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Prescribed Fire Escape Indicator Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for indicating whether a wildfire resulted from an escaped prescribed fire. [validated: 4/10/2008]

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Longitude Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
GSC Geospatial Subcommittee
Description

This data standard specifies a standard format for longitude. [validated: 12/15/2006]

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Residences Threatened Quantity Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
PSOG National Predictive Services Oversight Group
Description

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for reporting the total number of residences threatened by the fire. [validated: 7/21/2008]

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Middle Name Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
DMC Data Management Committee
Description

The middle name of the resource as it appears on a government issued ID. Applies only to overhead resources.

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Unique Fire Report Identifier Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This data standard provides a standard format and rules for a code that uniquely identifies a particular fire report. [validated: 6/16/2008; next validation: 12/31/2013]

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Employment Category Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee
Description

The type of employment appointment or agreement under which a person is hired. [validated: 5/6/2004]

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

Point of Origin Accuracy Descriptor Data Standard

Status
Approved
Steward
FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee
Description

This data standard provides a standard format and definition for describing the methods used to determine the certainty and precision of the fire location at the point of origin. [validated: 8/15/2008]

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 data standard provides a two-tier classification (kind and category) of landownership. [validated: 8/25/2016]

Standard For

Types
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NWCG Associated Publication

NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

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RMC Memo 25-01: Summary of Updates to Safety Officer Positions

Date: April 9, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
RMC Member Eric Fransted

The Risk Management Committee (RMC) serves as the position steward for all Safety Officer incident positions and continues to improve position standards, training, and naming conventions. The implementation of Complex Incident Management (CIM) required changes to position titles. RMC collaborated with the NWCG Incident Position Standards Committee (IPSC) to propose and implement these updates. 

References:

RMC Memo 25-01: Summary of Updates to Safety Officer Positions 

NWCG Position Catalog

Updated, NWCG Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination, PMS 412

Date: April 8, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee

PMS 412 provides guidance for wildland fire investigations. This guide outlines recommended procedures, practices, techniques, and methods to promote a systematic approach. The last update to this publication was in 2016.

References:

NWCG Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination PMS 412

Updated NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations, PMS 508

Date: March 31, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Airtanker Base Operations Unit

The updated 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.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations, PMS 508

WFSTAR 2025 Core Component Module Package and 2024 Fire Year in Review Now Available

Date: March 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Joe Schindel at mschindel@blm.gov
 

The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website. The 2025 Core Component Module Package provides all content needed to deliver RT-130.

References:

2025 Core Component Module Package

2024 Fire Year in Review Module