NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

NWCG data standards (data element and geospatial data layer) provide specifications that enable the common usage of data across wildland fire information systems. For more information login to EDG Explorer.

NWCG Data Standards

EDG Explorer is a database platform used for managing NWCG Data Standards. The following Data Standards and Geospatial Data Layer tables offer a quick view of the standards.

More detailed information such as rules, documentation, and term relationships may be viewed in EDG Explorer. Expand Data Standards or Geospatial Data Layer Standards below to see data standards term descriptions and status.

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Title	Steward	Status Sort descending	Description
Incident Type Endorsement Data Standard	IPSC Incident and Position Standards Committee	Approved	Indicates the types of incidents for which this resource is qualified to perform in this position. Wildland Fire, Prescribed Fire, All "other" Hazards (WF, AH, RX).
Location Timestamp Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	The date/time for the resource’s last known position
Time Point Data Standard	DMC Data Management Committee	Approved	This data standard adopts the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for representing time of day. [validated: 4/15/2008]
Wildfire Cause Data Standard	CEPC Communication, Education, and Prevention Committee	Approved	The data standard for identifying something that started a wildfire.
Fire Size Class Data Standard	FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee	Approved	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]
Geographic Area (GA) Code & Name Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	This data standard provides a code and name for each of the wildland fire geographic areas. [validated: 2/16/2006]
Frequency Use Designator Data Standard	RSUSC Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Committee	Approved	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]
Estimated Costs to Date Data Standard	IBC Incident Business Committee	Approved	Estimated total incident costs to date for the entire incident based on currently available information. Costs include estimates for all costs for the response including management and support activities.
Forest Service Override Code Data Standard	IBC Incident Business Committee	Approved	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.
Horizontal Datum Code Data Standard	GSC Geospatial Subcommittee	Approved	This data standard provides a code and name for each of the point coordinate reference systems used within the interagency wildland fire community. [validated: 12/17/2012]
Incident Personnel Injury & Illness Quantity Data Standard	RMC Risk Management Committee	Approved	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]
Operational Status Data Standard	IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee, NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	Describes the status of the resource as they are utilized by an incident.
Fulfillment Status Data Standard	IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee	Approved	Indicates the state of the request.
Serial Number Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	A set of numbers that is put on equipment by the manufacturer so that each has a different number and can be recognized.
Wildland Urban Interface Indicator Data Standard	FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee, WUIMC Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee	Approved	This data standard provides a standard format and definition for indicating if the presence of Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) influenced the cost, strategy, or management of a wildfire. [validated: 12/1/2009]
Primary Phone Data Standard	DMC Data Management Committee	Approved	Individual’s primary phone.
Home Dispatch Unit Data Standard	IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee	Approved	The NWCG Unit Identifier of the center primarily responsible for dispatching the resource.
Fire Out Date & Time Data Standard	FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee	Approved	This data standard provides a standard format and definition for the date and time when a fire is declared "out". [validated: 6/16/2008]
Selection Area Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	Indicates the dispatch center inside/outside the current dispatch center for which resources are being requested.
Country Subdivision Code Data Standard	DMC Data Management Committee	Approved	This standard adopts the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for country subdivision codes of up to three alpha-numeric characters. This standard replaces the NWCG State Code standard.
Is Quarantined Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	Indicates whether a resource is potentially in conflict with another resource of the same kind, based on the overhead conflict detection rules.
Incident Size Data Standard	IPSC Incident and Position Standards Committee	Approved	How large the incident is, measured in acres. This number can change over the life of the incident.
Resource System of Record Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Approved	The IRWIN username of the system that currently is the System of Record for the resource and the capabilities for that resource.
ICS 209 Report For Time Period To Data Standard	PSOG Predictive Services Oversight Group	Approved	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)
National Fire Danger Adjective Class Rating Data Standard	FDSC Fire Danger Subcommittee	Approved	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]
Special Land Designator Data Standard	FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee	Approved	This data standard provides a standard format and definitions for identifying officially designated special land types within a fire perimeter. [validated: 6/16/2008]
Fire Initial Action Date & Time Data Standard	FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee	Approved	This data standard provides a standard format and definition for the date and time that initial action was taken by the first resources to arrive at a fire. [validated: 4/10/2008]
GUID Data Standard	DMC Data Management Committee	Grandfathered	A standard describing a globally unique identifier for unique identification.
Cost Data Standard	IBC Incident Business Committee	Grandfathered	A standard for the dollar amount associated with an incident.
Apparatus Number Data Standard	NCSC National Coordination System Committee	Grandfathered	The external alphanumeric value painted on the side of the equipment.
ADS Permission State Data Standard	DMC Data Management Committee	Grandfathered	Indicates the permission hierarchy that is currently being applied when a system utilizes the Update Incident operation.
Detection Method Data Standard	FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee	Grandfathered	The method by which the fire was detected.
State Code Data Standard	DMC Data Management Committee	Superceded	This data standard has been superseded by the Country Subdivision Code standard.

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Comment on a proposed data standard

When a new or revised data standard is ready for review and comment, it will have a status of Proposed. Submit your feedback to the Data Standards and Terminology Board.

Request for a new or revised standard

Requests for the development of a new data standard, or for changes to a current standard, may be submitted on a Request form.

Download the User Guide and other reference materials

The User Guide for Development and Maintenance of NWCG Data Standards, PMS 938, explains the processes for developing and maintaining both NWCG data element and geospatial data layer standards.

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