Introduction
Welcome to S-375 Air Support Group Supervisor Pre-Course Work.

The intent of this pre-course work is to familiarize you with the various reference materials used by an ASGS.  You will be asked to answer a series of questions using reference materials.

Objectives
1. Students will become familiar to reference material used by an ASGS.

2. Use ASGS reference material to answer questions and submit to course coordinator or instructor.

3. Demonstrate student proficiency to instructors.

Instructions
You will be given a series of questions and you will need to use the reference material outlined below to gain information to answer the questions. Download the Word document below to your computer to answer your questions.

After you have completed your research and have recorded your answers on the Word document, attach the document to an email and submit your answers to your instructor or course coordinator.

S-375 Pre-Course Work Questions (to download, select 'save' after clicking this link)

Reference Material
The following reference material is required to answer the pre-course work questions. Some of this material is not hyperlinked. You should have access to these documents at your home unit or they can be ordered or found from these online resources:

-National Fire Equipment System Catalog http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/pubs.htm
-USDA F&A Manuals, guides and handbooks http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/aviation/av_library/index
-BLM F&A National Aviation Office http://www.aviation.blm.gov

NFES 0065       Fireline Handbook

NFES 1068       Interagency Aviation Transport of Hazardous Materials Guide

NFES 1080       Interagency Aerial Ignition Guide

NFES 1262       Air Support Group Supervisor Job Aid

NFES 1393       Interagency Air Tactical Group Supervisor Guide

NFES 1844       Interagency Single Engine Air Tanker Operations Guide

NFES 1885       Interagency Helicopter Operations Guide

NFES 2092       National Interagency Mobilization Guide

NFES 2175       Military Use Handbook

NFES 2271       Interagency Air Tanker Base Operations Guide

NFES 2512       Interagency Aviation Technical Assistance Guide

NFES 2724       Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation (Red book)

Military Use Handbook http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references.htm

Interagency Airspace Coordination Guide www.fs.fed.us/r6/fire/aviation/airspace/web/index.html

Call When Needed Contracts http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/

Large Air Tanker Contract http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/contracting/

Forest Service Manual (FSM) 5700 Aviation Management

Regional Mobilization Guide

(To print the list of reference material, click here)

Technical Requirements
MS Word or MS Wordpad

Adobe Reader

Email program (Lotus Notes, Outlook, MSN, AOL, etc.)