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6MFS Topic Title Category
World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10 Firefighter Health & First Aid
Valley Fever Firefighter Health & First Aid
Take 5@2 PPE Firefighter Health & First Aid
Snake Bites Firefighter Health & First Aid
Smoke Exposure Firefighter Health & First Aid
Serious Injury Procedures Firefighter Health & First Aid
Poisonous Plants Firefighter Health & First Aid
Personal Protective Equipment – Helmet Inspection and Care Firefighter Health & First Aid
Over the Counter Medication Firefighter Health & First Aid
Noise Exposure Safety Firefighter Health & First Aid
Lightning Awareness Firefighter Health & First Aid
Insect Stings and Bites Firefighter Health & First Aid
Hypothermia Firefighter Health & First Aid
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas (H²S) Firefighter Health & First Aid
Hydration Firefighter Health & First Aid
Heat Stress Firefighter Health & First Aid
Heat Disorders Firefighter Health & First Aid
Happy and Healthy Holidays Firefighter Health & First Aid
Firefighter Stress Management Firefighter Health & First Aid
Firefighter Nutrition Firefighter Health & First Aid
Fatigue & Stress Firefighter Health & First Aid
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis Firefighter Health & First Aid
Effects of Smoke Exposure Firefighter Health & First Aid
Dirty Nomex® Firefighter Health & First Aid
COVID-19 LCES Firefighter Health & First Aid
COVID-19 and the Wildland Fire Environment Firefighter Health & First Aid
Contagious Diseases Firefighter Health & First Aid
Concussion and Head Injuries Firefighter Health & First Aid
Compartment Syndrome Firefighter Health & First Aid
Carcinogen Exposure Risk Firefighter Health & First Aid
Burn Protocols Firefighter Health & First Aid
Bees and Wasps Firefighter Health & First Aid
Altitude Sickness Firefighter Health & First Aid
Active Shooter – How to Respond Firefighter Health & First Aid
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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.

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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