INTS HISTORY & TRAINING CADRE

 

INTS National Training Cadre 
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  1. The INTS Training Course was developed in 2000-2001. Several alpha courses were offered starting in 2003.
  2. By late 2003, the National Dispatch Training and Development Committee took the idea of sponsorship to the NWCG on behalf of the Intelligence / INTS Training Committee NWCG was not ready to take on sponsorhip of the course at the time.
  3. Sometime in 2005, the NDTDC suggested the GACC Intelligence Working Group maintain and sponsor the INTS Training Course and suggested the USFS take on sponsorship of the INTS Task Book.
  4. Also during 2005, the Intelligence / INTS Training Committee made a request to IQCS to see about adding the training course to the IQCS Training roster. They agreed and added it.
  5. By 2006, INTS was inserted in IQCS as a legitimate position code and provided to ROSS for entry into the ROSS database as a position.
  6. In 2007, the USFS ran the task book by their Regional Training Coordinators and GACC Center Managers for approval. It was approved by each.
  7. In November 2007, the USFS approved the position as THSP-INTS and inserted it in their USFS 5109.17 Manual.
  8. As of March 2008 in an e-mail received from the USFS Risk Mgmt Training Specialist: "As soon as the Forest Service training website gets redesigned in April, we'll "house" the task book on our website, under a link that says "Agency Approved Task Books". Right now, there is no position task book link in the Intelligence Support position standards in the 2007 5109.17. When the website gets redesigned, we'll send a letter out with the Deputy Chief's signature that says it is approved for use in certification. Prior to that, it can be used only as a guide, not as an element for certification."