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Fire Containment Date Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC
Description

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

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NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Frequency Expired On Date-Time Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
RSUSC Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Committee, National Coordination System Committee NCSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the date and time a frequency expired.

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Helispot Name Data Standard

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

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for naming helispots.

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Specific Cause Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Communication, Education, and Prevention Committee CEPC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for further categorization of each General Cause to indicate more specifically the agency or circumstance which started a fire or set the stage for its occurrence.

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County (point of origin) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the county name identifying the county or equivalent entity at point of origin.

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Comments (GIS) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for capturing additional information describing the feature.

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Group Name (resource) Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
National Coordination System Committee NCSC
Description

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the name of the crew, team, module or squad.

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Mode of Operation Data Standard

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

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the various modes of radio operation.

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Geospatial Standard for Review

Date: March 13, 2023
Contact: Communication, Education, and Prevention Committee (CEPC)

The Data Standards and Terminology Board has the Fire Restrictions Polygon ready for review. Please review, share with your subgroups, and provide feedback as appropriate. The standard will be out for review until April 10, 2023.
This standard was developed between the Communication, Education, and Prevention Committee (CEPC) and stakeholders. CEPC will be the steward of this standard.
Thank you for your engagement in the standard process – your participation is key to our success.

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Safety Warning 23-01: Non-Specification Fire Shelters

Date: March 10, 2023
Contact: David Maclay-Schulte, Equipment Specialist, 406-329-3965 

Issue:  Non-specification fire shelters are being advertised and sold on the open market as meeting Forest Service (FS) specification 5100-606 requirements.
The non-specification shelters are made from unknown materials and components that have not been tested and certified to ensure compliance with specification requirements. The unspecified materials can impact the performance and safety of the non-specification fire shelter if utilized in a deployment.

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Equipment Bulletin 23-01: Discontinuation of Shelf Stable Food Boxes (NFES 7478) in NISC

Date: March 7, 2023
Contact: Sam Wu, 909-731-9072

The shelf stable food box pilot program has concluded. While the item received positive field feedback, it is both labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive to continue offering. It will be discontinued and not available from the National Interagency Support Cache (NISC) system.
A Cache Memo will be distributed to the National Interagency Cache System for direction to remove the Shelf Stable Food Boxes from the National Interagency Cache System.

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2023 Transition Plan for Complex Incident Management

Date: January 25, 2023
Contact: Shane McDonald and Jesse Bender

This memorandum provides NWCG direction for the continued transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM).
The NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1, includes the position qualification requirements for the seven Complex Command and General Staff (C&GS) positions. The NWCG Field Evaluation Form will be an option for Complex certification until January 1, 2025. The NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment (RCA), PMS 236, has been updated to include Part D:  Functional Complexity and Complex Incident Complexity Indicators.

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