Fire/Hazardous Materials
Chemical Operations Support Specialist
About This Position
Sameas Type2,PLUS Sameas Type3,PLUS The COSSType3: The COSSType4: Not Specified 1.Worksatboththe Incident 1.Performsexposureestimates 1.Operatesasatechnical Hascompletedinitial COSS Command Post(ICP)and foravarietyofexposureroutes specialistandadvisesresponse trainingandcanworkasa emergencyoperationscenter andscenarios personneland AHJonissues technicalspecialistunderthe (EOC)levels 2.Describeskeystateand pertainingtochemicalincident supervisionofa Type3orhigher 2.Advisesandmakes federalchemicalresponse response COSS recommendationstothe capabilities,assets,and 2.Provideschemicalincident authorityhavingjurisdiction reportingstructures,andhowto assessmentandresource (AHJ)andchiefelectedofficials integratethemintoaresponse informationthrough: 3.Activatesandintegrates 3.Communicatescomplex a.Interpretingand federalchemicalresponse chemicalissuestolargegroups communicatingmodeland assetsandcapabilitiesfrom and/orseniormanagersand measurementresultsanddata acrossthefederalgovernment support
Training Requirements
Sameas Type2,PLUS: Sameas Type3,PLUS 1.G-191—Incident Command Not Applicable Not Specified 1.ICS-400Advanced ICS 1.ICS-300:Intermediate ICSfor System/Emergency Operations 2.Crisis Emergency Risk Expanding Incidents Center Interfaceorequivalent Communications Online Training 2.R0655:Advanced Scienceof 2.R0233—Chemistryfor orequivalentasdeterminedby Hazardous Materials/WMD Emergency Responseor AHJ Response equivalentas AHJdetermines 3.PER373:Hazardous Materials Officer Course 4.R0247:Advanced Life Support Responseto Hazardous Materials Incidentsorequivalent experience 5.PER-292:Leadershipand Managementof Surface Transportation Incidents 6.MGT-346:EOCOperations and Planningfor All-Hazards 2.2-SEPTEMBER2025 CHEMICALOPERATIONSSUPPORTSPECIALIST 4OF7 Position Qualificationfor Situational Assessment Fire/Hazardous Materials COMPONENT TYPE1 TYPE2 TYPE3 TYPE4 NOTES
Experience
Sameas Type2,PLUS: Sameas Type3,PLUS: 1.Successfulcompletionofthe Not Applicable Not Specified 1.Successfulcompletionofthe 1.Successfulcompletionofthe NQSPTBforthe NIMSCOSS National Qualification System NQSPTBforthe NIMSCOSS Type3orequivalent AHJ (NQS)Position Task Book(PTB) Type2,orequivalent AHJ documentation forthe National Incident documentation 2.Experienceinachemical Management System(NIMS) 2.Experienceinachemical responseandadvisoryrolein Chemical Operations Support responseandadvisoryrolein chemicalemergency Specialist(COSS)Type1,or national,regionalorstate-level preparednessexercisesfor equivalent AHJdocumentation exercises chemicalfixedfacilitiesorother 2.Threeadditionalyears’ 3.Threeyears’experienceasan chemicalincidents,suchas experienceasanoperational operationalindustrialhygienist transportation-relatedor industrialhygienistor orenvironmentalhealthand weaponsofmassdestruction environmentalhealthandsafety safetyofficer,orsimilarmilitary (WMD)attacksandterrorist officerorsimilarmilitaryorfirst experience,orfirstresponder attacks responderexperiencewith experiencewithemergency 3.Atleasttwotabletoporother emergencyresponseexperience responseexperienceand exercisesdemonstratingthe andtraining training chemicalresponseandadvisory 3.Workingknowledgeofplume 4.Implementationofatleast role projection/doseassessment threeseparatechemical 4.Practicalexperienceworking modelingandsoftware,like emergencytrainingsessionsfor with,identifying,classifyingand ALOHA,MARPLOT,Industri
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Chemical Operations Support Specialist
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