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Unified Command Indicator Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for identifying whether the incident is being managed under Unified Command.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Slope Percentage (point of origin) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
GSC Geospatial Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for reporting the typical slope in the immediate vicinity of the point of origin of a fire.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Discovery Fire Size Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for an estimate of acres burning upon the discovery of the fire.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Inspection Date Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
WUIMC Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the date when the inspection took place.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Date-Time (fire control) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the date and time a wildfire was declared under control.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

GIS Miles Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
GSC Geospatial Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the length of a line segment in miles.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Is Valid Initial Response Resource Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
IPSC Incident and Position Standards Committee, NCSC National Coordination System Committee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for indicating whether a resource is valid for use in initial response.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Time (fire control) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the time that a wildfire was declared under control.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Shape (resource location) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
GSC Geospatial Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the geographic representation of a resource's location.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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WFSTAR 2025 Core Component Module Package and 2024 Fire Year in Review Now Available

Date: March 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Joe Schindel at mschindel@blm.gov
 

The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website. The 2025 Core Component Module Package provides all content needed to deliver RT-130.

References:

2025 Core Component Module Package

2024 Fire Year in Review Module

NEW! NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053

Date: March 12, 2025
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee

The NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 provides mitigation practitioners at all experience levels with recommendations on the most effective and efficient ways to accomplish mitigation work in communities at risk to wildfire damage or destruction. The content in this guide was written in coordination with the NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052.

References:

NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 

Updated, NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

Date: March 11, 2025
Contact: Fire Use Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Module Unit

The NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430 standardizes procedures and expectations for Wildland Fire Modules (WFMs). These standards are to be used by staff, supervisors, specialists, and technicians for planning, administering, and conducting WFM operations. These standards will also be used as a measure of WFM qualifications, capabilities, and expected performance, for both Type 1 and Type 2 WFMs.

References:

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

NEW! NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514

Date: March 7, 2025
Contact: National Interagency Aviation Committee

The NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating airtankers on interagency wildland fires. These standards should be used in conjunction with the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision (SAS), PMS 505, NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations (SABO), PMS 508, and any applicable agency plans.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514