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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
Advanced Faller FAL1 Operations HTTFS Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29496
Basic Faller FAL3 Operations HTTFS Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29487
Crew Boss, Single Resource CRWB Operations IOSC Approved 29489
Crew Representative CREP Operations IOSC Approved 29488
Division/Group Supervisor* DIVS Operations IOSC Approved 29532
Engine Boss, Single Resource ENGB Operations IOSC Approved 29491
Felling Boss, Single Resource FELB Operations HTTFS Risk Management Committee Approved 29492
Firefighter Type 1 Squad Boss FFT1 Operations IOSC Approved 29484
Firefighter Type 2 Crewmember FFT2 Operations IOSC Approved 29495
Firing Boss, Single Resource FIRB Operations FMC Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29493
Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource HEQB Operations IOSC Approved 29490
Intermediate Faller FAL2 Operations HTTFS Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29497
Operations Branch Director OPBD Operations IOSC Approved 29576
Operations Section Chief Complex OSCC Operations IOSC Approved 36920
Operations Section Chief Type 1* OSC1 Operations IOSC Approved 29577
Operations Section Chief Type 2* OSC2 Operations IOSC Approved 29615
Operations Section Chief Type 3* OPS3 Operations IOSC Approved 29614
Staging Area Manager STAM Operations IOSC Approved 29494
Strike Team Leader Crew STCR Operations IOSC Approved 29618
Strike Team Leader Engine STEN Operations IOSC Approved 29619
Strike Team Leader Heavy Equipment STEQ Operations IOSC Approved 29620
Structure Protection Specialist STPS Operations IOSC Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee Approved 29579
Task Force Leader TFLD Operations IOSC Approved 29621
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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