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World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10 Firefighter Health First Aid
Working With Helicopter Drops Aviation
Working Around Pack Stock Misc Fireline Hazards
Wing Walking Airtankers
Wildland Urban Interface Watch Outs Operational Engagement
Wildland Urban Interface - Structure Protection Operational Engagement
Wenatchee Helicopter Longline Accident (Washington) – August 11, 2004 This Day in History
Veteran's Day – November 11 This Day in History
Vehicle Entrapment Vehicles Roads
Valley Fever Firefighter Health First Aid
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operational Engagement
Uninformed on Strategy, Tactics, or Hazards Operational Engagement
Unfamiliar With Weather And Local Factors Weather Fire Behavior
Unexploded Ordnance Safety Misc Fireline Hazards
Unburned Fuel Between You and The Fire Operational Engagement
UAS Incursions Aviation
Type 1 Helicopter Operations Aviation
Tuolumne Fire (California) – September 12, 2004 This Day in History
Trust Leadership
Transfer of Command Operational Engagement
Thunderstorm Safety Weather Fire Behavior
Thirtymile Fire (Washington) – July 10, 2001 This Day in History
The Pepper Hill Fire (Pennsylvania) – October 19, 1938 This Day in History
The Great Fires of 1910 (The Big Blowup) – August 20th This Day in History
Terrain and Fuels Make Escape to Safety Zones Difficult Operational Engagement
Taking A Nap Near The Fireline Operational Engagement
Take 5@2 PPE Firefighter Health First Aid
Sundance Fire (Idaho) – September 1, 1967 This Day in History
Subjective vs. Objective Hazards Operational Engagement
Stanza Fire Engine Rollover (California) – July 28, 2002 This Day in History
Spot Weather Forecast Weather Fire Behavior
Spills and Hazardous Materials Considerations Airtankers
Snake Bites Firefighter Health First Aid
Smoke Exposure Firefighter Health First Aid
Situational Awareness Leadership
Simultaneous Loading and Fueling (SL+F) Airtankers Airtankers
Serious Injury Procedures Firefighter Health First Aid
SEAT Accident (Colorado) – August 27, 2008 This Day in History
Safety Zones 2 (LCES) Operational Engagement
Safety Zones 1 (LCES) Operational Engagement
Safety Zone Research Operational Engagement
SAFENET Fire Communication
SAFECOMs Aviation
Sadler Fire (Nevada) – August 9, 1999 This Day in History
Roadside Incident Response Vehicles Roads
Retardant and Water Drop Safety Aviation
Responding To Vehicle Fires Vehicles Roads
Refusing Risk Operational Engagement
Proper Use of Trigger Points Weather Fire Behavior
Propane Tank Hazards Misc Fireline Hazards
Prop Blast/Jet Blast/Rotor Wash Airtankers
Preparedness Level (PL) 5 Watch Outs Operational Engagement
Power Line Safety Misc Fireline Hazards
Poisonous Plants Firefighter Health First Aid
Point Fire (Idaho) – July 28, 1995 This Day in History
Peer Accountability Leadership
Part IV – South Canyon Fire, Colorado, 1994 (Last of a Four-Part Series) This Day in History
Part III – South Canyon Fire, Colorado, 1994 (A Four-Part Series) This Day in History
Part II – South Canyon Fire, Colorado, 1994 (A Four-Part Series) This Day in History
Part I – South Canyon Fire, Colorado, 1994 (A Four-Part Series) This Day in History
Parking Safely on Slopes Vehicles Roads
Parking an Engine on the Fireline Vehicles Roads
Over the Counter Medication Firefighter Health First Aid
Origin of the 10 and 18 – June 17, 1957 This Day in History
Operational Tempo Leadership
Operational Briefings Fire Communication
On A Hillside Where Rolling Material Can Ignite Fuel Below Operational Engagement
NWCG Aviation Mishap Response Guide and Checklist, PMS 503 Aviation
Noise Exposure Safety Firefighter Health First Aid
No Communication Link with Crewmembers or Supervisor Fire Communication
NFDRS PocketCards Weather Fire Behavior
My Safety Leadership
Mountain Flying Part 2 Aviation
Mountain Flying Part 1 Aviation
Mixing Airtanker Types within Your Ramp Area Airtankers
Mine Features and Hazards Misc Fireline Hazards
Medical Incident Report Fire Communication
Marshalling Aircraft in Low-Light Conditions Airtankers
Mann Gulch (Montana) – August 5, 1949 This Day in History
Managing Vehicle Traffic in Smoke Vehicles Roads
Making Sound and Timely Decisions Leadership
Loop Fire (California) – November 1, 1966 This Day in History
Lookouts (LCES) Operational Engagement
Lightning Awareness Firefighter Health First Aid
Leading Up Leadership
Leadership Environment Leadership
Leader's Intent Leadership
LCES – June 26, 1990 This Day in History
Instructions and Assignments Not Clear Fire Communication
Insect Stings and Bites Firefighter Health First Aid
Initial Attack Sizeup/Safety Operational Engagement
Inattentive Blindness Leadership
In Country Not Seen in Daylight Operational Engagement
Hypothermia Firefighter Health First Aid
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Firefighter Health First Aid
Hydration Firefighter Health First Aid
Hot Loading Airtankers
Helicopter Landing Zone Selection Aviation
Heat Stress Firefighter Health First Aid
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NWCG Latest Announcements

2024 Week of Remembrance

Date: June 27, 2024
Contact: 6 Minutes for Safety Subcommittee 

As we approach the 2024 Week of Remembrance (WOR), June 30 to July 6, we dedicate this time to thoughtfully reviewing and recognizing the events of the 2018 Mendocino Complex. As such, this year’s theme of “Learning From the Mendocino Complex” embodies a longstanding hallmark of WOR, honoring through learning.

Throughout the week, our energy will be directed toward fostering generative conversations in briefing rooms and at tailgates.

References:

6 Minutes for Safety - 2024 Week of Remembrance

Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

Updated NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Date: June 24, 2024
Contact: Incident and Position Standards Committee 

The June 2024 update of the NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236, is now available to meet the current needs for incident management typing.

The NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment should be used to evaluate firefighter safety issues, assess risk, and identify the appropriate incident management organization based on incident complexity. Assessing risk, determining incident complexity, and identifying an appropriate incident management organization is a subjective process based on examining a combination of indicators or factors, which can change over time.

References:

NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

Operations Branch Director (OPBD) Next Gen PTB Available

Date: June 10, 2024
Contact: NWCG Feedback 

The NWCG Position Task Book for Operations Branch Director (OPBD), PMS 311-109 is now available for use within the OPBD position qualification pathway. As part of the transition to Complex Incident Management (CIM), the OPBD Next Gen PTB was developed and the position qualification pathway updated.

More information about the Next Gen PTB format can be found on the NWCG Position Task Book webpage.

References:

Operations Branch Director Position Page

Operations Branch Director Next Gen PTB

NWCG Position Task Books

Updated NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902

Date: June 5, 2024
Contact: NWCG Incident Business Committee 

The 2024 revision of the NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management, PMS 902 is now available. The uniform application of interagency incident business management standards is critical to interagency fire operations. PMS 902 assists NWCG agencies in constructively working together to provide effective execution of each agency's incident business management program.

References:

PMS 902