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NWCG Incident Position Standards Catalog

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PMS Title PMS #/Details Position Code View Portal/PDF Publication Date Steward
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Crew Boss, Single Resource 350-98 CRWB PDF 2024-05 Incident Operations Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Aircraft Base Radio Operator 350-87 ABRO PDF 2024-06 Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Safety Officer, Field 350-81 SOFF PDF 2024-07 Risk Management Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 350-74 RXB2 PDF 2024-05 Fuels Management Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Aircraft Dispatcher 350-67 ACDP PDF 2025-03 National Coordination System Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Initial Attack Dispatcher 350-60 IADP PDF 2025-01 National Coordination System Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Recorder 350-59 EDRC PDF 2024-10 National Coordination System Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher 350-58 EDSD PDF 2024-10 National Coordination System Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher 350-57 EDSP PDF 2024-11 National Coordination System Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Expanded Dispatch Coordinator 350-56 CORD PDF 2024-11 National Coordination System Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Personnel Time Recorder 350-53 PTRC PDF 2024-09 Incident Business Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Equipment Time Recorder 350-51 EQTR PDF 2024-09 Incident Business Committee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Medical Unit Leader 350-39 MEDL PDF 2024-08 Incident Medical Unit Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Status/Check-In Recorder 350-32 SCKN PDF 2024-07 Incident Planning Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Resources Unit Leader 350-27 RESL PDF 2025-01 Incident Planning Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Documentation Unit Leader 350-25 DOCL PDF 2024-11 Incident Planning Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Helicopter Crewmember, DRAFT 350-22 HECM PDF 2023-12 Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Demobilization Unit Leader 350-115 DMOB PDF 2025-01 Incident Planning Subcommittee
NWCG Incident Position Standards for Felling Boss, Single Resource 350-107 FELB PDF 2024-06 Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee
NWCG Position-Specific Standards for Operations Section Chiefs 350-08 OSCC PDF 2022-08 Incident and Position Standards Committee
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NWCG Latest Announcements

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

Incident Position Standards and Next Gen Position Task Books Now Available for Dispatch Incident Positions

Date: March 5, 2025
Contact: National Coordination System Committee

NWCG is excited to announce that Incident Position Standards and Next Generation Position Task Books are now available for all six Dispatch positions:

  • Aircraft Dispatcher
  • Expanded Dispatch Coordinator
  • Expanded Dispatch Recorder
  • Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher
  • Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher
  • Initial Attack Dispatcher

The Performance Support Packages for these positions, including the Expanded Dispatch Job Aid, J-601 and the Initial Attack and Aircraft Dispatcher Job Aid, J-602, were developed as part of the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort. These resources support trainees, qualified personnel, and evaluators in their roles.

Any changes to qualification pathways will take effect with the next update of the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1.

References:

NWCG Aircraft Dispatcher Position Page 

NWCG Expanded Dispatch Coordinator Position Page 

NWCG Expanded Dispatch Recorder Position Page 

NWCG Expanded Dispatch Supervisory Dispatcher Position Page 

NWCG Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher Position Page 

NWCG Initial Attack Dispatcher Position Page 

NWCG Job Aids 

Incident Position Standards and the Next Generation Position Task Books Now Available for DMOB, DOCL, and RESL

Date: February 28, 2025
Contact: Incident Operations Subcommittee

NWCG is excited to announce that Incident Position Standards and the Next Generation Position Task Books are now available for Demobilization Unit Leader (DMOB), Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL), and Resources Unit Leader (RESL).

The Performance Support Packages for these positions, including a job aid for RESL, were developed as part of the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort. These resources support trainees, qualified personnel, and evaluators in their respective roles.

Any changes to qualification pathways will take effect with the next update of the NWCG Standards for Wildland Fire Position Qualifications, PMS 310-1.

References:

NWCG Demobilization Unit Leader Position Page 

NWCG Documentation Unit Leader Position Page 

NWCG Resources Unit Leader Position Page