Introduction
Welcome to the S-440 Planning Section Chief pre-course work.

In this pre-course work students will familiarize themselves with the duties and responsibilities of a Planning Section Chief. Pre-course activites include utilizing previous knowledge and reference materials to answer a series of questions regarding the Planning Section Chief position.

Objectives
Students will:

1. Read through the reference materials and become familiar with their content.

2. Answer questions to demonstrate experience level and subject proficiency to instructors.

Instructions
1. Refer to the reference material section below for access to the necessary information. Read through this reference material and become familiar with its content.

2. Download the pre-course work located below. Follow all instructions and answer all questions included in the pre-course work and bring it to class or submit it as directed by your instructor or course coordinator.

S-440 Pre-Course Work (to download, select 'save' after clicking this link)

Reference Material
Planning Section Chief Type 1/2 Taskbook
Resource Unit Leader Taskbook
Situation Unit Leader Taskbook
Fireline Handbook PMS 410-1, NFES 0065

Technical Requirements
MS Word or MS Wordpad

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

-Adobe Reader (Download)