NWCG Data Standards, Approved

This standard adopts the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for two-letter country codes.

This standard adopts the Federal Information Process Standards (FIPS) publication 6-4 for representation of counties and equivalent entities as a three-digit code. [validated: 4/20/2009]

The type of employment appointment or agreement under which a person is hired. [validated: 5/6/2004]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for the measure of acres within the final perimeter of a fire. [validated: 7/11/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for the name of the person that approved the fire report. [validated: 4/10/2008]

This data standard adopts the NWCG Unit Identifier data standard to identify the agency preparing a fire report. [validated: 4/10/2008]

This data standard provides a standard code and definition for classifying a fire into one of several ranges of fire size based on the number of acres within the final fire perimeter. [validated: 12/17/2012]

This data standard provides a standard list of designators for the kind of communications that will occur on an assigned radio frequency. [validated: 3/8/2004]

This data standard provides a code and name for each of the wildland fire geographic areas. [validated: 2/16/2006]

This data standard provides a code and name for each of the wildland fire geographic coordinating areas. [validated: 5/21/2015]

The name assigned to an incident.

This data standard provides a standard definition and format for the total number of reportable occupational injuries and illnesses that occurred in conjunction with an incident. [validated: 12/17/2012]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for reporting the total number of fire resources (by kind, category, and type) used during initial response. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard specifies the standard format and rules for a number or code that uniquely identifies an incident report for a particular reporting unit and a particular calendar year. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard specifies a standard format for longitude. [validated: 12/15/2006]

This data standard provides a standard code and definition for describing the potential initiation, spread, and difficulty of control of wildfires in an area. [validated: 7/6/2009]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for reporting the total number of structures, other than residences, destroyed as a result of a fire. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for describing the methods used to determine the certainty and precision of the fire location at the point of origin. [validated: 8/15/2008]

This data standard adopts the NWCG County Code data standard for identifying the county or equivalent entity at the point of origin of a fire. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard provides a standard code and definition for expressing the fire intensity during the initial response. [validated: 7/6/2009]

This data standard adopts the NWCG Latitude data standard for identifying the latitude location of the point of origin of a fire. [validated: 7/21/2008]

This data standard adopts the NWCG Unit Identifier data standard to identify the agency with primary fire protection responsibility at the point of origin of a fire. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard adopts the NWCG State Code data standard to identify the state or equivalent entity at the point of origin of a fire. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for indicating whether a wildfire resulted from an escaped prescribed fire. [validated: 4/10/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for reporting the total number of residences destroyed, or damaged to an extent requiring rebuilding, as a result of a fire. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and definitions for identifying officially designated special land types within a fire perimeter. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard adopts the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for representing time of day. [validated: 4/15/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and rules for a code that uniquely identifies a particular fire report. [validated: 6/16/2008; next validation: 12/31/2013]

Wildland Fire Perimeter Polygons geospatial data layer standard provides the standard template for exchange/transfer of wildland fire perimeter polygons, representing the daily and final perimeters for wildfires and prescribed fires. Replaces the Fire History (polygons) geospatial data layer standard (archived) and incorporates the Daily Fire Perimeter geospatial data layer standard (archived). [Validated 9/9/2014]

A FireCode used by the USDA Forest Service to track and compile cost information for emergency initial attack fire suppression expenditures. For A, B, C, & D size class fires on Forest Service lands.

Create a data standard to describe the data element for estimated date a wildfire will be contained.

Cause Classification: Broad classification of the reason the fire occurred – identified as human, natural or undetermined.

General Cause: Agency or circumstance which started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence.

Specific Cause: A further categorization of each General Cause to indicate more specifically the agency or circumstance which started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence.

Specific Cause Detail: More specific information about the cause or factors contributing to the ignition.

Age Category: Discriminates between children (0-12), adolescents (13-17), and adults (18+).

Prohibited: Allows identification of an activity which is unlawful or otherwise prohibited (burn ban, unpermitted, etc.) by local authorities.

Activity Group: Further refines information for prevention programs for targeted messaging.

Indicates if the Forest Service provided assistance on an incident outside their jurisdiction.

The helispot data standard deals with the spatial location and minimum critical attribute information for planning and operational use. The purpose is to store information about established helispots for land management agencies. The standard is not meant to store temporary helispot locations created during incident response, but the data will be available for reference during incident response. Data will persist in the National Incident Feature Service.

