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NWCG Data Standards, PMS 910

NWCG data standards provide specifications that enable the common usage of data across wildland fire information systems. The tables below display these standards by type: Data Element Standards and Geospatial Data Layer Standards. The data in these tables is imported from the TopBraid Enterprise Data Governance (EDG) system.

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Data Standard Steward Status Description
Street Suffix Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the street suffix of a location.
Street Type Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the street type of a location.
Structure Triage Category (FIRESCOPE) Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for triaging a structure for FIRESCOPE.
Structure Triage Category Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for triaging a structure based on defensibility.
Structure Type Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for typing a structure.
Subaudible Code Type Data Standard RSUSC Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the code used to break squelch on a frequency.
Submitted By Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee In Development

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the name of the person who submitted the most current edits.
Submitting Unit Identifier Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board In Development

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the NWCG Unit Identifier of the individual named in the "Submitted By" field.
Support Request Indicator Data Standard NCSC National Coordination System Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain to identify whether the request is in support of a parent request.
Suppression Repair Status Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the state of a Suppression Repair project.
Sustainability Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for documenting the refresh rate of a water source.
System of Record (resource) Data Standard NCSC National Coordination System Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the username of the system that currently is the System of Record for a resource.
Tactics (FIRESCOPE) Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for descrbing strategy and tactics.
Tail Number Data Standard NCSC National Coordination System Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the registration number of an aircraft.
Tender Type Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the largest Tender type that can use the water source.
Time (fire containment) Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the time that a wildfire was declared contained.
Time (fire control) Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the time that a wildfire was declared under control.
Time Point Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification adopts the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for representing time of day.
Township (point of origin) Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee, FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the township of the legal description of an incident at point of origin.
Tracked Resource Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for a resource being tracked.
Training Course Number Data Standard NWCG-EB NWCG Executive Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a course.
Training Course System of Record Data Standard NWCG-EB NWCG Executive Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the system of record for training course data.
Training Course Title Data Standard NWCG-EB NWCG Executive Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the name of a class.
Transmit Frequency Data Standard RSUSC Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a transmit frequency.
Treatment Acre Quantity Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the acreage of a treatment polygon as calculated with GIS.
Treatment Category Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for categorizing a fuels treatment.
Treatment Identifier Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier for fuels treatment polygon(s).
Treatment Identifier Database Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the database containing additional information related to a treatment identifier.
Treatment Name Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the official name of a fuels treatment.
Treatment Status Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the status of a fuels treatment polygon.
Treatment Type Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the kind of treatment work.
Tree Limb Proximity Descriptor Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the proximity of tree limbs to a structure.
Trespass Indicator Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for identifying trespass.
Unified Command Indicator Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for identifying whether the incident is being managed under Unified Command.
Unique Identifier (capability experience record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the capability record identifier of the capability a resource performed on an incident.
Unique Identifier (capability filled request record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the identifier of the resource capability filling a request.
Unique Identifier (capability record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the capability record that defines a resource and its qualification.
Unique Identifier (capability request tracking) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the capability request tracking record.
Unique Identifier (capability request) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the capability request.
Unique Identifier (capability type relationship) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the relationship between two resource capability types.
Unique Identifier (capability type requested) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the capability type being requested.
Unique Identifier (capability type) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unique id of the capability type that defines a qualification that a resource can perform on an incident.
Unique Identifier (course record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier assigned to each course record in the data exchange environment.
Unique Identifier (data source) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the identifier (GUID or ObjectID) in the data source.
Unique Identifier (experience record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier assigned to an experience record.
Unique Identifier (feature) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee In Development

