TARGET GROUP - Personnel desiring to become qualified as a status/check-in recorder (SCKN).

TRAINEE PREREQUISITES

• Required - none

OTHER TRAINING WHICH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Incident Base Automation (I-Suite)
• Introduction to ICS (I-100)
• Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service (L-180)
• Status/Check-In Recorder (S-248)
• Basic Wildland Fire Orientation (S-110)

COURSE DESCRIPTION - This course is designed to introduce students to the tools and techniques used to perform the duties of a status check-in recorder (SCKN). The course provides an overview of what a student can expect if dispatched to an incident. The desired outcome of this course is to prepare students to:

• Set up and manage a check-in station.
• Process information using incident automation software and other paper based methods.
• Package the information into useful products.
• Assist with demobilization.

CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS - THESE POSITIONS MAINTAIN CURRENCY FOR SCKN:

• Planning Section Chief Type 1 (PSC1)
• Planning Section Chief Type 2 (PSC2)
• Resources Unit Leader (RESL)
• Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB)

• Resources Unit Leader (RESL)