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NWCG Publication Catalog

NWCG publications and web portals are the primary vehicles by which NWCG standards are transmitted. NWCG's Publication Management System (PMS) includes standards, guides, job aids, position taskbooks, training curricula, and other documents. Publications are distributed through hardcopy print, web pages, mobile device applications, and other digital media. NWCG web portals include key information that is updated on a continuous schedule.

How to Navigate Publication Catalog

To see all additional associated documents and supporting materials, click on link under PMS# / Publication Details.
To view/open a publication, click on link under Publication Type / View Publication.
To see committee details related to a publication's steward click on link under Steward / Committee Page.

 

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Publication Title PMS # / Publication Details Publication Type / View Publication Date Published Steward / Committee Page
10 and 18 Poster 110-18 Portal 2020-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
10 Standard Firefighting Orders 110 Portal 2020-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
10 y 18 Cartel 110-18-ES Portal 2020-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
18 Watch Out Situations 118 Portal 2020-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
A Preparedness Guide for Wildland Firefighters and Their Families 600 PDF 2022-02 Mental Health Subcommittee
AD Pay Plan Matrix IBC-01 Portal 2021-06 Incident Business Committee
Aerial Supervision Logbook 509 PDF 2014-06 National Interagency Aviation Committee
Agency Administrator’s Guide To Critical Incident Management 926 PDF 2008-07 Risk Management Committee, Risk Management Committee
Basic Land Navigation 475 PDF 2016-05 Incident and Position Standards Committee
Buying Team Extension Request Form 902-3 PDF 2022-06 Incident Business Committee
Buying Team Incident Waybill 902-1 PDF 2018-04 Incident Business Committee
Clinical Treatment Guidelines for Wildland Fire Medical Units 551 PDF 2012-07 Emergency Medical Committee
Comportamiento Incidental Form 935-2 PDF 2012-08 Incident Business Committee
Delivering Tactical Decision Games Using Sand Table Exercises 468 Portal 2011-02 Leadership Committee
Design and Delivery of Tactical Decision Games 468-1 PDF 2018-08 Leadership Committee
Emergency Facilities & Land Use Agreement 902-2 PDF 2020-07 Incident Business Committee
Federal Wildland Fire Temporary Tower Request Form 520-3 PDF 2024-05 Interagency Airspace Subcommittee
Fire Behavior Field Reference Guide 437 Portal 2021-03 Fire Behavior Subcommittee
Fire Behavior Nomograms 436-3 PDF 1992-03 Fire Behavior Subcommittee
Fire Weather 425-1 Portal 2021-06 Fire Weather Subcommittee
Fire Weather Cloud Chart 438 PDF 2016-08 Fire Weather Subcommittee
Fireline Handbook Appendix B: Fire Behavior 410-2 PDF 2006-04 Fire Behavior Subcommittee
Fitness and Work Capacity 304-2 PDF 2009-12 Risk Management Committee
Gaining an Understanding of the National Fire Danger Rating System 932 PDF 2002-07 Fire Danger Subcommittee
Guia de Respuesta de Incidente de Bolsillo 461-ES PDF 2022-08 Incident Operations Subcommittee
Guide to Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species Transport by Wildland Fire Operations 444 PDF 2017-01 Invasive Species Subcommittee
Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination 412 PDF 2016-04 Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee
Hazard Relief Participant Request Form 520-1 PDF 2024-05 Interagency Airspace Subcommittee
ICS Forms NIMSIC-01 Portal National Incident Management System Integration Committee
Incident Behavior Form 935-1 PDF 2012-08 Incident Business Committee
Incident Commander's Organizer 206 PDF 2015-03 Incident Operations Subcommittee
Interagency Emergency Helicopter Extraction Source List 512 Portal 2023-03 Helicopter Short Haul Unit, Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
Job Aids J-XXX Portal Incident and Position Standards Committee
Las 10 Normas Para Combatir Incendios 110-ES Portal 2020-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
Las 18 Situaciones Que Gritan Cuidado 118-ES Portal 2020-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
LCES Decal 472 Image 2017-02 Risk Management Committee
Leading in the Wildland Fire Service 494-2 PDF 2007-01 Leadership Committee
National Fire Danger Rating System Reference Materials (CD-ROM) 933 CD-ROM 2010-06 Fire Danger Subcommittee
NWCG Aircraft Dispatch Form 250 PDF 2021-06 National Coordination System Committee, National Interagency Aviation Committee
NWCG Airtanker Base Directory 507 EGP Site 2021-04 Airtanker Base Application Unit, Interagency Airtanker Base Subcommittee
NWCG Aviation Mishap Response Guide and Checklist 503 PDF 2021-02 Aviation Risk Management Subcommittee
NWCG Aviation Risk Management Workbook 530-1 Portal 2021-10 Aviation Risk Management Subcommittee
NWCG Aviation Technical Assistance Directory 504 Portal 2023-06 National Interagency Aviation Committee
NWCG Data Management Strategy 940 PDF 2018-03 Data Management Committee
NWCG Data Standards 910 Portal 2021-01 Data Standards and Terminology Board
NWCG Fire Environment Poster 439 PDF 2020-03 Fire Behavior Subcommittee
NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Guide 474 PDF 2023-06 Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee
NWCG Fire Prevention Education Team Host Unit Guide 464 PDF 2023-06 Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee
NWCG Geographic Information System Specialist (GISS) Workflow 936-1 Portal 2023-12 Geospatial Subcommittee
NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire 205 Portal Data Standards and Terminology Board
NWCG Guide for Wildland Fire Modules 431 PDF 2022-08 Fire Use Subcommittee
NWCG Guide to Fire Behavior Assessment 437-1 PDF 2023-02 Fire Behavior Subcommittee
NWCG Guide to Fire Weather Forecasts 425 Portal 2021-06 Fire Weather Subcommittee
NWCG High Pressure Portable Pump Instructions Poster 460 PDF 2022-03 National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee, Motorized Equipment Unit
NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) 461 PDF 2022-01 Incident Operations Subcommittee
NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 1: Fire Supplies and Equipment 449-1 Portal 2023-05 National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 2: Publications 449-2 Portal 2023-04 National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
NWCG Passenger / Crew and Cargo Manifest 245 PDF 2019-06 National Interagency Aviation Committee
NWCG Position Specific Standards 350 Portal 2022-08 Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Prescribed Fire Plan Template 484-1 PDF 2021-12 Fire Use Subcommittee
NWCG Prescribed Fire Summary and Final Complexity Worksheet 424-1 PDF 2022-03 Fire Use Subcommittee
NWCG Report on Wildland Firefighter Fatalities in the United States: 2007-2016 841 PDF 2017-12 Risk Management Committee
NWCG Single Resource Casual Hire Information 934 PDF 2022-07 Incident Business Committee
NWCG Smoke and Roadway Safety Pocket Card 477-1 PDF 2021-07 Smoke Committee
NWCG Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed Fire 420-3 PDF 2020-11 Technical Smoke Topics Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Aerial Ignition 501 PDF 2021-01 Interagency Aerial Ignition Unit, Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision 505 PDF 2023-12 Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Airspace Coordination 520 PDF 2024-05 Interagency Airspace Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations 508 PDF 2024-05 Interagency Airtanker Base Subcommittee, Standards for Airtanker Base Operations Unit
NWCG Standards for Aviation Risk Management 530 PDF 2021-05 Aviation Risk Management Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Aviation Transport of Hazardous Materials 513 PDF 2018-02 National Interagency Aviation Committee
NWCG Standards for Course Delivery 901-1 Portal 2020-06 Training Delivery Committee
NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc) 277 PDF 2022-07 Incident Planning Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Fire Equipment Storage And Refurbishing 448 Portal 2022-07 Refurbishment Unit, National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations 515 PDF 2024-04 Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Fire Weather Stations 426-3 PDF 2019-03 Fire Weather Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Geospatial Operations 936 Portal 2023-03 Geospatial Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Ground Ignition Equipment 443 PDF 2019-02 Ground Ignition Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Helicopter Operations 510 PDF 2023-05 Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee, Standards for Helicopter Operations Unit
NWCG Standards for Interagency Cooperator Type 2 and 3 Helicopters 525-1 PDF 2021-08 National Interagency Aviation Committee
NWCG Standards for Interagency Incident Business Management 902 PDF 2024-05 Incident Business Committee
NWCG Standards for M-2002 Fire Shelter 411 Portal 2023-05 Fire Shelter and Personal Protective Equipment Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface 052 PDF 2023-05 Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee
NWCG Standards for Prescribed Fire Planning and Implementation 484 PDF 2022-05 Fire Use Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) 309 PDF 2022-01 Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Standards for Transporting Fuel 442 PDF 2019-10 Ground Ignition Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Unit Identifiers 931 PDF 2022-09 Unit Identifier Board
NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations 518 PDF 2024-03 Interagency Water Scooper Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Wildfire Prevention: Recreation Areas and Patrols 456 PDF 2018-03 Communication Education and Prevention Committee
NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Chainsaw Operations 212 PDF 2022-06 Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire First Aid 560 PDF 2023-03 Emergency Medical Committee
NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Module Operations 430 PDF 2019-03 Fire Use Subcommittee, Wildland Fire Module Unit
NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications 310-1 Portal 2023-01 Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Resource Typing 200 Portal 2021-12 National Interagency Aviation Committee, Equipment Technology Committee, Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Training Course Completion Certificate 921-1 Print 2020-10 Training Delivery Committee
NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart 308 PDF 2024-02 Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment 236 PDF 2024-06 Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Wildland Fire Staff Ride Guide 470 PDF 2023-08 Leadership Curriculum Management Subcommittee
NWCG Work Capacity Test Administrator's Guide 307 PDF 2023-11 Risk Management Committee
Position Task Books 311 Portal 2021-03 Incident and Position Standards Committee
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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