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the primary key linking geospatial objects.
Unique Identifier (fire occurrence) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) assigned to a spatial record.
Unique Identifier (fire report) Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a code that uniquely identifies a particular fire report.
Unique Identifier (fire) Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a unique identifier assigned to each wildland fire.
Unique Identifier (frequency child frequency relationship) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique frequency identifier of the child frequency in the relationship formed between an incident and a frequency.
Unique Identifier (frequency child receive tone relationship) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique frequency tone identifier of the child receive (RX) tone of the relationship formed between an incident, frequency, and a tone.
Unique Identifier (frequency child tone relationship) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique tone identifier of the child tone of the relationship formed between an incident, frequency, and a tone.
Unique Identifier (frequency child transmit tone relationship) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique frequency tone identifier of the child transmit (TX) tone of the relationship formed between an incident, frequency, and a tone.
Unique Identifier (frequency tone) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a given tone.
Unique Identifier (frequency) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier assigned to a frequency.
Unique Identifier (global) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a globally unique identifier for unique identification.
Unique Identifier (incident capability request) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of an incident for which a request for resources is being made.
Unique Identifier (incident complex) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a complex.
Unique Identifier (incident resource record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier assigned to each resource record.
Unique Identifier (incident resource summary) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the Incident Resource Summary record.
Unique Identifier (jurisdiction) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the primary key for linking geospatial objects with other database systems.
Unique Identifier (learning record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier assigned to each learning record.
Unique Identifier (merged fire) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for a merged fire's unique identifier.
Unique Identifier (parent capability request) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the Capability Request Identifier of the parent request.
Unique Identifier (parent capability type) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the parent Resource Capability Type Identifier for the equipment, aircraft, team, crew, or module that has has one or more resources associated with it.
Unique Identifier (parent incident) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the parent incident of the relationship formed between two records.
Unique Identifier (POD) (line) Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a POD polygon.
Unique Identifier (POD) (polygon) Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a POD line.
Unique Identifier (reassign to) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the Capability Request Identifier that links a resource to its future parent request.
Unique Identifier (related capabilities) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the relationship between two resource capabilities.
Unique Identifier (resource assigned incident) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of the incident to which a resource was assigned.
Unique Identifier (resource capability relationship) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a relationship on a resource capability.
Unique Identifier (resource conflict parent incident resource record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

The resoruce record identifier of the resource to which the child resource is potentially in conflict.
Unique Identifier (resource conflict record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the unique identifier of a resource conflict record.
Unique Identifier (resource relationship parent incident resource record) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the resource record identifier of the resource that is the parent for one or more resource capabilities.
Unique Identifier (resource request) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the request number assigned by the resource ordering system.
Unique Identifier (resource) (GUID) Data Standard DMC Data Management Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition fora non-overhead resource identifier.
Unit Identifer (jurisdictional unit) (point of origin) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the entity with jurisdiction for the land at the point of origin.
Unit Identifier (final fire report approver organization) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier associated with the individual who approved the final fire report for an incident.
Unit Identifier (fire reporting agency) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification adopts the NWCG Unit Identifier data standard to identify the agency preparing a fire report.
Unit Identifier (fiscally responsible) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the entity with fiscal responsibility for an incident.
Unit Identifier (Geographic Area Coordination Center) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the Geographic Area Coordination Center unit identifier.
Unit Identifier (home dispatch) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the center primarily responsible for dispatching the resource.
Unit Identifier (jurisdictional unit) (parent) (point of origin) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the parent entity.
Unit Identifier (jurisdictional) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the jurisdictional entity.
Unit Identifier (landowner) (point of origin) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the landowner agency at the point of origin of a fire.
Unit Identifier (non-inventory resource provider organization) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the organization providing a non-inventory resource to the larger wildland fire community for incident response.
Unit Identifier (resource provider agency) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the agency that is providing a resource.
Unit Identifier (resource provider organization) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the organization who provides the resource to the larger wildland fire community for incident response.
Unit Identifier (responsible agency) (point of origin) Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for the unit identifier of the agency with primary fire protection responsibility at the point of origin of a fire.
Unit Identifier Data Standard UIB Unit Identifier Board Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domains for a unit identifier to uniquely identify a particular government organizational unit.
Unprotected Land Response Designator Data Standard FRSC Fire Reporting Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for documenting an agency's rationale for responding to an incident where the point of origin is on unprotected land.
Utility Line Location Descriptor Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for identifying the location of a utility line in a structure assessment.
UTM Easting Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for documenting UTM Easting.
UTM Northing Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for documenting UTM Northing.
UTM Zone Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for documenting UTM Zone.
Vegetation Type Descriptor Data Standard FMC Fuels Management Committee, GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format, definition, and domain for vegetation type collected during a structure assessment.
Vehicle Identification Number Data Standard NCSC National Coordination System Committee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) assigned to a piece of equipment.
Vertical Accuracy Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for vertical accuracy in feet.
Water Source Name Data Standard GSC Geospatial Subcommittee Approved

This specification establishes a standardized format and definition for the name of a water source.
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Comment on a proposed data standard

When a new or revised data standard is ready for review and comment, it will have a status of Proposed. Submit your feedback to the Data Standards and Terminology Board.

Request for a new or revised standard

Requests for the development of a new data standard, or for changes to a current standard, may be submitted on a Request form. 

Download the User Guide and other reference materials

The User Guide for Development and Maintenance of NWCG Data Standards, PMS 938, explains the processes for developing and maintaining both NWCG data element and geospatial data layer standards.

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