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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 (*) in the table below 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 IDQR
Advanced Faller FAL1 Operations HTTFS Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29496 32953
Basic Faller FAL3 Operations HTTFS Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29487 32948
Crew Boss, Single Resource CRWB Operations IOSC Approved 29489 32554
Crew Representative CREP Operations IOSC Approved 29488 32754
Division/Group Supervisor* DIVS Operations IOSC Approved 29532 32550
Engine Boss, Single Resource ENGB Operations IOSC Approved 29491 32571
Felling Boss, Single Resource FELB Operations HTTFS Risk Management Committee Approved 29492 32568
Firefighter Type 1 Squad Boss FFT1 Operations IOSC Approved 29484 32609
Firefighter Type 2 Crewmember FFT2 Operations IOSC Approved 29495 32612
Firing Boss, Single Resource FIRB Operations FMC Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29493 32565
Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource HEQB Operations IOSC Approved 29490 32575
Intermediate Faller FAL2 Operations HTTFS Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved 29497 32950
Operations Branch Director OPBD Operations IOSC Approved 29576 32944
Operations Section Chief Complex OSCC Operations IOSC Approved 36920 36924
Operations Section Chief Type 1* OSC1 Operations IOSC Approved 29577 32938
Operations Section Chief Type 2* OSC2 Operations IOSC Approved 29615 32935
Operations Section Chief Type 3* OPS3 Operations IOSC Approved 29614 32941
Staging Area Manager STAM Operations IOSC Approved 29494 32932
Strike Team Leader Crew STCR Operations IOSC Approved 29618 32615
Strike Team Leader Engine STEN Operations IOSC Approved 29619 32618
Strike Team Leader Heavy Equipment STEQ Operations IOSC Approved 29620 32621
Structure Protection Specialist STPS Operations IOSC Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee Approved 29579 32863
Task Force Leader TFLD Operations IOSC Approved 29621 32606
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2025 Professional Reading Program

Date: February 18, 2025
Contact: Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program (WFLDP)

The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program is announcing the 2025 Professional Reading list! The goal of the annual reading list is to promote the reading and discussion of the books throughout the year.

The five books chosen for this year are: Surf When You Can by Brett Crozier, Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Elephant Company by Vicki Constantine Croke, Simply Managing by Henry Mintzberg, and Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Metcalf.

References:

Professional Reading Program

Task Group Volunteers Needed to Update the Property Loss or Damage Report, OF 289

Date: February 5, 2025
Contact: Julie Bennett, Incident Business Committee Chair

The Incident Business Committee (IBC) is requesting volunteers for a new task group to revise the 1981 version of the Property Loss or Damage Report, OF 289 and create an incident replacement job aid. The volunteers may be recruited from within or outside the Geographic Area Incident Business Committees.

References:

IBC Memorandum 25-02

IBC Correspondence

2025 Updates to the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1

Date: February 4, 2025
Contact: Incident and Position Standards Committee

The NWCG Incident and Position Standards Committee has updated the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1. 

These updates address changes to incident position names and requirements for qualification, training, and experience. Updates related to the implementation of Complex Incident Management (CIM) are also included.  

The NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart, PMS 308 has also been updated to reflect the recent changes.

References:

NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1

NWCG Wildland Fire Position Qualification Flowchart, PMS 308

NWCG Memo: 2025-01 January 2025 Updates to the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Positions Qualifications, PMS 310-1

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee Releases Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters

Date: January 15, 2025
Contact: Equipment Technology Committee

The Equipment Technology Committee (ETC) has released Safety Warning: 25-001 Non-specification fire shelters. Non-specification fire shelters claiming to meet Forest Service (FS) fire shelter specification 5100-606 were first found in February of 2023. As of September 2024, non-specification shelters are again being advertised and sold on the open market.

This Safety Warning outlines details and recommended procedures to purchase FS specification shelters made with materials and components that meet performance criteria and toxicity testing requirements outlined in FS Specification 5100-606. 

For additional information on identifying non-specification shelters, please view ETC Safety Warning 23-01.

References:

ETC Safety Warning 25-001: Non-specification fire shelters

NWCG Equipment Technology Committee

ETC Safety Warning 23-01