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General Staff: The group of management personnel, reporting to the Incident Commander at the site and Director at the other levels.  They may each have a Deputy, as needed.  The General Staff consist of:

  • Operations Section Chief
  • Planning Section Chief
  • Logistics Section Chief
  • Finance/Administration Section Chief


Geographic Information System Specialist (GISS): The person responsible for providing timely and accurate spatial information to the Situation Unit Leader about the incident to be used by all facets of the IMT.


Ground Support Unit:  Unit within the Support Branch of the Logistics Section responsible for the fuelling, maintaining and repairing of vehicles, and the surface transportation of personnel and supplies.


Ground Support Unit Leader (GSUL): The person responsible for the fuelling, maintaining, and repairing of vehicles, and the transportation of personnel and supplies.


Group:  Groups are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation.  Groups are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division.  (See Division).


Group Supervisor: The individual responsible for supervising equipment and personnel assigned to a group. Reports to a Branch Director or Operations Section Chief.