Where do I get materials to deliver an NWCG course?

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NWCG intends to make all training and performance support content freely available from the website so it is fully interconnected, easily accessible, and can readily serve as reference material for students and practitioners. This effort is ongoing. While CDs/DVDs/USBs for some courses are no longer sold through the cache, other materials might be. Reference the NWCG Training Catalog for all courses and listings of course materials.

Instructor-Led Courses Available for Download from the NWCG Training Catalog:

Course Coordinators and instructors should download the materials from the catalog. Course Coordinators and instructors intending to use the WFLP to deliver these courses may load materials into the WFLP for their training sessions.

Instructor-Led Courses Available for Order (National Fire Equipment System [NFES]):

Course Coordinators and instructors must still order materials for many courses. Use the NWCG NFES Catalog – Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2, catalog and order form worksheet.

RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR):

See the RT-130, WFSTAR Catalog for information on delivering RT-130, WFSTAR courses.

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Where do I get materials to deliver an NWCG course?

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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.

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6 Minutes for Safety - 2024 Week of Remembrance

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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.

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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.

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