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Week of Remembrance

6MFS Topic Title Category
2024 WOR: Team Dynamics Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Mendocino Complex – Incident Overview Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Letter to Leadership Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Human Factors – Honoring Through Learning Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Communication Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Burn Protocols Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Barriers to Refusing Risk Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Airtanker Drop Fatality – Incident within an Incident (IWI) Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Yarnell Hill Fire 10-Year Anniversary Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Stockyard Fire (Michigan) – July 1, 1988 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: South Canyon Fire (Colorado) – July 6, 1994 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Point Fire (Idaho) – July 28, 1995 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Loop Fire (California) – November 1, 1966 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Letter to Leadership Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Esperanza Fire (California) – October 26, 2006 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Dude Fire (Arizona) – June 26, 1990 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Yarnell Hill Fire (Arizona) – June 30, 2013 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: South Canyon Fire (Colorado) – July 6, 1994 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: South Canyon Fire (Colorado) – July 6, 1994 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Perspective from the Redmond Interagency Hotshot Crew Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Mack Lake Fire (Michigan) – May 5, 1980 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Dutch Creek Incident (California) – July 25, 2008 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Blue Ribbon Fire (Florida) – June 20, 2011 Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Understanding Group Dynamics Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Taking Care of People Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Learning from our History Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Leadership Level 3 Leader of People (Develop Intent) Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Preparing for Our Future Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Leadership Level 2 New Leader (Convey Intent) Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Leadership Level 1 Follower (Provide Action) Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Turning Lessons Into Learning Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Lessons Used Dutch Creek Big Meadows Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Learning Used – Brian Hughes Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Learning to Change Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Honor Through Learning Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Fuel Geysering Lessons Learned Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: A Room with a View Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Willow Rappel Fatality Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Slide Tray vs Critical Thinking Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Muscle Memory Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Inattentional Blindness Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Change Blindness Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: A Focus on Normal Work Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Medical Incident Response Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Leadership in Medevac Situations Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Ground-based Medevac Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Getting the Right Information to Dispatch Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Conclusion Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Air-based Medevac Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Renew our commitment to the health, wellness and safety of wildland firefighters Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Leadership and South Canyon Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About What’s Normal Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Leadership Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Expected Fire Behavior Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Escape Routes Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Complexity Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Situational Awareness and Mindfulness Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Physical Capacity Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Nutrition Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Leadership and Human Performance Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Introduction to Human Performance Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Human Limitations Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: How do all pieces fit together for optimal performance? Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Take 5@2 PPE Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Take 5@2 Introduction Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Take 5@2 Escape Routes Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Situational Awareness Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: New Research on Safety Zones Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Margin – A Trigger for Sensemaking Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Conclusion Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Who's Really in Charge of My Safety? Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Towards Better Decisions on the Fireline Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Remembering those that lost their lives on Storm King Mountain 20 years ago today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Remembering the Yarnell Hill Fire One Year Ago Today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Learning From the Nuttall Fire Shelter Deployment 10 Years Ago Today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: How Can We learn From the Past? Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Honoring Those That Have Been Lost in Aviation Accidents Week of Remembrance
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NWCG Latest Announcements

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee Releases Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters

Date: January 15, 2025
Contact: Equipment Technology Committee

The Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) has released Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters. Non-specification fire shelters claiming to meet Forest Service (FS) fire shelter specification 5100-606 were first found in February of 2023. As of September 2024, non-specification shelters are again being advertised and sold on the open market.

This Safety Warning outlines details and recommended procedures to purchase FS specification shelters made with materials and components that meet performance criteria and toxicity testing requirements outlined in FS Specification 5100-606. 

For additional information on identifying non-specification shelters, please view ETC Safety Warning 23-01.

References:

ETC Safety Warning 25-001: Non-specification fire shelters

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee

ETC Safety Warning 23-01

Paul Gleason Lead by Example Awards

Date: January 14, 2025
Contact: Leadership Committee

The NWCG Leadership Committee has awarded the 2023 Paul Gleason “Lead By Example” awards to individuals in the categories of Initiative and Innovation, Mentoring and Teamwork, and Motivation and Vision, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Congratulations to the awardees:

  • Sam Bowen, Superintendent of the Mark Twain Veteran Crew with the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Greg Titus, Zone Fire Management Officer for the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Renae Crippen, Manager of the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center with the U.S. Forest Service.
  • Eric Carlson, Instructor with OMNA International.

References:

Paul Gleason Lead by Example Award

Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program

Interview with Paul Gleason

Updated NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518

Date: December 19, 2024
Contact: Water Scooper Operations Unit

The NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating water scooping aircraft on interagency wildland fires. These standards should be used in conjunction with the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision (SAS), PMS 505, and any local, state, or geographic/regional water scooping plans.

References:

NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518

Updated NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505

Date: December 19, 2024
Contact: Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee

The Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee has updated the NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505. PMS 505 establishes standards for aerial supervision operations for national interagency wildland fire operations. 

References:

NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision, PMS 505