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Date-Time (version) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the date and time of the last edit or update of a record.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Direction Category Data Standard

Status
In Development
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC, FDSC Fire Danger Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the direction under which a Fire Danger Rating Area (FDRA) was created.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Unique Identifier (fire) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a unique identifier assigned to each wildland fire.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Owner Agency (frequency) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
RSUSC Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Committee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the agency responsible for a frequency.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Jurisdictional Unit Name

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for Jurisdictional Unit name.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Mitigation Description Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
WMSC WUI Mitigation Subcommittee, Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for describing mitigation efforts.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Date-Time (archive) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Data Management Committee DMC, FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the date and time a record was archived.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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2024 Week of Remembrance

Date: June 27, 2024
Contact: 6 Minutes for Safety Subcommittee 

As we approach the 2024 Week of Remembrance (WOR), June 30 to July 6, we dedicate this time to thoughtfully reviewing and recognizing the events of the 2018 Mendocino Complex. As such, this year’s theme of “Learning From the Mendocino Complex” embodies a longstanding hallmark of WOR, honoring through learning.

Throughout the week, our energy will be directed toward fostering generative conversations in briefing rooms and at tailgates.

References:

6 Minutes for Safety - 2024 Week of Remembrance

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

Updated NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Date: June 24, 2024
Contact: Incident and Position Standards Committee 

The June 2024 update of the NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236, is now available to meet the current needs for incident management typing.

The NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment should be used to evaluate firefighter safety issues, assess risk, and identify the appropriate incident management organization based on incident complexity. Assessing risk, determining incident complexity, and identifying an appropriate incident management organization is a subjective process based on examining a combination of indicators or factors, which can change over time.

References:

NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Operations Branch Director (OPBD) Next Gen PTB Available

Date: June 10, 2024
Contact: NWCG Feedback 

The NWCG Position Task Book for Operations Branch Director (OPBD), PMS 311-109 is now available for use within the OPBD position qualification pathway. As part of the transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM), the OPBD Next Gen PTB was developed and the position qualification pathway updated.

More information about the Next Gen PTB format can be found on the NWCG Position Task Book webpage.

References:

Operations Branch Director Position Page

Operations Branch Director Next Gen PTB

NWCG Position Task Books

Updated NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902

Date: June 5, 2024
Contact: NWCG Incident Business Committee 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902 is now available. The uniform application of interagency incident business management standards is critical to interagency fire operations. PMS 902 assists NWCG agencies in constructively working together to provide effective execution of each agency's incident business management program.

References:

PMS 902