Skip to main content

IHOG Review Comments

IHOG (PMS 510) Call for Comment - Comments Already Received

Open the comment form here

Comment #1; Status: Submitted

Q2-4 Chapter/Page/Line No.

Chapter 3, page 9, line 41:

Q5 Comment or Error Report No. 01. Be very specific, i.e. language, intent, data form or policy reference etc. Be sure to include the existing passage or item while being as complete as possible.

link for http://www.nwcg.gov/pms/stds/standards/av_hazards.htm is no longer valid following NWCG website redesign

Q6 Recommendation or Error Resolution No. 01Provide a solution to your comment or correction to any errors found

This link should be replaced with the following: https://www.nwcg.gov/data-standards/aviation-hazards-plp

Comment #2; Status: Submitted

Q5 Comment or Error Report No. 01. Be very specific, i.e. language, intent, data form or policy reference etc. Be sure to include the existing passage or item while being as complete as possible.

Crash Rescue

Q6 Recommendation or Error Resolution No. 01. Provide a solution to your comment or correction to any errors found

Do we really need crash rescue diagrams for an R-44, Bell 222, BO-105 or BK-117? Can we put all the 500 series in, i.e. 530FF, etc? the NOTAR ships? Are the S-61 and SH-3H similar enough to list them together? Military CH-47D and Civilian are different as well. Add the US Army Lakota? Take away the OH-58D Kiowa?

Q11 Do you have a recommendation how improve its usefulness as a convenient and accessible field reference?

bring back the printed IHOG and make the online version updateable.

Q12 Do you feel electronic distribution of this guide has improved or worsened your ability to perform your duties. Please be specific as to the nature of this effect. 

In some respects, it has worsened. We often have to spend money to have it printed out, and it is not in a format that makes it cheap or easy.

Q13 What digital features or capabilities would you like to see in the electronic version of this publication?

Highlight the version number and when it was last updated, and if updates are available.

Q14 What publication exhibits and or illustrations would you like to see improved or added?

Need crash rescue diagrams for other aircraft; Bell 407, the new heavy helicopters, etc., and a specific chapter on short haul; capabilities, training, crew location, response area from home base and when in the field, etc.

Comment #3; Status: Submitted

Q5 Comment or Error Report No. 01Be very specific, i.e. language, intent, data form or policy reference etc. Be sure to include the existing passage or item while being as complete as possible.

E-copies are a fail.

Q6 Recommendation or Error Resolution No. 01Provide a solution to your comment or correction to any errors found

Do only hard copies or at least both.

Q11 Do you have a recommendation how improve its usefulness as a convenient and accessible field reference?

Do not go to online only. We need the hard copy to be in our hands. Field reviews show lack of reading if electronic only

Q12 Do you feel electronic distribution of this guide has improved or worsened your ability to perform your duties. Please be specific as to the nature of this effect.

During ready reviews I have seen many failures due to the electronic trend of so many documents and guides.

Q13 What digital features or capabilities would you like to see in the electronic version of this publication?

NONE!

Q14 What publication exhibits and or illustrations would you like to see improved or added?

The entire product needs to go back to hard copy

 

NWCG Latest Announcements

NEW! S-204, Interpersonal and Critical Thinking Skills for Safety Officers Now Available

Date: May 12, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Risk Management Committee

The S-204, Interpersonal and Critical Thinking Skills for Safety Officers self-directed online course is now available! Developed through the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort, this training supports individuals working towards Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) incident qualifications.

S-204, Interpersonal and Critical Thinking Skills for Safety Officers focuses on facilitating hazard mitigation conversations and building trust to influence safety-related decisions. Individuals can self-enroll through the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP).

Any changes to qualification pathways will take effect with the next update of the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1.

References:

S-204, Interpersonal and Critical Thinking Skills for Safety Officers 

NWCG Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) Position Page

Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Great Basin Cache Upgrading to New Inventory System

Date: May 7, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Great Basin Cache
Phone: (208) 387-5104
Fax: (208) 387-5573

The Great Basin Cache (GBK) is transitioning to a new inventory system to better serve the wildland fire community. During this upgrade, GBK will be unable to process standard orders from Part 1: Fire Supplies and Equipment and Part 2: Publications between May 8-20, 2025, with exceptions made for emergency fire orders. Orders will be accepted through close of business May 7.

To browse the latest available items, please refer to the National Fire Equipment System (NFES) catalogs. 

References:

NWCG NFES Catalog-Part 1: Fire Supplies and Equipment, PMS 449-1

NWCG NFES Catalog-Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2

NEW! Air Operations Summary (ICS 220 WF) Now Available

Date: May 2, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
National Interagency Aviation Committee

The Air Operations Summary (ICS 220 WF) provides the Air Operations Branch with the number, type, location, and specific assignments of helicopters and air resources. The new ICS 220 WF also includes medical extraction capabilities and air resources tracking.

Understanding the capabilities of aviation assets is critical for effective medical and extraction responses. Coordination with the Medical Unit Leader is essential to ensure alignment and consistency between the ICS 220 WF and the Medical Plan (ICS 206 WF). 

References:

Air Operations Summary (ICS 220 WF)

National Interagency Aviation Committee

Incident Command System (ICS) Forms

Incident Position Standards and Next Generation Position Task Book Available for Firing Boss, Single Resource

Date: April 30, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Fuels Management Committee

NWCG is excited to announce that the NWCG Incident Position Standards for Firing Boss, Single Resource, PMS 350-105, and the NWCG Position Task Book for Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB), PMS 311-105, are now available. 

These resources, part of the Performance Support Package developed through the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort, support trainees, qualified personnel, and evaluators. 

Any changes to qualification pathways will take effect with the next update of the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1.

 

References:

NWCG Firing Boss, Single Resource Position Page

NWCG Incident Position Standards for Firing Boss, Single Resource, PMS 350-105

NWCG Position Task Book for Firing Boss, Single Resource (FIRB), PMS 311-105