Positions

  • Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS)
  • Engine Boss, Single Resource (ENGB)
  • Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)
  • Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2)
  • Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)
  • Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
  • Operations Section Chief Type 3, Wildland Fire (OPS3)
  • Safety Officer Type 3 (SOF3)
  • Safety Officer Field (SOFF)
  • Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEQ)
  • Task Force Leader (TFLD)

Other Training Which Supports Development Of Knowledge And Skills

 
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