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NWCG training supports position performance for personnel mobilized to wildland fires and other all-hazard incidents. Click on a title below for description, delivery information, access to materials, and other pertinent information.

Training by category:
Aviation | Command | Dispatch | Finance | Investigation | Leadership | Logistics | Management | Operations | Planning | Prescribed Fire | Prevention

Non-IQCS courses including Firefighter Math, Investigating Railroad Caused Wildfires, Mountain Flying Training, Working with ESF #4 on Stafford Act Incidents: Command & General Staff, and Working with ESF #4 on Stafford Act Incidents: Incident Resources, are also available.

Use the search window to locate online courses, blended courses, or courses with pre-course work.

Instructor-Led Courses Available For Download

These courses are designed for instructor-led delivery. This enables dynamic, face-to-face, interaction among students and experienced practitioners, and enhances the learning experience. Instructors intending to deliver these courses should download the course materials. Those using the Wildland Fire Learning Portal should load materials into the portal for their training sessions.

All materials from these course CD/DVD/USBs are available under the appropriate content title. While the CD/DVD/USB for these courses are no longer sold through the cache, other materials might be. Reference the NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2.

Course # Course Title Steward Required For Certification Date (Udate Date)
RT-130 Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) IPSC TFLD, ASGS, ATGS, COMT, CREP, CRWB, DIVS, ENGB, FAL1, FAL2, FAL3, FBAN, FELB, FEMO, FFT1, FFT2, FIRB, FOBS, HEBM, HECM, HEQB, HLCO, HMGB, ICCI, ICT1, ICT5, ICT2, ICT3, ICT4, LTAN, OPBD, OPS3, OSC1, OSC2, OSCC, PIO1, PIO2, PIO3, PIOC, PIOT, RXB1, RXB2, RXMG, RADO, SITL, SOF1, SOF2, SOFC, SOFR, SOPL, STAM, STCR, STEN, STEQ, STPS, TFLD N/A
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NWCG Latest Announcements

The Next Generation Position Task Book and Incident Position Standards are now available for Safety Officer, Field (SOFF)

Date: July 26, 2024
Contact: Risk Management Committee 

NWCG is excited to announce that the NWCG Incident Position Standards for Safety Officer, Field, PMS 350-81 and NWCG Position Task Book for Safety Officer, Field (SOFF), PMS 311-81 are now available.

The Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) is responsible for monitoring operations on an incident from a risk management perspective to provide for the welfare of incident resources and the public. The new Incident Position Standards and Next Generation Position Task Book are developed through the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort.

References:

NWCG Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) Position

NWCG Incident Position Standards for Safety Officer, Field, PMS 350-81

NWCG Position Task Book for Safety Officer, Field (SOFF), PMS 311-81

Updated NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc), PMS 277

Date: July 25, 2024
Contact: Incident Planning Subcommittee 

The Incident Planning Subcommittee has updated the NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc), PMS 277.

The NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc) establishes the standards for collection and retention of records on wildland fires. This July 2024 update will provide incident management teams the most current standards required to maintain incident records and submit them to host units at the close of an incident.

References:

NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc), PMS 277

eDoc Box Directory (zip file)

NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle Typing Standard Request for Comment

Date: July 24, 2024
Contact: Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee 

The Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee has released Equipment Bulletin 24-002 NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard - Request for Comment. This bulletin outlines the proposed NWCG OHV typing standard, as well as the business need for establishing the standard. Comments on the proposed standard will be accepted through August 15th using the comment form linked below.

References:

ETC-EB-2024-02: NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard - Request for Comment

NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard Comment Form

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514 - DRAFT

Date: July 18, 2024
Contact: National Interagency Aviation Committee 

A draft version of the new NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514, is now available. The NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating airtankers on wildland fires. As this is the first edition of these standards, the National Interagency Aviation Committee (NIAC) requests review and input into the 2025 final publication.

Please review and provide feedback by September 1st, 2024 for consideration. Feedback can be provided utilizing the NWCG Publication Review Form.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514 - DRAFT

NWCG Publications Review Form