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Predominant Fuel Group Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FMC Fuels Management Committee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the majority fuel model type that best represents fire behavior in the incident area.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

ABCD Miscellaneous Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
DMC Data Management Committee, IBC Incident Business Committee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a FireCode used by the USDA Forest Service.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Engine Distance Data Standard

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

This specification establishes a standardized format, defintion, and domain for identifying the approximate distance an engine can access around a structure.

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Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Line Identifier Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
GSC Geospatial Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the identifier of a line.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Incident Complexity Level Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee, FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the current management level utilized to manage a wildland fire event.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Aircraft Call Sign Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
NIAC National Interagency Aviation Committee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the common name of an aircraft resource on an incident.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Fire Resource Kind, Category & Type Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
NIAC National Interagency Aviation Committee, ETC Equipment Technology Committee, IPSC Incident and Position Standards Committee, NCSC National Coordination System Committee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for a three-tier classification (kind and type) of operational resources available to respond to a fire.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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2024 Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management (SIIBM) Comment Period, Memo 23-06

Date: May 9, 2023
Contact: Incident Business Committee (IBC)

 

The IBC has recognized several changes to business practices that necessitate a revision to release a new edition in the Spring of 2024. Like the previous SIIBM update, the 2024 version will only be available via the NWCG website for downloading and printing. There will not be a hard copy version published and available to order from the cache.
The IBC is requesting comments and content edits from the field regarding potential revisions to the 2024 SIIBM. The memo's attached comment sheet describes the format in which comments should be provided. Comments are due by November 3, 2023.

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Glossary Term for Review

Date: April 26, 2023
Contact: Data Standards and Terminology Board (DSTB)

The Data Standards and Terminology Board is requesting feedback on the new term Incident Complexity Level.
The proposed definition is: The incident level established by completing an incident complexity analysis considering the level of difficulty, severity, or overall resistance the incident or event presents to incident management or support personnel as they work to manage it; a categorization that helps leaders compare one type of incident or event to another.  
Please review, share with your subgroups, and provide feedback as appropriate. The term will be out for review until May 26 , 2023.

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Standardized use of FireNet by Geographic Areas and Incident Management Teams for the 2023 Fire Year

Date: April 17, 2023
Contact: Katy O'Hara and Nick Heller

The purpose of this memorandum is to reinforce FireNet as the recognized standard official electronic messaging and file collaboration system to support interagency wildland fire missions during the 2023 fire year. 
FireNet is the designated environment for conducting wildland fire operations, and as such, Incident Management Teams (IMTs), dispatch centers and other fire support operations must be using FireNet email, Teams, and SharePoint to the maximum extent possible. 

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NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid, PMS 560

Date: April 3, 2023
Contact: Emergency Medical Committee (EMC)

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid establishes minimum standards for first aid for wildland fire environments. The intent of NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid is to address the gaps in traditional first aid courses and the wildland fire environment. NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid could be met through a variety of methods, including supplementing traditional first aid courses with existing resources or through development and utilization of wildland fire specific first aid training programs.  NWCG standards are interagency by design; however, the decision to adopt and utilize them is made independently by the individual member agencies.

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