6 Minutes for Safety

Mission Statement

The 6 Minutes for Safety Subcommittee (6MFS) provides national leadership and oversight of the 6MFS program. The Subcommittee is responsible for the development, maintenance, and distribution of the 6MFS platform, which delivers the daily topics, This Day in History, and the Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance.

Primary Objectives

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Provide daily topics to help firefighting personnel to actively troubleshoot known high risk situations encountered on the fireline.
Promote a vigilant fire safety culture by supporting the daily use of 6MFS by every firefighter and every fire program.
Develop critical thinking skills and awareness by creating meaningful learning opportunities for firefighters.
Proactively seek and sustain vibrant and collaborative relationships with other wildland fire partners such as the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, the Hazard Tree Subcommittee, the Wildland Fire annual refresher group, National Technology and Development Program, the Wildland Fire Leadership Committee, and all field personnel.

Get Involved with 6MFS

Submit Your Own 6MFS Daily Topic

The 6MFS Subcommittee and the NWCG Risk Management Committee invite you and your crew to write your own 6 Minutes for Safety discussion!

Submit Your Own This Day in History Topic

The 6MFS Subcommittee and the NWCG Risk Management Committee invite you and your crew to write your own This Day in History topics!

Drop Us A Comment

Have an idea or feedback? Share it with the NWCG 6MFS Subcommittee

May 2026
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
26 Working with Helicopter Drops	27 Common Denominators of Fire Behavior on Tragedy Fires	28 Hazard Tree - Situational Awareness	29 Take 5@2 PPE	30 Constructing Line Without a Safe Anchor Point	1 Leading Up	2 Vehicle Entrapment
3 Aircraft and Pilot Carding	4 Valley Fever	5 Communication	6 Extreme Fire Behavior – I	7 Extreme Fire Behavior – II	8 Chainsaw Safety	9 Bees and Wasps
10 Ash Pit Hazards	11 Driving Safety	12 Downhill Fireline Construction Checklist	13 Hot Loading	14 Entrapment Avoidance	15 Fire Not Scouted and Sized Up	16 Burn Protocols
17 Making Sound and Timely Decisions	18 Falling Snags	19 Extended Attack	20 Fight Fire Aggressively But Provide for Safety First	21 Avoiding Fuel Geysering	22 Instructions and Assignments Not Clear	23 Escape Routes 1
24 Escape Routes 2	25 Escape Routes 3	26 Effects of Smoke Exposure	27 Managing Vehicle Traffic in Smoke	28 Fire Shelter Deployment	29 Aviation Mishap Response	30 Hazard Tree - No Work Zones
31 NFDRS PocketCards

Airtankers

Aviation

Felling Safety

Fire Communication

Firefighter Health and First Aid

Leadership

Miscellaneous Fireline Hazards

Operational Engagement

This Day in History

Vehicles - Roads

Weather - Fire Behavior

Week of Remembrance

Situation Report

This report will be posted Monday - Friday at 0730 Mountain Time unless significant activity occurs.

View today's Incident Management Situation Report

In the same Committee as 6MFS

Chair: Evans, Benjamin

NWCG Coordinator: Gaskill, Steven

Parent Committee: Risk Management Committee

Page Last Modified or Reviewed: 10/29/2025

NWCG Latest Announcements

RMC Safety Bulletin 26-001: Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland Firefighters

Date: May 28, 2026
Questions?
Please contact: Risk Management Committee

The Risk Management Committee (RMC) has issued Safety Bulletin 26-001: Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland Firefighters. Research from 2016 to 2025 shows that 88 cases of rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) were reported. Analysis of reports from eSafety, the Safety Management Information System (SMIS), and the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) indicates that rhabdo is common during this time of year due to Work Capacity Tests and contributing factors such as weather, hydration, nutrition, and medication or supplement use.

RMC issued this safety bulletin to raise awareness in the Wildland Fire Community, and to provide research findings and educational resources that support reducing future cases of rhabdo.

References:

NWCG Alerts

RMC Safety Bulletin 26-001: Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland Firefighters

NEW! D-110, Expanded Dispatch Recorder Course Available Now

Date: May 15, 2026
Questions?
Please contact: Dispatch Position and Curriculum Management Subcommittee

NWCG is pleased to announce the new D-110, Expanded Dispatch Recorder (Instructor-led) course is now available on the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP). Developed through the National Coordination System Committee, this course introduces the structure and function of expanded dispatch, the qualities of an effective dispatcher, and provides hands-on experience with the Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC) system.

The D-110, Expanded Dispatch Recorder course aligns with the competencies and duties outlined in the NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Recorder, PMS 350-59, and is designed for individuals with no prior experience who may be called upon to support dispatch operations.

References:

D-110, Expanded Dispatch Recorder (Instructor-Led)

Expanded Dispatch Recorder (EDRC), Position Page

NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Recorder, PMS 350-59

Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Leadership Committee IAP Flyer Now Available

Date: May 8, 2026
Questions?
Please contact: Leadership Committee

The NWCG Leadership Committee promotes and enables leadership development across the wildland fire service. The committee provides education, training opportunities, and support for leadership innovation and best practices throughout the community.

A new IAP flyer is now available on the committee website, offering an overview of the products, curriculum, and learning opportunities the Leadership Committee develops. This resource is ideal for posting in your office, sharing with new employees, or distributing through your incident management teams to engage new voices in the leadership journey and reinforce a culture of self‑reflection, development, and growth.

References:

Leadership Committee 2026 IAP Flyer

Incident Operations Subcommittee Updates the Next Generation Position Task Book for FFT1

Date: May 7, 2026
Questions?
Please contact: Incident Operations Subcommittee

The NWCG Incident Operations Subcommittee (IOSC) has updated the NWCG Position Task Book for Firefighter Type 1 (Squad Boss) (FFT1), PMS 311‑14. The FFT1 Position Task Book transitioned to the Next Generation (Next Gen PTB) format in June 2025 through the Incident Performance and Training Modernization effort. Since then, IOSC has received feedback from the wildland fire community regarding coding for one of the tasks. Task #13 has been updated to include the option of evaluation in a simulation.

See IOSC Memorandum 26‑01: Transition Plan for Implementation of Updates to the NWCG Position Task Book for Firefighter Type 1 (Squad Boss) (FFT1), PMS 311‑14 for more information.

References:

IOSC Memorandum 26-01: Transition Plan for Implementation of Updates to the NWCG Position Task Book for Firefighter Type 1

NWCG Firefighter Type 1 Squad Boss Position Page

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