AD/Casual Hire Information

Policy/Direction:

Sponsorship with the Boise NF Administratively Determined (AD) Program is a privilege. Candidates considering AD employment must work with the Forest Training Officer who will gather information and seek approval from the Forest FMO.

Boise NF Casual Hire Operating Procedures & Guidelines, January 2024 (7 pages)

R4/Intermountain Region AD Emergency Workers (Casuals) Standard Operating Protocol, May 2019 (stay tuned as the regional SOP is being update in 2024)

FSH 5109.34, Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, Chapter 10 Personnel, Pay Plan for Emergency Workers, effective date May 8, 2023, expires October 1, 2024.

USFS Incident Business Practices – Personnel

· Forest Service AD Pay Plan

· ECI Report

· Pay Information, Letters/Memos, Hiring & Insurance, Videos

New for 2024, dropping off paperwork in person will not be available. All electronic documentation must be submitted to our generic mailbox, sm.fs.idbofad@usda.gov for a single point communication to submit pay and travel documents for reimbursements not taken care of at an incident, especially for training reimbursement. Documents required are your signed Single Casual Hire Form, OF-288, receipts, the excel Travel Worksheet and performance evaluations.

Training:

Boise NF Local Courses (RT-130, WCT) page

(2024 dates are being established, all dates for the Forest should be posted by March 1.)

FORMS:

If new to the Boise NF AD Program, all the below forms are required. If you are a returning AD, then only the forms marked with the _P are required.

P W-4 Federal & State of Idaho Form, 2024

P I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, expires 7/31/2026 – new format, Supplement B used for Reverification and Rehire

· FS-6500-214 Financial Information Security Request Form, specific for ‘0402 BNF SO FIRE’

· SF-1199A Direct Deposit Form, June 1987

· Vendor Code Information Worksheet

· OF-306 Declaration for Federal Employment, October 2011

· SF-1152 Designation of Beneficiary, September 2011

· Boise NF Emergency Notification From (BNF-6700-6) June 2013

· Address Change Form, only if your address has changed

P Incident Behavior Form (PMS 935-1) August 2012

P and page 7 of the Boise NF Casual Hire Operating Procedures & Guidelines

Other

· Single Resource Casual Hire Information form PMS-934, July 2022

· OF-288 Incident Time Report, fillable .xls

Travel

As of 6/28/23, the Travel Worksheet, fillable .xls has been updated.

IQCS Experience:

· Annual Incident Qualifications Update (Due annually no later than December 15^th) as to maintain currency.

Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC):

IROC Newsletters

· NAP Login

· IROC Quick Reference Cards and Training Videos

· HelpDesk hours 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (866) 224-7677, https://iiahelpdesk.nwcg.gov/

· Boise Interagency Dispatch Center, https://www.idahofireinfo.blm.gov/southwest/ or at 208-384-3398 or idbdc@firenet.gov

Contact Information:

sm.fs.idbofad@usda.gov for a single point communication to submit pay and travel documents for reimbursements not taken care of at an incident.

For further information or for any questions contact your Hiring Unit. Contact information provided in the Boise NF Casual Hire Operating Procedures & Guidelines.