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Electronic Library

This section will provide various library resources.

Baird, Robert Arthur, "Pyro-Terrorism: The Threat of Arson Induced Forest Fires as a Future Terrorist Weapon of Mass Destruction," 2005, Marine Corps University.

Brauneis, Karl. "A Blackwater Comparison," 2005, Eighth International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, April 26-28, 2005.  Missoula, MT.

Gleason, Paul "Lookouts, Communication, Escape Routes and Safety Zones, "LCES", June 1991.

Keller, Paul, editor, "Searching For and Recovering the Space Shuttle Columbia, Documenting the USDA Forest Service Role in the Unprecedented 'All-Risk' Incident, February 1 through May 10, 2003", US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

Kobziar, Leda N.,  et. al., "Challenges to Educating the Next Generation of Wildland Fire Professionals in the United States", Journal of Forestry, Volume 107, Issue 7, October 2009, Pages 339–345.

Putnam, Ted Ph.D., "The Collapse of Decision Making and Organizational Structure on Storm King Mountain," 1996, Findings From the Wildland Firefighters Human Factors Workshop, Missoula, MT: USDA Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center,.

Putnam, Ted, Ph.D., "The Ten Standard Firefighting Orders:  Can Anyone Follow Them?", 2002

Saenz, Lt. Col. Manuel "The Ten Rules of Followership", This article was prepared especially for AU-24, Concepts for Air Force Leadership.

Reugebrink, Michelle, NBC-HWC, IHCP, ICF-MCC, ACE-CPT, MBSR (Certified), Mindfulness & Resiliency Program Manager and Master Certified Coach /Federal Internal Coach POC for USDA & OPM  "Gaining Perspective on Negative Events" , U.S. Forest Service.

Waldron, Alexis, Alarid, Mike, "Becoming Authentic:  The Heart of Leadership in Wildland Fire Management";  Fire Management Today, No.75-2, pp.45-48 (2017), Forest Service.

Waldron, Alexis L.; Schary, David P.; Cardinal, Bradley J. 2015. "Measuring wildland fire leadership: the crewmember perceived leadership scale", International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24: 1168-1175.

 

 

 

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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.

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2025 Core Component Module Package

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514