NWCG Alerts: Safety Warnings
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Safety Warnings are a time-sensitive alert to the wildland fire community addressing wildland fire safety hazards that pose an imminent threat, or have potential to pose a threat, to life or property. Red hash-marked bordered stationary will be associated with this type of alert.
| Date of Issue | Alert Title | Attachments | Alert Type | Alert Category | Alert Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-08 | ETC-SW-2023-001: Non-specification Fire Shelters | Safety Warning | Equipment | ||
| 2022-09-12 | RMC-SW-22-01: Hazard Tree Awareness for Strategic Decision Makers | Safety Warning | Personnel | ||
| 2021-04-22 | Drip Torch Lock Rings Detaching | Safety Warning | Equipment | ||
| 2014-08-01 | Stihl Chainsaw Fuel/Oil Caps and attachment | Safety Warning | Equipment | Stihl, chainsaw, fuel cap, oil cap, cap failure, Rocky Ridge | |
| 2009-08-03 | Pump Refueling Safety Warning | Safety Warning | Equipment | burn injury, accident, firefighter, safety | |
| 2009-07-10 | DO NOT CONSUME MRE Dairy Shake Powder | Safety Warning | Health | nutrition, food, illness | |
| 2005-07-11 | Failure of Sigg Type Bottles | Safety Warning | Equipment | fuel bottles, defects | |
| 2004-07-06 | Nuttall Fire Deployment - Coronado NF, Arizona | Safety Warning | Personnel | fire shelter, fire operations, incident, entrapment, deployment | |
| 2004-05-24 | 2004 Fire Season & Aviation Resources | Safety Warning | Personnel | safety, firefighter | |
| 2004-04-09 | New Fire Shelter Recall | Safety Warning | Equipment | defects, shake handles, tear | |
| 2003-07-29 | Primus and Other Fuel Bottles | Safety Warning | Equipment | defects | |
| 2002-09-02 | Fire Shelter Bag Modifications | Safety Warning | Equipment | tear strips | |
| 2002-08-22 | Failure of Sigg Type Bottles | Safety Warning | Equipment | fuel bottles, defective | |
| 2001-08-13 | Heat Intolerance from Performance Pills | Safety Warning | Health | heat related injuries, drugs, treatments, prescription, over-the-counter |