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Source Agency Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Data Management Committee DMC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the land management agency with responsibility for creating and administering the data.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Incident Cost Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Incident Business Committee IBC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the cost of an incident.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Fire Ignition Date-Time Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the actual date and time a fire began ignition.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Is Valid Experience Indicator Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee, Incident and Position Standards Committee IPSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for identifying if the resource experience is valid for use in initial response.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Active Frequency Indicator Data Standard

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

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for identifying an active frequency.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Birth Month-Day Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
National Coordination System Committee NCSC, Incident and Position Standards Committee IPSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the birth month and day of the overhead (person) resource.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Incident Percent To Be Contained Data Standard

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

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the percent of the perimeter left to be completed.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Last Name (inspector) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the last name of the inspector completing the evaluation.

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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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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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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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