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Request Inclusion Exclusion Descriptor Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
National Coordination System Committee NCSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for documenting inclusions or exclusions for resources that can fill a request.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Landowner Kind & Category Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the two-tier classification (kind and category) of landownership.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Township (point of origin) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC, FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the township of the legal description of an incident at point of origin.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Maximum Helicopter Capacity Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee IHOPS, Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the maximum number of largest type helicopters that can safely utilize the helispot.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

System of Record (resource) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
National Coordination System Committee NCSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the username of the system that currently is the System of Record for a resource.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Fire Resource 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 the most specific classification of operational resources available to respond to a fire.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052

Date: May 25, 2023
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee (WUIMC)

The NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052, establishes the standards for understanding and implementation of concepts, issues, and best practices to increase community fire adaptation. This publication is designed to: support common understanding, encourage use of consistent and proven local risk reduction efforts, increase awareness and implementation of mitigation best practices, techniques, tactics, and strategies, and improve community and structure survivability as the result of pre-wildfire mitigation actions.

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Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) Contract Awarded

Date: May 17, 2023
Contact: Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM)

Today, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) announced the award of a contract as part of an ongoing effort to improve wildland fire management through Incident Performance and Training Modernization. The contract will assist NWCG with building incident position standards, developing an integrated performance-based training system, and aid in modernizing training materials and operational tools to meet NWCG’s mission. NWCG will lead this multi-year effort and will generally start with entry level positions.

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NWCG Standards for M-2002 Fire Shelters, PMS 411

Date: May 15, 2023
Contact: Fire Shelter and Personal Protective Equipment Subcommittee (FSPPES)

An updated PMS 411 with a new name NWCG Standards for M-2002 Fire Shelters, is now available on the NWCG website. PMS 411 is no longer a PDF but is now an interactive web portal. The portal contains 10 sections, each explaining a different part of the fire shelter, training for its use, and the use of the fire shelter on the fireline.

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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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