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NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire (PMS 205)

Term Steward Status Definition
Resource Protection Measure (RPM) Pending Practical guidance provided for incident personnel in a manner in which incident objectives can be achieved while reducing impacts to identified resources across the landscape. RPMs are informed by, but not restricted to, Minimum Impact Strategies and Tactics (MIST).
resource provider UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved An organizational unit with no jurisdictional authority or responsibilities but has resources to support the interagency incident management community.
resource quantity current as of date time IMC Integration Management Committee, DCSC Dispatch Coordination Subcommittee Approved The date and time that reflects the period for which the resource counts are current.
Resource Status Board IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee Archived Visual aid containing pertinent information regarding fire organization, current operational period resources, previous operational period resources, and next operational period resources being prepared; placed at a convenient location in fire camp for review by fireline overhead personnel on large fires. 
Resource System of Record (RSOR) IMC Integration Management Committee, DCSC Dispatch Coordination Subcommittee Approved The exchange username of the system that currently is the System of Record for the resource and the capabilities for that resource.
resource tracking QMC Qualifications Management Committee, NISC NIMS Integration Subcommittee Approved The process that all incident personnel and equipment from associated organizations use to maintain information regarding the location and status of resources ordered for or assigned to an incident.
resource tracking point DCSC Dispatch Coordination Subcommittee, GISC Geospatial Information Subcommittee Requested A point that displays the real-time location of a wildland fire resource.
resource value-at-risk IOSC Incident Operations Subcommittee Archived Fire suppression planning tool providing a relative expression (in five classes) of fire effects on all resources (not the value of the resources themselves).
resources (natural) IFPC Interagency Fire Planning Committee Approved The natural resources of an area, such as timber, grass, watershed values, recreation values, and wildlife habitat.
resources [incident] QMC Qualifications Management Committee, NISC NIMS Integration Subcommittee Approved Personnel and equipment available or potentially available for assignment to incident operations and for which status is maintained. Resources are described by kind and type.
Resources Unit QMC Qualifications Management Committee, NISC NIMS Integration Subcommittee Approved Resources Unit staff track the location and status of all resources assigned to an incident. They ensure all assigned resources have checked in at the incident.
respirator ETSC Equipment/Technology Subcommittee, SRC Safety/Risk Management Committee Approved A device that is designed to protect the wearer from the adverse effects of inhalation hazards by removing contaminants from the surrounding air or by supplying clean air from a safe source.
responding unit IMC Integration Management Committee, DISC Data Integration Subcommittee Approved Administrative entity that provides resources in response to the incident.
response to wildland fire Archived Removed per FMB Memorandum No. 19-004
responsible agency unit identifier (Point of Origin) (POO) IRSC Incident Reporting Subcommittee Approved The unit identifier for the agency that has primary protection responsibility at the point of origin at the time of the incident.
responsible fire agency wfnwcgorg:ICSC Approved Agency with primary responsibility for fire suppression on any particular land area.
restricted airspace AMC Aviation Management Committee Approved Airspace of defined dimensions identified by an area on the surface of the earth within the flight of an aircraft, which is subject to restrictions (but not wholly prohibited).
restricted category AMC Aviation Management Committee Approved Aircraft that is generally used for cargo, retardant dropping, agricultural operations, survey work and other specific projects, and may not transport passengers.
restrictions PIC Public Information Management Committee, EPSC Education & Prevention Subcommittee Approved Measures taken by jurisdictional agencies to impose bans and standards of use on certain human activities that could lead to the cause of wildland fire. Restrictions may be applied to: smoking in designated areas; open flame; mechanical operations in high-risk areas; and off-road use.
retardant (fire) ETSC Equipment/Technology Subcommittee Approved A substance or chemical agent which reduces the flammability of combustibles.
retardant base AMC Aviation Management Committee Approved Ground facilities for mixing, storing, and loading fire retardant into airtankers.
retardant coverage ETSC Equipment/Technology Subcommittee Approved Area of fuel covered and degree of coverage on the fuel by a fire retardant, usually expressed in terms of gallons per hundred square feet (liters per square meter).
retardant drop AMC Aviation Management Committee Approved Fire retardant cascaded from an airtanker or helitanker.
retropharyngeal EMSC Emergency Medical Subcommittee Approved Situated, or occurring behind the pharynx such as retropharyngeal abscess.
return and hold AMC Aviation Management Committee Approved An order to an airtanker pilot to return to the retardant base and await further instructions; mission completed, further loads not required.
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