Fireground Roles Michael Karl McNeil Was Rated In
I am Michael Karl McNeil. A rank says where a person stood in the organization. A rating says how he did on particular days. Three of mine are on file and all three are here.
| When | My role | Who rated me | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 (two days) | Initial Attack Incident Commander | P.S., Fire Captain, state fire agency | FC-121 |
| December 2003 (four days) | Dozer Boss / Line Scout | P.S., Incident Commander, state forestry unit | ICS-226 |
| 7 June 2007 | Incident Commander Type 4 | G.R., Incident Commander Type 3, federal fire | ICS-225 |
The two raters with the initials P.S. are different people.
What did the 2000 evaluation say?
Performance: Average. Attitude: Outstanding. The “employee needs more experience” box is ticked, and “problems encountered” reads None. I had been dispatched as a single resource. The form is dated 3 July 2000.
What did the 2003 rating say?
Exceeds Successful for scouting line ahead of a burning operation. Fully Successful for building line with the dozers assigned to me and for directing equipment into the appropriate location. The assignment was complexity II, and the form was signed on 5 December 2003. The Incident Commander added this:
“Mike was willing to take on the assignment of locating 2 CDF dozers, Redirecting them from their previous assignment. Scouting out and flagging a location for the new dozer line that better supported the firing operation. Mike then led the dozers through the placement of this line. The line placement was well thoughtout and completed quickly.”
What did the 2007 rating say?
The ICS-225 scores 0 to 3. A 3 is “Superior,” defined on the form as “Employee consistently exceeds the performance requirements.” I was scored 3 for hot line and for mop-up on these factors: ability to obtain performance, attitude, decisions under stress, initiative, consideration for personnel welfare, obtaining necessary equipment and supplies, physical ability for the job, and safety. I was scored 2, Satisfactory, for knowledge of the job. No remarks were written.
What else did the job involve?
Prevention was my specialty: coordinating fire prevention programs, inspection and code compliance. I also carried hazardous materials duties, and I trained as a Hazardous Materials Incident Commander in 1993. Federal assignments took me to many states, most of them Western.
Why show the average one?
Because it is in the file. Leaving it out would make the other two worth less.
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