The major responsibilities of the Air Tactical Group Supervisor
are:
- Review Common
Responsibilities
- Determine what aircraft (air tankers and helicopters)
are operating within the area of assignment.
- Manage air tactical activities based upon the Incident
Action Plan (IAP).
- Establish and maintain communications and Air Traffic
Control, with pilots, Air Operations, Helicopter Coordinator,
Air Tanker/Fixed Wing Coordinator, Air Support Group
(usually Helibase Manager), and fixed-wing Support
Bases.
- Coordinate approved flights of non-incident aircraft
or non-tactical flights in restricted air space area.
- Obtain information about air traffic external to
the incident.
- Receive reports of non-incident aircraft violating
restricted air space area (Operations
Section Chief (OPS), Branch
Director, or Division/Group
Supervisor).
- Make tactical recommendations to approved ground
contact.
- Inform AIROPS of tactical recommendations affecting
the air operations portion of the IAP.
- Report on air operations activities to the AIROPS.
Advise air operations immediately if aircraft mission
assignments are causing conflicts in the Air Traffic
Control System.
- Report on incidents/accidents.
- Maintain Unit/Activity Log (ICS Form 214,
5 KB PDF).
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