National Interagency Aviation Committee

Mission Statement

The National Interagency Aviation Committee (NIAC) provides national leadership in wildland fire aviation. The NIAC facilitates the development and implementation of interagency fire aviation standards, procedures, and programs to enhance safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in all areas of aviation operations. The NIAC develops interagency guidance for fire aviation for adoption and use by the member agencies. The NIAC also provides interagency aviation guidance for law enforcement, search and rescue, and resource management aviation for the US Forest Service (USFS) and Department of Interior (DOI).

⇒ Primary Objectives:

• Develop and disseminate standards for national interagency fire aviation operations.
• Identify and resolve conflicting interagency aviation operations issues.
• Facilitate implementation of interagency aviation program standards through training and information publication.
• Ensure prompt concurrence and routing of proposed aviation standards to DOI, USFS, and States for approval and implementation.
• Contribute to the standardization of information technology systems (such as FireNet, IROC, etc.) to collect and distribute data, processes, forms, and other operational elements.

Guidance Documents

• Standards for Aviation Operations in Response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
• NMAC Memo 21-22, Option for Additional Day Off for Tactical Aircraft Flight Crews and Field Maintenance Personnel

⇒ Useful Resources

DOI Office of Aviation Services (OAS)

• OAS Aviation Safety & Program Evaluation Division
• OAS Departmental Manual Index
• OAS Operational Procedures Memoranda Index
• OAS Memorandum of Understanding Index
• OAS & Interagency Aviation Library
• Aviation Handbooks, Guides & Booklets

Standardized Aviation Hazards