Course Description: This course is designed to prepare students to perform the duties of managing the transportation plan, maintenance and related services at an incident. Topics include gathering information about the assignment; organizing, staffing, and laying out the unit; field inspection of equipment; operation and coordination of the unit with other units, and demobilization.

Course Objectives:
• Arrive at an incident properly equipped, gather information to assess the assignment and begin initial planning activities of a ground support unit leader (GSUL).
• Plan, staff, and manage the ground support unit to meet the needs of the incident in a safe manner.
• Coordinate with the logistics units and other sections to assist in accomplishing the overall objectives of the incident.
• Demobilize the ground support unit.

Target Group: Personnel desiring to be qualified as a ground support unit leader (GSUL).

Source: PMS 901-1 - Field Manager's Course Guide - April 2017

Qualified as an EQPM (Equipment Manager).