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The National Logistics Subcommittee (NLSC) provides national leadership in all areas of wildland fire logistics. Primary objectives include:

  • Establish NWCG standards for all aspects of national interagency wildland fire logistics. This includes operations standards, business practices, and decision making processes for the efficient and effective acquisition and delivery of facilities, equipment, supplies, communications technology, and other materials that support wildland fire operations.
  • Enable improvements in wildland fire logistics service and support through interaction with vendors, the USFS National Technology Development Center (NTDC), and the NWCG Incident Business Committee (IBC) and National Coordination System Committee (NCSC).
  • Ensure that the National Logistics Subcommittee section of the NWCG website is accurate, updated, and useful.
  • Establish and regularly update logistics incident position standards and associated performance support materials such as job aids, training courses, and position task books.
  • Ensure that logistics incident position qualifications requirements stated in the NIMS Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide (PMS 310-1) are accurate and sensible.
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Covered under the Logistics Section Chief area will be Service Branch Director and Support Branch Director. These positions are designed to expand the organization when necessary or when span of control is too great.

Support Branch Director:

(when activated) is responsible for development and implementation of logistics plans in support of the incident action plan. The Support Branch Director supervises the operations of the Ground Support, Facilities, and Supply units.

Service Branch Director:

(when activated) is responsible for the management of all service activities at the incident. The Service Branch Director supervises the operations of the Communication, Medical and Food units.

Ground Support:

This unit is responsible for (1) transportation of personnel, supplies, food and equipment; (2) fueling, service, maintenance, and repair of vehicles and other ground support equipment including boats; (3) support of out-of service resources; (4) road signage; (5) equipment inspections; and (6) developing and implementing Incident Transportation Plan.

Communications Unit:

This unit is responsible for developing plans for the effective use of incident communications equipment, and facilities; installing and testing of communications equipment; supervision of the Incident Communications Center; distribution of communications equipment to incident personnel; and the maintenance and repair of communications equipment.

Facilities Unit:

This unit is responsible for the layout and operation of incident facilities (Base, Camp(s), and Incident Command Post). The unit manages base and camp(s) operations. Each base/ camp may be assigned a manager.

Medical Unit:

This unit is responsible for the development of the Medical Emergency Plan, obtaining medical aid and transportation for injured or ill incident personnel, and preparation of reports and records.

Supply Unit:

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This unit is primarily responsible for ordering personnel, equipment and supplies; receiving, and storing all supplies for the incident; maintaining an inventory of supplies and servicing non-expendable supplies and equipment.

Food Unit:

The Food Unit is responsible for determining the feeding requirements at all incident facilities. Menu planning; cooking facilities requirements; food preparation;serving; providing potable water, and general maintenance of the food service areas are the responsibilities of this unit.

NWCG Latest Announcements

2025 Paul Gleason Award Winners Announced

Date:  August 13, 2026
Questions? 
Please contact: Leadership Development Subcommittee

The NWCG Qualifications Management Committee (QMC) and Leadership Development Subcommittee (LDSC) are proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Paul Gleason "Lead By Example" awards. Award categories include Initiative and Innovation, Mentoring and Teamwork, and Motivation and Vision.

Congratulations to the awardees:

  • Hunter Bell, U.S. Forest Service — Initiative and Innovation
  • Shannon Deane, U.S. Wildland Fire Service— Initiative and Innovation
  • Chris Delaney, U.S. Wildland Fire Service — Motivation and Vision
  • Sean Peterson, U.S. Forest Service — Mentoring and Teamwork

References:

Paul Gleason Lead By Example Award

Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP)

Leadership Development Subcommittee

LMC Equipment Bulletin 26-001: Aquatic Invasive Species – Seasonal Reminder for Mussels

Date:  July 30, 2026
Questions? 
Please contact: Equipment and Technology Subcommittee

The Logistics and Equipment Management Committee (LMC) issued Equipment Bulletin 26-001: Aquatic Invasive Species - Seasonal Reminder for Mussels, reminding the wildland fire community that aquatic mussels continue to be a problem. Mussels rapidly colonize hard and soft surfaces, including aquatic plants and fire equipment, clogging pipes, fouling motors, disrupting water systems, and impacting native species.

To help prevent their spread, fire personnel must follow the decontamination procedures outlined in the NWCG Guide to Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Transport by Wildland Fire Operations, PMS 444. Additionally, report any sightings immediately to your Lead Resource Advisor and include clear, close-up photos (with a pen or your hand for size reference) and location details.”

Read the complete LMC Equipment Bulletin 26-001, to learn more. 

References:

NWCG Alerts

LMC Equipment Bulletin 26-001: Aquatic Invasive Species - Seasonal Reminder for Mussels

NWCG Guide to Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Transport by Wildland Fire Operations, PMS 444

Intermediate Faller (FAL2) Position Task Book Update

Date:  July 24, 2026
Questions? 
Please contact: Tree Felling Subcommittee

NWCG Operations Management Committee (OMC) has issued an update to the NWCG Position Task Book for Intermediate Faller (FAL2), PMS 311-91. To ensure clarity for both trainees and evaluators, the updated FAL2 Position Task Book (PTB) explicitly states who is authorized to sign off on your tasks:

“Evaluators must be qualified as a FAL2, or an Advanced Faller (FAL1).”

If you are currently working out of a previously published version of the FAL2 PTB, you do not need to restart. However, OMC highly encourages you to take the following step to prevent any confusion in the field:

  • Print and replace the updated evaluator information page (page 2) in your current physical PTB.

References:

Intermediate Faller (FAL2) Position Page

RMC Memo 26-01: Transition Plan for Implementing Updates to Intermediate Faller (FAL2) Position Qualifications

NWCG Position Task Book for Intermediate Faller (FAL2), PMS 311-91

Equipment Advisory 26-001: Potential Front Driveline Joint Failure on 2018 and Earlier Ram Pickups

Date:  July 10, 2026
Questions? 
Please contact: Equipment and Technology Subcommittee

The Logistics/Equipment Management Committee (LMC) has released Equipment Advisory 26-001: Potential Front Driveline Joint Failure on 2018 and Earlier Ram Pickups. This advisory highlights multiple U.S. Forest Service regions reporting front driveline joint failure incidents.

This advisory recommends firefighters and fire managers to: 

  • Follow all Ram-issued inspection, maintenance, and service guidance for front driveline joints. 
  • Consider installing a driveline loop. 
  • Coordinate with fleet managers and service providers to determine the most appropriate driveline loop kit for each pickup.

For further details, please refer to the complete advisory.

References:

Equipment Advisory 26-001: Potential Front Driveline Joint Failure on 2018 and Earlier Ram Pickups

Technical Service Bulletin: 03-002-21