Communications Templates

NWCG has created templates to assist committees and staff in communications and to provide consistency in the layout and structure of the information being presented.

Correspondence Templates

• Memorandum Template:  Provides decision; requests action or assistance
• Tasking Memorandum Template:  Provides direction to accomplish specific NWCG tasks
• Letter Template:  Provides information, recognizes achievement, or acknowledges assistance
• Briefing Paper Template:  Provides information to or requests action/decision by the NWCG Executive Board
• Summary of Change Briefing Paper Template: Provides a synopsis of significant changes to existing publications/standards
• Transition Plan Memorandum Template: Provides direction on how changes to a publication/standards will affect the field  

Alert System Templates

• Alert System Templates:  Provides general or time-sensitive information from an NWCG committee to the wildland fire community
  • ETC Advisory (yellow)
  • ETC Bulletin (green)
  • ETC Warning (red)
  • ETC Cache Memo
  • RMC Advisory (yellow)
  • RMC Bulletin (green)

Meeting Agenda and Notes Templates

• Course Steering Committee Guidance & Templates
• Agenda Template (xlsx)
• Meeting Minute Template 1 (docx)
• Meeting Minute Template 2 (docx)
• Meeting Minute Template 3 (docx)
• Meeting Minute Template 4 (docx)
• Meeting Minute Template 5 (docx)

PowerPoint Templates

• NWCG Presentations Template: Provides a template for non-training products and presentations

Standard Operating Procedures Templates

• Committee Internal SOPs Template