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Week of Remembrance

6MFS Title Category
10 Standard Firefighting Orders Operational Engagement
2014 WOR Day 1: Remembering the Yarnell Hill Fire One Year Ago Today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR Day 2: How Can We learn From the Past? Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR Day 3: Learning From the Nuttall Fire Shelter Deployment 10 Years Ago Today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR Day 4: Towards Better Decisions on the Fireline Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR Day 5: Honoring Those That Have Been Lost in Aviation Accidents Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR Day 6: Who's Really in Charge of My Safety? Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR Day 7: Remembering those that lost their lives on Storm King Mountain 20 years ago today Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 1: Take 5@2 Introduction Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 2: New Research on Safety Zones Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 3: Take 5@2 Escape Routes Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 4: Situational Awareness Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 5: Take 5@2 PPE Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 6: Margin – A Trigger for Sensemaking Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR Day 7: Conclusion Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 1: Introduction to Human Performance Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 2: Nutrition Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 3: Physical Capacity Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 4: Situational Awareness and Mindfulness Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 5: Leadership and Human Performance Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 6: Human Limitations Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR Day 7: How do all pieces fit together for optimal performance? Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 1: Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 2: Getting Real About Leadership Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 3: Getting Real About Expected Fire Behavior Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 4: Getting Real About Complexity Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 5: Getting Real About Escape Routes Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 6: Getting Real About What’s Normal Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR Day 7: Leadership and South Canyon Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 1: Renew our commitment to the health, wellness and safety of wildland firefighters Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 2: Medical Incident Response Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 3: Getting the Right Information to Dispatch Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 4: Ground-based Medevac Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 5: Air-based Medevac Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 6: Leadership in Medevac Situations Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR Day 7: Conclusion Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR Day 1: A Focus on Normal Work Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR Day 2: Willow Rappel Fatality Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR Day 3: Change Blindness Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR Day 4: Inattentional Blindness Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR Day 5: Muscle Memory Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR Day 6: Slide Tray vs Critical Thinking Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 1 Turning Lessons Into Learning Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 2 Fuel Geysering Lessons Learned Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 3 Lessons Used Dutch Creek Big Meadows Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 4 Learning Used: Brian Hughes Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 5 Learning to Change Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 6 A Room with a View Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR Day 7 Honor Through Learning Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR Day 1: Learning from our History Week of Remembrance
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NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board (IFUASS) 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 is now available. PMS 515 standardizes the processes and procedures for interagency use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including pilot inspections and approvals. This publication is now available as a PDF for easy use offline.

References:

NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Memorandum 24-003: Removal of Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) Incident Position Qualification Pathways

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: Aitor Bidaburu 

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide NWCG direction for removal of the Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) incident position qualification pathways to transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM). Responders may continue to utilize available NWCG pathways to attain Type 1 C&G qualifications until December 31, 2024.

References:

Memorandum 24-003

CIM Story Map

2024 Professional Reading Program

Date: April 26, 2024
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) 

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2024 Professional Reading list! The intent of the Professional Reading Program is to promote the reading and discussion of these books throughout the year. Discussion guides are provided and the corresponding Wildland Fire Leadership Levels have been identified.

The five books chosen for this year are: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee, Emotional Agility by Susan David, and Writing to Persuade by Trish Hall.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Wildland Fire Leadership Levels

NWCG Training Catalog now on Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: April 25, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training  

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has migrated the training catalog from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline processes and improve efficiency. To facilitate this transition, the training catalog remains available on www.nwcg.gov through April 2024.

Starting May 2024, the training catalog will no longer be accessible on www.nwcg.gov. However, you can still access the complete training catalog by logging in as a guest to the WFLP.

References:

Wildland Fire Learning Portal