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  1. NFDRS2016 Overview
    1. Orientation (ppt)
    2. NFDRS - A National System (video)

      Time:  2:42
    3. NFDRS - New Science & Technology (video)

      Time:  9:25
  2. NIFC ArcGIS On-Line (AGOL) Setup - NIFC ArcGIS On-Line (AGOL) Set-up and Familiarization
  3. Delineation of Response Zones - The Relationship of Response Zones to Fire Danger Rating
  4. Building a FireFamilyPlus Database
    1. Weather Data.
    2. Fire Data.
    3. Custom Agencies.
  5. Evaluation
    1. NFDRS2016 Evaluation. - Is there a new version of this?
    2. NFDRS2016 Evaluation PPT. - This does not match - Jeff uploaded a new version on 4/17
    3. All FDRAs BI FM Y Graph Mean/Min/Max Staffing Response Levels 09-16-2019. - Are these documents still accurate?
    4. ERC BI Comparison Charts 07-17-2019.
    5. Lesson 6 – Setting Up NFDRS2016 in WIMS. 
    6. Rays Valley Comparison.
    7. SEZ 2 Week Hourly Analysis 08-18-2019.

 

Unit/Topic Presentations Materials
Slide 1 of Lesson #1 for Intent, Policy, and Guidance for Fire Danger Rating and implementing NFDRS2016

Lesson #1 – Intent, Policy, and Guidance for Fire Danger Rating and implementing NFDRS2016

 
Slide 1 of Lesson #2 for Using Fire Danger Products to Manage Readiness, Risk, and Response Decisions

Lesson #2 – Using Fire Danger Products to Manage Readiness, Risk, and Response Decisions
Slide 1 of Lesson #3 for Fire Danger Rating Components, Applications, and Management Tools

Lesson #3 – Fire Danger Rating Components, Applications, and Management Tools
Slide 1 of Lesson #4 Part 1 for NFDRS: Overview, History, & New Science

Lesson #4
Slide 1 of Lesson #5 for FDOP Case Study

Lesson #5 – FDOP Case Study
Slide 1 of Lesson #6 for NFDRS2016 – Implementation and Evaluation

Lesson #6 for NFDRS2016 – Implementation and Evaluation
Slide 1 of Lesson #7 for Fire Danger Rating Areas

Lesson #7 – Fire Danger Rating Areas
Slide 1 of Lesson #8 for ArcGIS On-Line (AGOL)

Lesson #8 – ArcGIS On-Line (AGOL)
Slide 1 of Lesson #9 for Framing the Fire Occurrence

Lesson #9 – Framing the Fire Occurrence
Slide 1 of Lesson #10 for Weather Stations

Lesson #10 – Weather Stations
Slide 1 of Lesson #11 for Fire Danger Operating Procedures, Decision Classes, and Management Actions

Lesson #11 – Fire Danger Operating Procedures, Decision Classes, and Management Actions
Slide 1 of Lesson #12 for Applied Statistics for FireFamilyPlus

Lesson #12 – Applied Statistics for FireFamilyPlus
Slide 1 of Lesson #13 for FPOD Case Study

Lesson #13 – FPOD Case Study
  • Guide Lesson ​13   - Material is a Word document with a fillable discussion area for instructors.
Slide 1 of Lesson #14 for Defining Breakpoints and Thresholds

Lesson #14 – Defining Breakpoints and Thresholds
Slide 1 of Lesson #15 for Fire Preparedness Plans and their Relationship to the FDOP

Lesson #15 – Fire Preparedness Plans and their Relationship to the FDOP
Slide 1 of Lesson #16 for Case Study

Lesson #16 – Case Study

 

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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