6 Minutes for Safety

Mission Statement

The 6 Minutes for Safety Subcommittee (6MFS) provides national leadership and oversight of the 6MFS program. The Subcommittee is responsible for the development, maintenance, and distribution of the 6MFS platform, which delivers the daily topics, This Day in History, and the Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance.

Primary Objectives

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Provide daily topics to help firefighting personnel to actively troubleshoot known high risk situations encountered on the fireline.
Promote a vigilant fire safety culture by supporting the daily use of 6MFS by every firefighter and every fire program.
Develop critical thinking skills and awareness by creating meaningful learning opportunities for firefighters.
Proactively seek and sustain vibrant and collaborative relationships with other wildland fire partners such as the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, the Hazard Tree Subcommittee, the Wildland Fire annual refresher group, National Technology and Development Program, the Wildland Fire Leadership Committee, and all field personnel.

Get Involved with 6MFS

Submit Your Own 6MFS Daily Topic

The 6MFS Subcommittee and the NWCG Risk Management Committee invite you and your crew to write your own 6 Minutes for Safety discussion!

Submit Your Own This Day in History Topic

The 6MFS Subcommittee and the NWCG Risk Management Committee invite you and your crew to write your own This Day in History topics!

Drop Us A Comment

Have an idea or feedback? Share it with the NWCG 6MFS Subcommittee

June 2025
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1 Mackenzie Fire Shelter Deployment – June 1, 1994	2 Simultaneous Loading and Fueling (SL+F) Airtankers	3 Fuel Handling	4 Heat Disorders	5 Base All Actions on Current and Expected Fire Behavior	6 Aviation Watch Outs	7 Carcinogen Exposure Risk
8 Hazard Tree - Risk Management	9 Firefighter Nutrition	10 Hazard Mitigation Through Risk Management	11 In Country Not Seen in Daylight	12 Initial Attack Sizeup/Safety	13 PPE – Helmet Inspection and Care	14 Helicopter Landing Area Safety
15 Helicopter Landing Zone Selection	16 Operational Tempo	17 Origin of the 10 and 18's	18 No Communication Link	19 Hazard Tree Felling - Hang-ups	20 Lookouts (LCES)	21 Heat Disorders
22 Safety Zones 1 (LCES)	23 Safety Zones 2 (LCES)	24 Spot Weather Forecast	25 Valley Fever	26 Dude Fire	27 LCES	28 Helicopter Performance
29 Peer Accountability	30

Airtankers

Aviation

Felling Safety

Fire Communication

Firefighter Health & First Aid

Leadership

Misc Fireline Hazards

Operational Engagement

This Day in History

Vehicles Roads

Weather Fire Behavior

Week of Remembrance

Situation Report

This report will be posted Monday - Friday at 0730 Mountain Time unless significant activity occurs.

View today's Incident Management Situation Report

In the same Committee as 6MFS

Chair: Evans, Benjamin

NWCG Coordinator: Lee, Sarah

Parent Committee: Risk Management Committee

Meeting Schedule:

TBD

Page Last Modified or Reviewed: 06/09/2025

NWCG Latest Announcements

ETC Equipment Bulletin: 25-003 Flame-Resistant Shirt Survey

Date: June 12, 2025
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Equipment Technology Committee

The U.S. Forest Service National Technology and Development Program (NTDP) is seeking input on the Forest Service-designed flame-resistant (FR) shirt, currently available through the National Interagency Support Cache system and FedMall.

NTDP is conducting a product review to improve future FR shirt designs. As part of this effort, a short survey is now open for federal employees who have worn any of three recent FR shirt models. Feedback will guide design improvements to better meet the needs of wildland firefighters.

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act, responses are limited to federal employees. The survey is open through September 12, 2025.

References:

NWCG Alerts

ETC Equipment Bulletin: 25-003

NEW! S-130, Firefighter Training (Blended) Now Available

Date: June 10, 2025
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The S-130, Firefighter Training (Blended), equips new wildland firefighters with essential skills through a mix of online learning and hands-on training. The course features a required online component and an instructor-led exercise, reinforcing online concepts with practical performance-based training.

The course builds competencies in wildland fire operations, safety, and equipment use, applicable across various operational environments. Both the online component and instructor-led field exercise must be completed to receive a certificate of completion. Students are required to finish the prerequisite S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, before enrolling in S-130, Firefighter Training (Blended).

References:

S-130, Firefighter Training (Blended)

S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior

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EMC Memo 25-001: Interim Rapid Extraction Module (REMS) Training and Qualification Requirements

Date: June 3, 2025
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Emergency Medical Committee

The Emergency Medical Committee has issued interim guidance for Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) teams. Until further notice, Type I and II REMS teams must designate a team leader qualified at Firefighter Type 1 Squad Boss (FFT1) or higher. This temporary change replaces the Single Resource Boss (SRB) requirement, which is currently not feasible due to administrative barriers.

This memorandum does not include any other changes to the NWCG Standards for Rapid Extraction Module Support, PMS 552. This interim change takes effect immediately and will remain in place until further notice.

References:

EMC Memo 25-001: Interim Rapid Extraction Module (REMS) Training and Qualification Requirements

NWCG Standards for Rapid Extraction Module Support, PMS 552

Equipment Bulletin 25-002: Chaps, Chain Saw, M-2020, Nonconformities Affecting Use, Appearance, and Serviceability

Date: June 2, 2025
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Equipment Technology Committee

The Equipment Technology Committee issued Equipment Bulletin: 25-002 to address a manufacturing nonconformity affecting Forest Service specification, 6170-4K Chain Saw Chaps. The issue applies to chaps manufactured in 2024 and 2025 and distributed through FedMall. These chaps may have incorrectly bound edges that expose inner protective layers.

Independent purchasers should inspect all chain saw chaps received from FedMall beginning in 2024, prior to use. Review the full Equipment Bulletin: 25-002 for inspection criteria and recommended actions.

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NWCG Alerts

ETC Equipment Bulletin: 25-002

National Wildfire Coordinating Group

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