The Compensation/Claims Unit Leader - is responsible for the overall management and direction of all administrative matters pertaining to compensation for injury and claims related activities (other than injury) for an incident.

The major responsibilities of the Compensation/Claims Unit Leader are:

• Review Common Responsibilities.
  
  
• Review Unit Leader Responsibilities.
  
  
• Obtain a briefing from the Finance/Administration Section Chief.
  
  
• Establish contact with the incident Safety Officer (SO) and Liaison Officer (LO) (or Agency Representatives if no LO is assigned).
  
  
• Determine the need for Compensation for Injury and Claims Specialists and order personnel as needed.
  
  
• Establish a Compensation for Injury work area within or as close as possible to the Medical Unit.
  
  
• Review Incident Medical Plan (ICS Form 206, 5 KB PDF^*).
  
  
• Ensure that Compensation/Claims Specialists have adequate workspace and supplies.
  
  
• Review and coordinate procedures for handling claims with the Procurement Unit.
  
  
• Brief the Compensation/Claims Specialists on incident activity.
  
  
• Periodically review logs and forms produced by the Compensation/Claims Specialists to ensure that they are complete, entries are timely and accurate and that they are in compliance with agency requirements and policies.
  
  
• Ensure that all Compensation for Injury and Claims logs and forms are complete and routed to the appropriate agency for post-incident processing prior to demobilization.
  
  
• Keep the Finance/Administration Section Chief briefed on Unit status and activity.
  
  
• Demobilize unit in accordance with the Incident Demobilization Plan.
  
  
• Maintain Unit/Activity Log (ICS Form 214, 5 KB PDF^*).