SAFETY OFFICER, FIELD (SOFF) TASKBOOK New !

Required Training

• RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)

Required Experience

• Satisfactory performance as Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEQ, STEN)
  AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) Position Task Book, PMS 311-81
  OR
• Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
  AND Completion and Certification of NWCG Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) Position Task Book, PMS 311-81
   

Physical Fitness Level: Arduous

Duties involve fieldwork requiring physical performance calling for above-average endurance and superior conditioning. These duties may include an occasional demand for extraordinarily strenuous activities in emergencies under adverse environmental conditions and over extended periods of time. Requirements include running, walking, climbing, jumping, twisting, bending, and lifting more than 50 pounds; the pace of work typically is set by the emergency situation.
 

These Positions Maintain Currency For SOFF:

• Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4)
• Safety Officer, Line (SOFR)
• Strike Team Leader including (STCR, STEN, STEQ)
• Task Force Leader (TFLD)
• SOFF Maintains Currency For These Positions
• Single Resource Boss including (CRWB, ENGB, FELB, FIRB, HEQB)

Other Training Which Supports Development Of Knowledge And Skills 

• ICS-300, Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
• L-380, Fireline Leadership
• L-381, Incident Leadership

Note

The Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) position is not a prerequisite to the NWCG Safety Officer, Line (SOFR) position.