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Weather Information Management System (WIMS)

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The Weather Information Management System (WIMS)

WIMS, a web-based application, is a comprehensive system that allows users to manage weather and fire danger information. WIMS serves as the host for the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS 2016). A User account is necessary to access the WIMS website and its functions.

WIMS How-To Videos

WIMS Tech Notes

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WIMS provides users with the following functionality:

  • Timely access to weather observations from Remote Automate Weather Stations (RAWS)
  • Calculation of NFDRS2016 output values for RAWS and RAWS groupings
  • Automatic transfer of weather observations from WIMS to the NWS 
  • Automatic transfer of weather forecasts from the NWS to WIMS
  • Data manipulation and display functions
  • User edit access control functions
  • Since WIMS is web based the observations are available for use in other online services including WFAS
     

WIMS data is password protected. A NESS Application Portal (NAP) logon ID is required. 
Request a NAP user account 

If you already have a NAP account, 
Access WIMS observations

If you already have a NAP account, 
Access raw weather data

 

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