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Engine Distance Data Standard

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

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

Standard For

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Line Identifier Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
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.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Aircraft Call Sign Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
National Interagency Aviation Committee NIAC
Description

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

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Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Fire Resource Kind, Category & Type Data Standard

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

Capacity Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Incident and Position Standards Committee IPSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the capacity in which an overhead resource is qualified to perform a position.

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Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Comments (fulfillment) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for documenting fulfillment communication about a request.

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Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Additional Buildings Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for collecting information about additional buildings in an assessment.

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Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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Request for NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide, PMS 461, Revision Updates, Memo 23-01

Date: August 02, 2023
Contact: Patrick Morgan and Keith Mitchell

 

The IOSC is seeking requests for revisions to the IRPG. The IRPG is updated periodically to reflect current standards and to add new information as needed. The current version of the IRPG was released January 2022, and the IOSC is targeting the next version of the IRPG to be available to the field by January 2025.

All requests should be submitted by October 31, 2023, to be considered for the next version of the IRPG.

References:

Memo 23-01

NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Host Unit Guide, PMS 464 and NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Guide, PMS 474

Date: July 10, 2023
Contact: Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee (FPETSC)

 

Two new publications from the Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee (FPETSC) are now available. The NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Host Unit Guide, PMS 464, aids the interaction between host units requesting Fire Prevention Education Teams (FPETs) and the FPET itself and second, to clarify the different aspects of logistics, operations, information, safety, and business and finance support needed for FPETs.


The NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Guide, PMS 474, provides information and guidance for successful use, management, and outcomes for FPET assignments and highlights the responsibilities and protocols related to FPETs.

References:

NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Host Unit Guide, PMS 464

NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Guide, PMS 474

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Incident Replacement Guidance, Memo 23-09

Date: June 30, 2023
Contact: Incident Business Committee (IBC)

Currently, a fleet rate has not been established for agency or cooperator owned UAS. Most UAS and related support equipment are purchased and maintained at a local unit level with base funding. Therefore, unlike manned aircraft, a daily availability rate or applicable hourly flight rate for operations is not being assessed when a UAS is assigned to an incident. Incident replacement guidance for UAS is outlined is memo 23-09.

References:

Memo 23-09

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations, PMS 508

Date: June 30, 2023
Contact: Interagency Airtanker Base Subcommittee (IABS)

The updated 2023 NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations (SABO), PMS 508 standardizes operations and procedures at interagency airtanker bases to ensure safe, efficient, and effective operations in support of interagency goals and objectives.

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