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NWCG positions enable consistent and uniform performance by personnel mobilized by position under NIMS-ICS principles. The position catalog provides comprehensive information about each NWCG position, those for which NWCG establishes qualifications standards. Agency-specific positions such as those located in the Federal Wildland Fire Qualifications Supplement are not included in this catalog.

Positions denoted with an asterisk (*) use the established FEMA National Qualifications System all-hazard position as the baseline for the NWCG wildland fire position.

Note: Filter all IPDs using the IPD Status column to quickly see which ones are under review.

Position Title Position Code Functional Area Steward Key Stakeholders IPD Status ID
Assistant Area Commander, Planning ACPC Planning IPS Approved 29580
Demobilization Unit Leader* DMOB Planning IPS Approved 29530
Display Processor DPRO Planning IPS Approved 29531
Documentation Unit Leader* DOCL Planning IPS Approved 29533
Field Observer FOBS Planning IPS Approved 29534
Fire Behavior Analyst FBAN Planning FBSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29535
Fire Effects Monitor FEMO Planning FMC Incident Planning Subcommittee, Smoke Committee Approved 29536
Geographic Information System Specialist* GISS Planning GSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29537
Human Resource Specialist HRSP Planning HRSPU Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29612
Incident Training Specialist TNSP Planning IPS Approved 29635
Infrared Interpreter IRIN Planning GSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29616
Interagency Resource Representative IARR Planning NCSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29613
Long Term Fire Analyst LTAN Planning FBSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29617
Planning Section Chief Complex PSCC Planning IPS Approved 36927
Planning Section Chief Type 1* PSC1 Planning IPS Approved 29581
Planning Section Chief Type 2* PSC2 Planning IPS Approved 29630
Planning Section Chief Type 3* PSC3 Planning IPS Approved 29631
Resources Unit Leader* RESL Planning IPS Approved 29632
Situation Unit Leader* SITL Planning IPS Approved 29634
Status/Check-In Recorder SCKN Planning IPS Approved 29633
Strategic Operational Planner SOPL Planning FMC Fire Environment Committee, Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29582
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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.

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