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PMS 110-18

10 and 18 Poster, PMS 110-18

The 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the 18 Watch Out Situations, as referenced in the NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461, provide wildland firefighters with a set of consistent best practices and a series of scenarios to be mindful of when responding to a wildland fire.

The 18 Watch Out Situations are more specific and cautionary, describing situations that expand the 10 Standard Firefighting Orders with the intent that if firefighters follow the Standard Firefighting Orders and are alerted to the 18 Watch Out Situations, much of the risk of firefighting can be reduced.

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Order the 36" x 24" NWCG 10 & 18 Poster, NFES 002638, from the NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2

Las 10 Normas Para Combatir Incendios y las 18 Situaciones Que Gritan Cuidado, como son referidas en la Guía de Respuesta de Incidente de Bolsillo (GRI/IRPG), PMS 461ES, proporcionan  a  combatientes forestales un conjunto consistente de mejores prácticas y una serie de escenarios para tomar en cuenta al responder a un incendio forestal.

Las 10 Normas Para Combatir Incendios están organizadas de manera deliberada y secuencial para se implementadas sistemáticamente y aplicadas a todas las situaciones de incendio.

Las 18 Situaciones que Gritan Cuidado son más específicas y cautelosas, describiendo situaciones que amplifican las 10 Normas Para Combatir Incendios con la intención de que si combatientes siguen las Normas Para Combatir Incendio y son advertidos a las 18 Situaciones Que Gritan Cuidado, gran parte del riesgo del combate de incendios se puede reducir.

Ordenar el 36" x 24" NWCG 10 & 18 Cartel, NFES 002640, NWCG NFES Catalog - Part 2: Publications, PMS 449-2

A poster with individual line art drawings of the 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and 18 Watchout Situations used to educate wildland firefighters of the dangers and situations to be aware of.

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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.

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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.

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NWCG Wildland Fire Risk and Complexity Assessment, PMS 236

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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.

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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.

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PMS 902