Enclosure (3) to COMDTINST 6260.31A
Emergency Response Training Level Matrix
Training Level
Unit(s)
Personnel / Position
Skilled Support Personnel
ICS Organization
All Personnel
& Specialist Employees
First Responder
All USCG Units/
All Personnel
Awareness
Auxiliarists
ICS Organization
All Field Personnel
First Responder
Area & District Staffs
Command Center Staff
Operations
Air Stations
Command & Operations
Staff
Groups
Command and Operations
Staff, Operations Center Staff
Cutters
Command and Operations
Staff, VOSS-assigned
personnel, R&A teams, LE
teams, SAR/Body Recovery
Stations/ ANTS
Command & Operations
Staff, Boat Crews
Activities/
All personnel
MSOs/MSU's/MSD's/
NSF
ICS Organization
Field personnel engaged in
booming, skimming, and
other "defensive" operations
Incident Commander
Activities/
Command Staff, Response
MSOs/MSU's/MSD's/
NSF
Investigators, Casualty
Investigators
ICS Organization
Command & Operations
Staff; On-scene Coordinators
Technician/Specialist
NSF
Personnel assigned to make
entries into or conduct
operations in "Hot" or
"Warm" zones
ICS Organization
Command Staff Safety
Officers or Site Safety
personnel who may conduct
operations in the "Hot" or
"Warm" zones