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NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1

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Incident Position Management

NWCG committees manage incident positions by establishing and maintaining incident position standards, which include incident position descriptions (duties and responsibilities) and position requirements for training, experience, physical fitness, and position currency.

 

Number of Positions Managed by Committees

Committee (# of Positions) Positions
Fuels Management Committee (6)
FEMO
FIRB
SOPL
RXB1
RXB2
RXMG
Incident Business Committee (12)
COMP
COST
EQTR
FSC1
FSC2
FSC3
INBA
ICPI
PTRC
PROC
TIME
FSCC
Fire Behavior Subcommittee (2)
FBAN
LTAN
Geospatial Subcommittee (2)
GISS
IRIN
Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee (4)
FAL1
FAL3
FAL2
FELB
Risk Management Committee (4)
SOFR
SOF1
SOF2
SOFC
National Interagency Aviation Committee (3)
AOBD
ASGS
ACAC
Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee (2)
INVF
INVL
Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee (2)
ATGS
HLCO
Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee (5)
HECM
ABRO
DECK
HMGB
HEBM
Interagency Airtanker Base Subcommittee (8)
ATBM
FWPT
MXMS
RAMP
SEMG
ATIM
FWBM
RTCM
Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee (4)
UASM
UASL
UASP
UASD
National Coordination System Committee (7)
ACDP
CORD
EDRC
EDSP
EDSD
IADP
IARR
Incident Logistics Subcommittee (18)
ACLC
BCMG
COML
EQPM
FACL
FDUL
GSUL
INCM
COMT
LSC1
LSC2
LSC3
ORDM
RADO
RCDM
SECM
SPUL
LSCC
Incident Planning Subcommittee (13)
ACPC
DMOB
DPRO
DOCL
FOBS
TNSP
PSC1
PSC2
PSC3
RESL
SITL
SCKN
PSCC
Incident Operations Subcommittee (18)
CRWB
CREP
DIVS
ENGB
FFT1
FFT2
HEQB
OPBD
OSC1
OSC2
OPS3
STAM
STCR
STEN
STEQ
STPS
TFLD
OSCC
Public Information Officer Subcommittee (5)
PIO1
PIO2
PIOT
PIOC
PIO3
Incident Command Subcommittee (9)
AREP
ACDR
ICT1
ICT2
ICT3
ICT4
ICT5
LOFR
ICCI
Incident Human Resource Specialist Unit (1)
HRSP
Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee (2)
PETL
PETM
Incident Medical Unit Subcommittee (1)
MEDL
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NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board (IFUASS) 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515 is now available. PMS 515 standardizes the processes and procedures for interagency use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including pilot inspections and approvals. This publication is now available as a PDF for easy use offline.

References:

NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515

Memorandum 24-003: Removal of Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) Incident Position Qualification Pathways

Date: May 10, 2024
Contact: Aitor Bidaburu 

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide NWCG direction for removal of the Type 1 Command and General Staff (C&G) incident position qualification pathways to transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM). Responders may continue to utilize available NWCG pathways to attain Type 1 C&G qualifications until December 31, 2024.

References:

Memorandum 24-003

CIM Story Map

2024 Professional Reading Program

Date: April 26, 2024
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP) 

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2024 Professional Reading list! The intent of the Professional Reading Program is to promote the reading and discussion of these books throughout the year. Discussion guides are provided and the corresponding Wildland Fire Leadership Levels have been identified.

The five books chosen for this year are: Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by William H. McRaven, The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee, Emotional Agility by Susan David, and Writing to Persuade by Trish Hall.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Wildland Fire Leadership Levels

NWCG Training Catalog now on Wildland Fire Learning Portal

Date: April 25, 2023
Contact: NWCG Training  

The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has migrated the training catalog from the NWCG website to the Wildland Fire Learning Portal (WFLP) as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline processes and improve efficiency. To facilitate this transition, the training catalog remains available on www.nwcg.gov through April 2024.

Starting May 2024, the training catalog will no longer be accessible on www.nwcg.gov. However, you can still access the complete training catalog by logging in as a guest to the WFLP.

References:

Wildland Fire Learning Portal