Create a data standard that describes the date and time of the latest approved ICS-209 report.

Create a data standard that describes the date and time of the end of the time period for the current ICS209 submission. (ICS Block 11)

The Wildland Fire Event Line data standard will define the minimum attributes necessary for collection, storage and dissemination of incident based data on wildland fires (wildfires and prescribed fires). The standard is not intended for long term data storage, rather a standard to assist in the creation of incident based data management tools, minimum standards for data exchange, and to assist users in meeting NWCG Standards for Geospatial Operations, PMS 936, guidance on incidents.

Indicates if the incident covers multiple jurisdictions.

Geographic boundary polygons depicting the administrative area of the Wildland fire Dispatch Areas

The wildland urban interface (WUI) geospatial data standard defines minimum attribution for interagency collaboration and data sharing.

Create a data standard that describes the version of the 209 report (initial, update, or final). There should never be more than one initial report, but there can be numerous updates, and even multiple finals (as determined by business rules).

The Incident Management Organization for the incident.

Create a data standard that describes an estimate of the direction in which the incident is expected to spread, migrate or expand in the next 12, 49, and 72 hour time frames.

This standard provides a standard format and definition for the date and time a wildfire was declared under control. [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for the date and time when a fire is declared "out". [validated: 6/16/2008]

This data standard provides a two-tier classification (kind and category) of landownership. [validated: 8/25/2016]

Create a data standard that describes the observed fire behavior or significant incident events for the current reporting period. (ICS Block 28)

The Wildland Fire Event Point data standard will define the minimum attributes necessary for collection, storage and dissemination of incident based data on wildland fires (wildfires and prescribed fires). The standard is not intended for long term data storage, rather a standard to assist in the creation of incident based data management tools, minimum standards for data exchange, and to assist users in meeting NWCG Standards for Geospatial Operations, PMS 936, guidance on incidents.

The first name of the resource as it appears on a government issued ID. Applies only to overhead resources.

Date/time that the record was created.

Individual’s primary phone.

Date/time that the record was last modified.

Username of system that modified the record.

A code used to indicate the Forest Service override code for the incident.  This is specific to the Forest Service, and is usually displayed as a four-character suffix on FireCode.

The date and time that reflects the period for which the resource counts are current.

A description of how the resource performed on an incident. The evaluation is focused on the specific capacity the resource was required to perform.

The date/time the trainee experience was evaluated.

The time, in epoch milliseconds when the Experience ended.

Communication about the request and fulfilling that request.

The NWCG Unit Identifier of the center primarily responsible for dispatching the resource.

A status flag indicating whether a resource's location (geometry object/shape) is being updated by a real-time GPS tracking such as AVL (Automated Vehicle Locator).

Indicates that the capability is the primary capability for the equipment or aircraft.

A status flag indicating whether a resource is valid for use in Initial Response. Invalid resources should be removed from the data stream.

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) assigned to a piece of equipment.

A set of numbers that is put on equipment by the manufacturer so that each has a different number and can be recognized.   

The IRWIN username of the system that currently is the System of Record for the resource and the capabilities for that resource.   

Describes the status of the resource as they are utilized by an incident.

Contact information for the manager of the resource. For use in duplicate resolution and also transferring resources from one SOR (system of record) to another. Based on the Resource SOR, this information would be the person who is responsible for certifying that this resource meets the requirements for the Type, Kind and Category.

The vehicle’s license plate number for purposes of identifying equipment.

Polygons depicting areas in which FAA/DOI/USDA annually assign initial attack frequencies for incident needs.

Geographic points depicting the locations of Dispatch Centers within Tier 1, 2, and 3 Dispatch Areas across the nation. Tier 1 refers to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) which administers the entire country. Tier 2 are the Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs). Tier 3 are the Local Dispatch Centers. Depending on availability of addresses, points may represent actual Dispatch Center offices or only the general city in which the center exists. If no address is listed in the DispAddress field, the location is specific to the city only and not to an address.

Points depicting locations at which a given resource base exists, originates, or is dispatched from (home location) as defined in the specific layer description. Standard may be adapted for use with many types of resource base locations.

How large the incident is, measured in acres. This number can change over the life of the incident.

PODs Polygon: This geospatial layer depicts areas of wildland fire potential operational delineations defined by potential control features. PODs Line: This geospatial layer depicts linear potential control features that may form wildland fire potential operational delineation polygon boundaries