nwcg.govNWCG Training Catalog NWCG

") ") NWCG Toggle navigation Executive Board About Correspondence Meeting Minutes NWCG Charter NWCG Staff NWCG Training Development Program Budget Advisory Unit Partners and Agreements Steering Committees AA Advanced Wildland Fire Curriculum Steering Committee Fire Program Management Curriculum Steering Committee Committees Committee Organization List of Committees Master NWCG Roster NWCG Master Committee Charter Organizational Types Committee Roles and Membership Information Member-Specific Rosters Bureau of Indian Affairs Roster Bureau of Land Management Roster Fish & Wildlife Service Roster Forest Service Roster Intertribal Timber Council Roster International Association of Fire Chiefs Roster National Association of State Foresters Roster National Park Service Roster US Fire Administration Roster Other Roster Training Liaisons Roster Publications Publication Catalog Training Catalog Position Task Books (PTBs) - NWCG PTBs - Agency Specific PTBs Publication and Web Portal Management ICS Forms NFES Catalogs & Ordering Information Positions Position Catalog Committee Assignments IPD Development Air Operations Command Dispatch Finance/ Administration Logistics Operations Planning Prescribed Fire Prevention and Investigation Training Training Catalog RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) Training Quicklinks Job Aids Position Task Books (PTBs) - NWCG PTBs - Agency Specific PTBs Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program FEMA Course Information Tool Box Systems Improvement Standards Management Cycle How to Become a Wildland Firefighter Budget Guidance Communications Communications Guidance Correspondence Templates Web Platform Guidance and Support Data Standards, PMS 910 NFES Catalog & Ordering Information NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire, PMS 205 FirePix Photo Library Submit Innovative Ideas State Member Travel Guidance WFIT Search View Navigation The National Wildfire Coordinating Group Mission The National Wildfire Coordinating Group provides national leadership to enable interoperable wildland fire operations among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners. Primary objectives include: Establish national interagency wildland fire operations standards. Recognize that the decision to adopt standards is made independently by the NWCG members and communicated through their respective directives systems. Establish wildland fire position standards, qualifications requirements, and performance support capabilities (e.g. training courses, job aids) that enable implementation of NWCG standards. Support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals: to restore and maintain resilient landscapes; create fire adapted communities; and respond to wildfires safely and effectively. Establish information technology (IT) capability requirements for wildland fire. Ensure that all NWCG activities contribute to safe, effective, and coordinated national interagency wildland fire operations. ⇒ Member Agencies Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Department of the Interior) Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior) Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S. Department of the Interior) Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture) International Association of Fire Chiefs Intertribal Timber Council National Association of State Foresters National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior) United States Fire Administration (Federal Emergency Management Agency) ⇒ NWCG Standards NWCG standards establish common practices and requirements that enable efficient and coordinated national interagency wildland fire operations. These standards may include guidelines, procedures, processes, best practices, specifications, techniques, and methods. NWCG standards are interagency by design; however, the decision to adopt and utilize them is made independently by the individual member agencies and communicated through their respective directives systems. Incident Position standards are a component of NWCG standards. They enable consistent and uniform performance by personnel mobilized by position under NIMS-ICS principles. Incident position standards include incident position descriptions (duties and responsibilities) and position qualification requirements for training, experience, physical fitness, and position currency. ⇒ NWCG History The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) was established in 1976 through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior. The memorandum defined the function and purpose of NWCG as follows: To establish an operational group designed to coordinate programs of the participating agencies so as to avoid wasteful duplication and to provide a means of constructively working together. Its goal is to provide more effective execution of each agency’s fire management program. The Group provides a formalized system to agree upon standards of training, equipment, aircraft, suppression priorities, and other operational areas. Agreed upon policies, standards, and procedures are implemented directly through regular agency channels.” Twelve working teams” and a number of sub-teams, comprised of member agency leaders and experts in various fields, were established in functional areas such as fire equipment, fire weather, incident operations, training, and incident business. These teams led the initial effort to achieve a broad national standardization in key areas of wildland fire management. Listed in the order of which they joined, current NWCG members are: U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Association of State Foresters U.S. Fire Administration Intertribal Timber Council International Association of Fire Chiefs Fifteen primary committees and a number of subordinate groups - again representing the key functional areas in wildland fire management - continue the work of their predecessors. And although individual members are different and agency membership has evolved, the primary mission remains largely unchanged. NWCG continues to provide leadership for a seamless response to wildland fire across the nation. Bulletin Board Sign Up for NWCG’s Mailing List Pick the types of information you want to receive directly to your inbox, edit your selections any time. Make your selections here View Past NWCG Mailings Popular Topics 6 Minutes for Safety Training Courses How To Become a Wildland Firefighter NWCG Position Task Books RT-130 (WFSTAR) Publications PMS 310-1 RT-130 (WFSTAR) Catalog ICS Forms S-130, Firefighter Training For NWCG Updates follow us on Twitter NWCG Members: Contact Us: NWCG Comments & Questions | USA.GOV | Notices | Accessibility | Copyrights | Linking Policy | Records Management |...