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Mixmaster

Position Description

Duties

  • Reports to the Airtanker Base Manager.
  • Supervises mixing crew during mixing operations.
  • Ensures chemical fire retardants and suppressants are provided to airtanker(s) at the rate specified and for the expected duration.
  • Checks all accessory equipment such as valves, hoses, pumps, and tanks.
  • Takes immediate steps to obtain personnel and equipment to perform operations safely and efficiently.
  • Plans layout of the plant to conduct operations; is responsible for the cleanliness of the plant area.
  • Maintains quality control program for the retardant.
  • Logs and reports gallons loaded to aircraft timekeeper; maintains retardant and equipment records.
  • Ensures safety of personnel working around the plan; reports all hazards to airtanker base manager.
  • Maintains records of all equipment, replacement parts, catalogs, technical manuals, and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
  • Ensures OSHA regulations for plant safety are in place and monitored.

Position Knowledge and/or Requirements

  • S-130 Basic Firefighter
  • I-200 Basic ICS
  • S-270 Basic Air Operations
  • Basic Fixed wing Safety (OAS)
  • Airtanker types & capabilities; basic first aid; basic supervision
  • Mixmaster, Fire Ext training, hazardous material training

 

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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.

References:

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