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Sustainability Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for documenting the refresh rate of a water source.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Resource Base Kind Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
National Coordination System Committee NCSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the kind of resource base.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Window Pane Descriptor Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for describing window panes in a structure assessment.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Comments (structure) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for collecting comments for a structure assessment.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Fire Containment Time Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC
Description

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

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

ICS 209 Report Status Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
PSOG National Predictive Services Oversight Group, Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for versioning the ICS209 report.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Fire Department Identifier Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) fire department identifier.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Inspector Position Data Standard

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

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the Inspector's position on the incident.

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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Great Basin Cache Construction Impacts NWCG Publications Delivery

Date: February 13, 2024
Contact: Randy Chindarak 

Please be advised that construction at the Great Basin Cache will impact the delivery of NWCG publications and training products after February 21st. If you have a need for hard copy publications or training materials, please put your order in ASAP and those orders will be sent out within the next week. This impact is anticipated to last two weeks.

Last date to order publications prior to demolition is February 21, 2024.

References:

NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2

NWCG Work Capacity Test Administrator's Guide, PMS 307

Date: December 7, 2023
Contact: Risk Management Committee (RMC) 

An updated NWCG Work Capacity Test Administrator's Guide is now available. This publication is intended to aid WCT Administrators in preparing and performing a WCT. 

The WCT Administrator will be able to complete proper paperwork and administer respective job-related field tests to determine a worker's capacity to meet NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1.

References:

NWCG Work Capacity Test Administrator's Guide, PMS 307

Updated NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505

Date: December 6, 2023
Contact: Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee (IASS) 

The December 2023 revision of the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505, is now available for download. No changes have been made to the associated forms and documents.

References:

NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505

Training catalog will migrate to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: October 23, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training 

In November 2023, the training catalog will be migrated from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of a streamlining and process improvement effort. This will first occur for all training that is required for positions, followed by training that has been recommended for positions.

References:

NWCG Training Courses

Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP)