The following position codes and titles have changed to comply with
NIMS:

  ------------ ------------------ ------------- ------------------ ---------
  Old Position Old Title          New Position  New Title          Page
  Code                            Code                             (310-1)

  IOF1         Information        PIO1          Public Information 44
               Officer Type 1                   Officer Type 1     

  IOF2         Information        PIO2          Public Information 45
               Officer Type 2                   Officer Type 2     

  IOF3         Information        PIOF          Public Information 46
               Officer Type 3                   Officer (untyped)  

  FINV         Fire Investigator  INVF          Wildland Fire      
                                                Investigator       

  SOF3         Safety Officer     SOFR          Safety Officer,    42
               Type 3                           Line               

  HCWN (not in Helicopter         HELM          Helicopter Manager 82
  310-1)       Manager,                                            
               Call-When-Needed                                    

  FUMA         Fire Use Manager   FUM1          Fire Use Manager   51
                                                Type 1             

  FUMA (T)     Fire Use Manager   FUM2 (T)      Fire Use Manager   52
               Trainee                          Type 2 Trainee     
  ------------ ------------------ ------------- ------------------ ---------

All Responder records (experience, qualifications, competencies) have
been changed to reflect the new position codes. IQCS has been modified
so previously Qualified or Trainees (with PTB) will maintain their
qualification status without having to meet new position standards,
except at agency discretion.

Active Position Task Books (PTBs) (in IQCS) have been changed to the new
position code. Certification will award the new position competency.
Responders with active PTBs can complete them. New trainees (after
1/30/2006) must use the new PTB.

Supporting IQCS tables have been changed to match the new position
codes. Use of old position codes (task books, competencies) should be
discontinued. If you find a competency for an old code---such as IOF3
Task Book---in any part of IQCS, please notify the IQCS Help Desk.

For example: a responder had an active Task Book for Safety Officer Type
3 last year. IQCS has changed that task book designator to SOFR, Safety
Officer, Line. So, you should look up the SOFR task book to update or
certify that responder in the 'new' position of Safety Officer, Line.
Don't look for SOF3 any more. Don't try to add SOF3 (or any old code
from the table above) to anyone's competencies.

The old position codes have been inactivated; however, past experience
can be entered as usual using the **new** position code. New position
codes will appear on qualification cards; old position codes will not.
IOF3 experience history records now read PIOF, and so on.

The following positions have been added to the 310-1 and IQCS:

  ------------------ ------------------------------------- --------------
  Position Code      Position Title                        310-1 page no.

  IADP               Initial Attack Dispatcher             148

  ACDP               Aircraft Dispatcher                   149

  STPS               Structure Protection Specialist       59

  GISS               Geographic Information Systems        108
                     Specialist                            

  PETM               Prevention/Education Team Member      152

  PETL               Prevention/Education Team Leader      151

  IBA1               Incident Business Advisor Type 1      141

  IBA2               Incident Business Advisor Type 2      142

  HRSP               Human Resource Specialist             104

  SEMG               Single Engine Airtanker Manager       88

  HELB               Helicopter Boss, Single Resource      83
  ------------------ ------------------------------------- --------------

The following positions have revised names (titles):

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Position Code**       **Old title**           **New title**

  FFT1                    Advanced                Firefighter Type 1
                          Firefighter/Squad Boss  

  FFT2                    Firefighter             Firefighter Type 2

  EDRC                    Dispatch Recorder       Expanded Dispatch
                                                  Recorder

  EDSD                    Support Dispatcher      Expanded Dispatch
                                                  Support Dispatcher

  EDSP                    Supervisory Dispatcher  Expanded Dispatch
                                                  Supervisory Dispatcher

  CORD                    Coordinator             Expanded Dispatch
                                                  Coordinator
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

The following positions have been recommended for removal:

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  RXI1---Ignition Specialist Type 1   (to be replaced by FIRB)

  RXI2---Ignition Specialist Type 2   (to be replaced by FIRB)
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

The RXI1/RXI2 issue is being reviewed by Incident Operations Standards
and Fire Use Working Teams. We'll let you know as soon as a decision is
reached. Until the decision, IQCS will maintain the positions and
qualifications.

The following position has been removed from 310-1 (was effective in
2001):

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  HEMG---Helicopter Manager           Replaced by HCWN (now obsolete)

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

Please refer to the additional documents on the IQCS web site for more
information on recent changes to position requirements and specific
transition/conversion instructions. (For example: the GIST to GISS
transition process.)

Note: SOFR is NOT a prerequisite position for SOF2, Safety Officer Type
2. PIOF is NOT a prerequisite position for PIO2. (The new 310-1 says so,
too.)