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NWCG job aids are intended to support performance of NWCG position duties.

Job Aid Title Job Aid # (click to view job aid details) Job Aid Media Type Date Published Steward Functional Area(s)
Radio Operator J-158 PDF 2002-05 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Receiving and Distribution Manager J-253 PDF 2003-10 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Ordering Manager J-252 PDF 2003-10 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Incident Communications Center Manager J-257 PDF 2003-10 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Base Camp Manager J-254 PDF 2004-02 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Security Manager J-259 PDF 2004-07 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Equipment Manager J-255 PDF 2004-07 Incident Logistics Subcommittee Logistics
Documentation Unit Leader J-342 PDF 2008-11 Incident Planning Subcommittee Planning
Staging Area Manager J-236 PDF 2013-10 Incident Operations Subcommittee Operations
Felling Operations and Tree Analysis Job Aid J-212 PDF 2024-07 Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee Operations
Checking In Resources Customer Service Job Aid J-111 PDF 2024-07 Incident Planning Subcommittee Planning
Expanded Dispatch Job Aid J-601 PDF 2024-11 National Coordination System Committee Dispatch
Packing List for Wildland Fire Support Staff J-102 PDF 2024-11 National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) ALL
Packing List for Wildland Fire Fireline Personnel J-101 PDF 2024-11 National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Operations
Incident Status Summary (ICS 209) Resource Count Job Aid J-112 PDF 2025-01 Incident Planning Subcommittee Planning
Initial Attack and Aircraft Dispatcher Job Aid J-602 PDF 2025-01 National Coordination System Committee Dispatch
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NWCG Latest Announcements

WFSTAR 2025 Core Component Module Package and 2024 Fire Year in Review Now Available

Date: March 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Joe Schindel at mschindel@blm.gov
 

The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website. The 2025 Core Component Module Package provides all content needed to deliver RT-130.

References:

2025 Core Component Module Package

2024 Fire Year in Review Module

NEW! NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053

Date: March 12, 2025
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee

The NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 provides mitigation practitioners at all experience levels with recommendations on the most effective and efficient ways to accomplish mitigation work in communities at risk to wildfire damage or destruction. The content in this guide was written in coordination with the NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052.

References:

NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 

Updated, NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

Date: March 11, 2025
Contact: Fire Use Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Module Unit

The NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430 standardizes procedures and expectations for Wildland Fire Modules (WFMs). These standards are to be used by staff, supervisors, specialists, and technicians for planning, administering, and conducting WFM operations. These standards will also be used as a measure of WFM qualifications, capabilities, and expected performance, for both Type 1 and Type 2 WFMs.

References:

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations, PMS 430

NEW! NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514

Date: March 7, 2025
Contact: National Interagency Aviation Committee

The NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating airtankers on interagency wildland fires. These standards should be used in conjunction with the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision (SAS), PMS 505, NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations (SABO), PMS 508, and any applicable agency plans.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514