62.2 MINIMUM CREW STANDARDS FOR MOBILIZATION

(Per: NWCG Fireline Handbook March, 2005, NFES 0065, Page A-37) (See Notes below for #1 & #2)

Minimum Standards	Type I (#1)	Type 2 with IA Capability	Type 2	Type 3
Fireline Capability	Initial attack/can be broken up into squads, fireline construction, complex firing operations (backfire)	Initial attack/can be broken up into squads, fireline construction, firing to include burnout	Initial attack, fireline construction, firing to include burnout	Fireline construction, fireline improvement, mop-up and rehab
Crew Size	18-20	18-20	18-20	18-20
Leadership Qualifications	Permanent Supervision Superintendent: TFLD, ICT4 Ass’t. Supt.: STCR, ICT4 3 Squad Bosses: CRWB(T), ICT5	CRWB and 3 ICT5	CRWB and 3 FFT1	CRWB and 3 FFT1
Bilingual Requirments	CRWB & FFT1s must be bilingual (able to read and interpret) in language of crew.	CRWB & FFT1s must be bilingual (able to read and interpret) in language of crew.	CRWB & FFT1s must be bilingual (able to read and interpret) in language of crew.	CRWB & FFT1s must be bilingual (able to read and interpret) in language of crew.
Experience	80% 1 season or more	60% 1 season or more	40% 1 season or more	20% 1 season or more
Full-Time Organized Crew	Yes	No	No	No
Communications	5 programmable radios	4 programmable radios	4 programmable radios	4 programmable radios
Sawyers	3 agency qualified	3 agency qualified	0	0
Training	80 hours annual training	Basic firefighter training and/or annual firefighter safety refresher	Basic firefighter training and/or annual firefighter safety refresher	Basic firefighter training and/or annual firefighter safety refresher
Fitness	Arduous	Arduous	Arduous	Arduous
Logistics	Self-sufficient	Not self-sufficient (#2)	Not self-sufficient	Not self-sufficient
Maximum Weight	5,100 lbs.	5,100 lbs.	5,100 lbs.	5,100 lbs.
Dispatch Availability	1 hour	Variable	Variable	Variable
Production Factor	1.0	0.8	0.8	N/A
Transportation	Own transportation	Transportation needed	Transportation needed	Transportation needed
Tools & Equipment	Fully equipped	Not equipped	Not equipped	Not equipped
Personal Gear	Arrives with: crew first aid kit, personal first aid kit, headlamp, 1 qt. canteen, web gear, sleeping bag	Arrives with: crew first aid kit, personal first aid kit, headlamp, 1 qt. canteen, web gear, sleeping bag	Arrives with: crew first aid kit, personal first aid kit, headlamp, 1 qt. canteen, web gear, sleeping bag	Arrives with: crew first aid kit, personal first aid kit, headlamp, 1 qt. canteen, web gear, sleeping bag
PPE	Arrives with: hard hat, fire resistant shirt/ pants, 8” leather boots, leather gloves, fire shelter, hearing/ eye protection	Arrives with: hard hat, fire resistant shirt/ pants, 8” leather boots, leather gloves, fire shelter, hearing/ eye protection	Arrives with: hard hat, fire resistant shirt/ pants, 8” leather boots, leather gloves, fire shelter, hearing/ eye protection	Arrives with: hard hat, fire resistant shirt/ pants, 8” leather boots, leather gloves, fire shelter, hearing/ eye protection

Notes:

#1. Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC) are Type I crews that exceed the Type I standards as required by the National IHC Operations Guide (2001) in the following categories:

A. Permanent supervision with 7 career appointments (Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, 3 Squad Bosses).

B. IHCs work and train as a unit 40 hours per week.

C. IHCs are a national resource.

#2. Type 2 IA crews are not normally ordered as self-sufficient. The Requesting Unit may determine that the Type 2 IA crews it is ordering will need to be self-sufficient.