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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 IDQR
Assistant Area Commander, Planning ACPC Planning IPS Approved 29580 32929
Demobilization Unit Leader* DMOB Planning IPS Approved 29530 32926
Display Processor DPRO Planning IPS Approved 29531 32920
Documentation Unit Leader* DOCL Planning IPS Approved 29533 32923
Field Observer FOBS Planning IPS Approved 29534 32917
Fire Behavior Analyst FBAN Planning FBSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29535 33018
Fire Effects Monitor FEMO Planning FMC Incident Planning Subcommittee, Smoke Committee Approved 29536 33024
Geographic Information System Specialist* GISS Planning GSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29537 32791
Human Resource Specialist HRSP Planning HRSPU Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29612 32914
Incident Training Specialist TNSP Planning IPS Approved 29635 32889
Infrared Interpreter IRIN Planning GSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29616 32794
Interagency Resource Representative IARR Planning NCSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29613 32911
Long Term Fire Analyst LTAN Planning FBSC Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29617 33021
Planning Section Chief Complex PSCC Planning IPS Approved 36927 36934
Planning Section Chief Type 1* PSC1 Planning IPS Approved 29581 32908
Planning Section Chief Type 2* PSC2 Planning IPS Approved 29630 32904
Planning Section Chief Type 3* PSC3 Planning IPS Approved 29631 32901
Resources Unit Leader* RESL Planning IPS Approved 29632 32898
Situation Unit Leader* SITL Planning IPS Approved 29634 32892
Status/Check-In Recorder SCKN Planning IPS Approved 29633 32895
Strategic Operational Planner SOPL Planning FMC Fire Environment Committee, Incident Planning Subcommittee Approved 29582 32867
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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.

References:

2025 Core Component Module Package

2024 Fire Year in Review Module

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.

References:

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.

References:

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.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Operations, PMS 514