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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 (Click to View) PMS # / Publication Details Publication Type 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 2024-09 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
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 2025-03 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
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
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 Working Group, Airtanker Base Operations Unit
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 Guia de Respuesta de Incidente de Bolsillo 461-ES PDF 2025-01 Incident Operations Subcommittee
NWCG Guide for Wildland Fire Modules 431 PDF 2022-08 Fire Use Subcommittee
NWCG Guide to Fire Behavior Assessment 437-1 PDF 2024-12 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 Position Standards 350 Portal 2022-08 Incident and Position Standards Committee
NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) 461 PDF 2025-01 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 2025-04 National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
NWCG Passenger / Crew and Cargo Manifest 245 PDF 2019-06 National Interagency Aviation 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 2024-08 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 2025-03 Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Airspace Coordination 520 PDF 2024-05 Interagency Airspace Subcommittee
NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations 508 PDF 2025-03 Airtanker Base Operations Unit, Standards for Airtanker Base Operations Working Group
NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations 514 PDF 2025-02 Airtanker 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 2024-07 Training Delivery Committee
NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc) 277 PDF 2024-07 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 2025-04 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 Rapid Extraction Module Support 552 PDF 2024-06 Incident Medical Unit 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 2024-12 Water Scooper Operations Unit
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 2025-03 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 2025-02 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 2024-07 Training Delivery Committee
NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart 308 PDF 2025-01 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 Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide 053 PDF 2025-02 Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee
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
Prescribed Fire Complexity Rating System Guide 424 PDF 2017-07 Fire Use Subcommittee
Resource Advisor’s Guide for Wildland Fire 313 PDF 2017-08 Resource Advisor Subcommittee, Resource Advisor Subcommittee
Six Minutes For Safety RMC-01 Portal 2021-09 6 Minutes for Safety
Smoke and Roadway Safety Guide 477 PDF 2020-10 Smoke Committee
Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed and Wildland Fire 420-2 PDF 2001-12 Technical Smoke Topics Subcommittee
Temporary Flight Restriction Request Form 520-2 PDF 2024-05 Interagency Airspace Subcommittee
User Guide for Development and Maintenance of NWCG Data Standards 938 PDF 2017-06 Data Standards and Terminology Board
Water Handling Equipment Guide 447-1 PDF 2013-06 Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee
What is the Appropriate RAWS Network? 1003 PDF 2012-08 Fire Weather Subcommittee
Wildfire Prevention Strategies Guide 455 PDF 1998-03 Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Wildland Fire Fatality and Entrapment Initial Report 405-1 PDF 2016-01 Risk Management Committee
Wildland Urban Interface Wildfire Mitigation Desk Reference Guide 051 PDF 2019-06 Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee
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NWCG Latest Announcements

ETC Bulletin 25-001: Retrofitted Hot/Cold Beverage Kits - 2025 Field Season

Date: April 16, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Equipment Technology Committee

Due to spout failures and the associated risk of burn injuries, manufacturers have retrofitted the Hot/Cold Beverage Kits using a heat-shrinking band to secure the black spout at the insertion site. The updated kits feature a fluorescent label on each full kit assembly for easy identification. Catering units are encouraged to confirm the clear heat-shrinking bands are intact around each spout before filling.

ETC Bulletin 24-001 regarding Hot/Cold Beverage Kits has been archived and replaced by ETC Bulletin 25-001 for the 2025 season.

References:

NWCG Alerts

ETC-EB-25-001 Retrofitted Hot/Cold Beverage Kits

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Chainsaw Operations, PMS 212, and Next Generation Position Task Book for Basic Faller Are Now Available

Date: April 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee

The updated NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Chainsaw Operations, PMS 212, and NWCG Position Task Book for Basic Faller (FAL3), PMS 311-19 are now available.

The NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Chainsaw Operations, PMS 212 includes position standards designed to be used in conjunction with the Next Generation Position Task Book (Next Gen PTB). The Next Gen PTB for Basic Faller (FAL3) includes an evaluation guide with suggested rating elements to consider when assessing trainees.

References:

NWCG Standards For Wildland Fire Chainsaw Operations, PMS 212

NWCG Position Task Book for Basic Faller (FAL3), PMS 311-119

NWCG Basic Faller (FAL3)

RMC Memo 25-01: Summary of Updates to Safety Officer Positions

Date: April 9, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
RMC Member Eric Fransted

The Risk Management Committee (RMC) serves as the position steward for all Safety Officer incident positions and continues to improve position standards, training, and naming conventions. The implementation of Complex Incident Management (CIM) required changes to position titles. RMC collaborated with the NWCG Incident Position Standards Committee (IPSC) to propose and implement these updates. 

References:

RMC Memo 25-01: Summary of Updates to Safety Officer Positions 

NWCG Position Catalog

Updated, NWCG Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination, PMS 412

Date: April 8, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee

PMS 412 provides guidance for wildland fire investigations. This guide outlines recommended procedures, practices, techniques, and methods to promote a systematic approach. The last update to this publication was in 2016.

References:

NWCG Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination PMS 412