Risk Management Committee

Mission Statement

The Risk Management Committee (RMC) provides national leadership in wildland firefighter risk management, health and safety. The RMC develops, promotes, and facilitates universal risk management principles that help firefighters and fire managers mitigate or eliminate the conditions that lead to accidents, illnesses, injuries and deaths of firefighters and other incident personnel. 

Primary Objectives

• Develop nationally recognized and accepted standards, processes, and tools for risk management in the wildland fire services.
• Provide all organizational levels a foundation for effective risk management to improve situational awareness and decision making in dynamic high-risk situations.
• Evaluate identified safety issues and provide recommendations to the wildland fire community through established communications processes.
• Support efforts that will lead to increased knowledge and practical applications in the field of wildland fire risk management.
• Contribute to the standardization of information technology systems (such as FireNet, IROC, etc.) to collect and distribute data, processes, forms, and other operational elements.

Hot Topics

• Fatigue in Wildland Firefighters Research Summary 2022
• NWCG Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Desk Reference
• 2022 IAFC & NVFC Firefighter Safety Stand Down
• OSHA Heat Illness Campaign

Safety Gram

2022 Safety Gram

Prior Years Safety Grams

2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987

Reporting Criteria