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Wildland Firefighter Foundation General Information
Wildland Fire Terminology General Information
Wildland Fire Qualifications Supplement Policy and Authorities
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center General Information
Wildland Fire Decision Support System Tools
Wildfire-A Resource Guide for Individuals (2019) Field Guide
Wilderness Minimum Requirements for Wildland Fire Wilderness and Fire
Weather-Ready Nation (NOAA): Debris Flow Fact Sheet Flood and Debris
Weather Satellite Images Fire Status
Weather Earth Global Map Tools
Weather Apps Tools
Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model Tools
Vegetation Response After Post-Fire Mulching and Native Grass Seeding Science
Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Post-fire Watershed Recovery as a Tool for Management Field Guide
USGS Fire, Floods and Landslides General Information
USFS Post-Fire Resource Manager's Tool Kit Tools
USDA Forest Service, Moscow Fire Science Lab Flood and Debris
USDA Forest Service RMRS Useful Publications Science
US Forest Service BAER Reports Database Tools
US Fish and Wildlife Service Fire Management Handbook Policy and Authorities
The Role of Fire in Ecosystem Management Field Guide
The Relationship of Multispectral Satellite Imagery to Immediate Fire Effects Science
Tall Timbers General Information
Storm Readiness Flood and Debris
State of Washington Silver Jackets Site Field Guide
State of New Mexico After Fire Website Field Guide
Standard Operations Guide, National BAER Team 2017 Policy and Authorities
SDSU Water Research and Modeling Tools
Rock gabion, rock armoring, and culvert treatments contributing to and reducing erosion during post-fire flooding - Shultz Fire 2010 Science
Resource Advisor’s Guide for Wildland Fire Field Guide
Reducing Post-Fire Hillslope Erosion Science
READ Cohort Document Vault General Information
Rapid Response Erosion Database Tools
Program Brief Wilderness Character and Fire Wilderness and Fire
Postfire Rehabiliation of the Hayman Fire Field Guide
Post-Wildland Fire Desertification: Can Rehabilitation Treatments Make a Difference? Science
Post Wildfire Recovery Project Resources for the BLM ESR Handbook Policy and Authorities
Post Wildfire Flash Flood Hazards and NWS Products Flood and Debris
Peak Flow and Erosion Estimation Tools
Patterns of conifer regeneration following high severity wildfire in ponderosa pine - dominated forests of the Colorado Front Range Science
Oregon Post-Wildfire Flood Playbook Field Guide
Operationalizing Resilience and Resistance Concepts to Address Invasive Grass-Fire Cycles Science
Okanogan County Wildfires Natural Resources Recovery Guide Field Guide
NWS Post Wildfire Flash Flood and Debris Flow Guide Flood and Debris
NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1 Policy and Authorities
NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902 Policy and Authorities
NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 Policy and Authorities
NPS BAER General Information
NIFC BAER General Information
NICC Incident Management Situation Report Fire Status
New Mexico After Wildfire Field Guide
National Weather Service Warnings Safety
National Weather Service Interactive Alerts Safety
National Interagency Fire Center Fire Status
National Interagency Coordination Center Fire Status
National Center for Landscape Fire Analysis General Information
National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Fire Status
NASA EOSDIS Worldview Fires Fire Status
Multihazard Planning Framework for Communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface (2018) General Information
Mortality reconsidered: Testing and extending models of fire-induced tree mortality across the US Science
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity General Information
LCES Safety
Landscape Assessment (LA) Sampling and Analysis Methods Science
LANDFIRE General Information
Joint Fire Science Program General Information
Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations (Red Book) Policy and Authorities
Interagency Burned Area Rehabilitation Guidebook Field Guide
Interagency Burned Area Emergency Response Guidebook Field Guide
Inciweb Fire Status
Incident Response Pocket Guide, PMS 461 Safety
Impacts of erosion control treatments on native vegetation recovery after severe wildfire in the Eastern Cascades, USA Science
Fuels & Fire Behavior Advisories Safety
Freshwater Ammonia Calculator Field Guide
Forest Service Manual 2520 BAER Policy and Authorities
Fire Enterprise Geospatial Portel (EGP) Fire Status
Fire Effect Information System (FEIS) General Information
Field Validation of Burned Area Reflectance Classification (BARC) Products For Post Fire Assessment Science
Field Guide for Mapping Post-Fire Soil Burn Severity Field Guide
FEMA After Fire General Information
Federal Wildland Fire Qualifications Supplement Policy and Authorities
Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMIT) Tools
Emergency Post-Fire Rehabilitation Treatment Effects on Burned Area Ecology and Long-Term Restoration Science
DOI Manual, 620 DM 7 (Wildland Fire Management, Post-Wildfire Recovery) Policy and Authorities
Department of the Interior Manual: 620 DM 7 Policy and Authorities
Community Wildfire Desk Guide and Toolkit (NACD 2009) Field Guide
Colorado Watershed Protection Program General Information
Colorado Springs Emergency Preparedness and Safety Guide (2010) Field Guide
Causes of Post-Fire Runoff and Erosion: Water Repellency, Cover, or Soil Sealing? Science
Burned Area Emergency Response Treatments Catalog Field Guide
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Tools Science
Burn Area (BARC) Satellite Imagery Request Tools
BAERTOOLS Tools
BAER Treatments Catalog Tools
BAER Satellite Image Support Tools
Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment Tools
Association for Fire Ecology General Information
Arthur Carhartt Wilderness Toolboxes Tools
ALERT Flood Warning Systems Tools
After the Fire Website - WA Silver Jackets Field Guide
A Synthesis of Post-Fire Road Treatment for BAER Teams: Methods, Treatment Effectiveness, and Decisionmaking Tools for Rehabilitation Field Guide
A Guide for Pre and Postfire Modeling and Application in the Western United States Field Guide
A coupled modelling approach to assess the effect of fuel treatments on post-wildfire runoff and erosion Science
6 Minutes for Safety Safety
10 and 18 Safety
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NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board (IFUASS) 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 is now available. PMS 515 standardizes the processes and procedures for interagency use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including pilot inspections and approvals. This publication is now available as a PDF for easy use offline.

References:

NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Memorandum 24-003: Removal of Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) Incident Position Qualification Pathways

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: Aitor Bidaburu 

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide NWCG direction for removal of the Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) incident position qualification pathways to transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM). Responders may continue to utilize available NWCG pathways to attain Type 1 C&G qualifications until December 31, 2024.

References:

Memorandum 24-003

CIM Story Map

2024 Professional Reading Program

Date: April 26, 2024
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) 

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2024 Professional Reading list! The intent of the Professional Reading Program is to promote the reading and discussion of these books throughout the year. Discussion guides are provided and the corresponding Wildland Fire Leadership Levels have been identified.

The five books chosen for this year are: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee, Emotional Agility by Susan David, and Writing to Persuade by Trish Hall.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Wildland Fire Leadership Levels

NWCG Training Catalog now on Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: April 25, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training  

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has migrated the training catalog from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline processes and improve efficiency. To facilitate this transition, the training catalog remains available on www.nwcg.gov through April 2024.

Starting May 2024, the training catalog will no longer be accessible on www.nwcg.gov. However, you can still access the complete training catalog by logging in as a guest to the WFLP.

References:

Wildland Fire Learning Portal