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List of Committees

NWCG committees and subgroups are established and organized to accomplish the overall NWCG mission. They provide leadership to and represent the major functional areas of wildland fire management.

Name Acronym Parent Committee
6 Minutes for Safety Risk Management Committee
Airtanker Base Application Working Group Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Airtanker Base Operational Risk Management Working Group Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Airtanker Base Operations Unit Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
Airtanker Base Training and Qualifications Working Group Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Airtanker Operations Unit Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
Aviation Risk Management Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Cache Manager Unit National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
Communication Education and Prevention Committee
D510 Supervisory Dispatcher Course Steering Committee Dispatch Position and Curriculum Management Subcommittee
Data Management Committee
Data Standards and Terminology Board Data Management Committee
Data Strategy Implementation Subcommittee Data Management Committee
Dispatch Position and Curriculum Management Subcommittee National Coordination System Committee
Educational Technology Subcommittee Training Delivery Committee
Emergency Medical Committee
Equipment Technology Committee
Fire Behavior Subcommittee Fire Environment Committee
Fire Chemical Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
Fire Danger Curriculum Management Unit Fire Danger Subcommittee
Fire Danger Subcommittee Fire Environment Committee
Fire Environment Committee
Fire Environment Continuing Education Subcommittee Fire Environment Committee
Fire Environment Observation Unit Fire Weather Subcommittee
Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Fire Reporting Subcommittee Data Management Committee
Fire Shelter and Personal Protective Equipment Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
Fire Use Subcommittee Fuels Management Committee
Fire Weather Subcommittee Fire Environment Committee
Fuels Management Committee
Geospatial Curriculum Management Unit Geospatial Subcommittee
Geospatial Subcommittee Data Management Committee
Ground Ignition Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee Risk Management Committee
Helicopter Short Haul Unit Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee
Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Business Committee
Incident Command Subcommittee Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Human Resource Specialist Unit Incident Command Subcommittee
Incident Logistics Subcommittee Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Medical Unit Subcommittee Emergency Medical Committee
Incident Operations Subcommittee Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Planning Subcommittee Incident and Position Standards Committee
Interagency Aerial Ignition Unit Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Airspace Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Airtanker Board National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Aviation Training Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Cooperator Aircraft and Pilot Standards Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Fire Planning Committee
Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Helicopter Screening and Evaluation Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Invasive Species Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
Kit Unit National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
Leadership Committee
Leadership Curriculum Management Subcommittee Leadership Committee
Lightning Unit Fire Weather Subcommittee
M580 Fire in Ecosystem Management Course Steering Committee Fuels Management Committee
M581 Fire Program Management Course Steering Committee
M582 Agency Administrator Advanced Wildland Fire Course Steering Committee
Mental Health Subcommittee Risk Management Committee
Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
Motorized Equipment Unit National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
National Aerial Firefighting Academy Unit and Steering Committee Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
National Aerial Supervision Standardization Unit Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee
National Coordination System Committee
National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
National Incident Management System Integration Committee
National Interagency Aviation Committee
National Interagency Computer Aided Dispatch Subcommittee National Coordination System Committee
Position Naming Board Incident and Position Standards Committee
Public Information Officer Subcommittee Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Refurbishment Unit National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
Resource Advisor Subcommittee Interagency Fire Planning Committee
Risk Management Committee
RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Course Steering Committee Fuels Management Committee
S443 Infrared Interpreter for Incident Management Course Steering Committee Geospatial Subcommittee
S491 Intermediate National Fire Danger Rating System Course Steering Committee Fire Danger Subcommittee
S495 Geospatial Fire Analysis Interpretation and Application Course Steering Committee Fire Behavior Subcommittee
S520 S620 Course Steering Committee Incident and Position Standards Committee
S590 Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretations Course Steering Committee Fire Behavior Subcommittee
S591 Advanced National Fire Danger Rating System Course Steering Committee Fire Danger Subcommittee
Single Engine Airtanker Board National Interagency Aviation Committee
Single Engine Airtanker Working Group Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Smoke Committee
Smoke Managers Subcommittee Smoke Committee
Smoke Training Subcommittee Smoke Committee
Smokejumper Aircraft Screening and Evaluation Subcommittee National Interagency Aviation Committee
Standards for Airtanker Base Operations Working Group Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Standards for Helicopter Operations Unit Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
Technical Smoke Topics Subcommittee Smoke Committee
Training Delivery Committee
Unit Identifier Board Data Management Committee
Water Scooper Operations Unit Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Wildland Fire Module Unit Fire Use Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Subcommittee Equipment Technology Committee
Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee
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NWCG Latest Announcements

The Incident Position Standards and Next Generation Position Task Book are now available for Status/Check-In Recorder (SCKN)

Date: August 27, 2024
Contact: Incident Planning Subcommittee 

NWCG is excited to announce that the NWCG Incident Position Standards for Status/Check-In Recorder, PMS 350-32, NWCG Position Task Book for Status/Check-In Recorder (SCKN), PMS 311-32, and Checking In Resources Customer Service Job Aid, J-111 are now available.

The Performance Support Package, which for SCKN includes the Incident Position Standards, Next Generation Position Task Book, and job aid were developed through the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort. The Performance Support Package will support trainees, those qualified in the position, and evaluators.

References:

NWCG Status/Check-In Recorder Position Page

NWCG Incident Position Standards for Status/Check-In Recorder, PMS 350-32

NWCG Position Task Book for Status/Check-In Recorder (SCKN), PMS 311-32

Checking In Resources Customer Service Job Aid, J-111

The Next Generation Position Task Book and Incident Position Standards are now available for Safety Officer, Field (SOFF)

Date: July 26, 2024
Contact: Risk Management Committee 

NWCG is excited to announce that the NWCG Incident Position Standards for Safety Officer, Field, PMS 350-81 and NWCG Position Task Book for Safety Officer, Field (SOFF), PMS 311-81 are now available.

The Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) is responsible for monitoring operations on an incident from a risk management perspective to provide for the welfare of incident resources and the public. The new Incident Position Standards and Next Generation Position Task Book are developed through the Incident Performance and Training Modernization (IPTM) effort.

References:

NWCG Safety Officer, Field (SOFF) Position

NWCG Incident Position Standards for Safety Officer, Field, PMS 350-81

NWCG Position Task Book for Safety Officer, Field (SOFF), PMS 311-81

Updated NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc), PMS 277

Date: July 25, 2024
Contact: Incident Planning Subcommittee 

The Incident Planning Subcommittee has updated the NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc), PMS 277.

The NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc) establishes the standards for collection and retention of records on wildland fires. This July 2024 update will provide incident management teams the most current standards required to maintain incident records and submit them to host units at the close of an incident.

References:

NWCG Standards for Electronic Documentation (eDoc), PMS 277

eDoc Box Directory (zip file)

NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle Typing Standard Request for Comment

Date: July 24, 2024
Contact: Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee 

The Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee has released Equipment Bulletin 24-002 NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard - Request for Comment. This bulletin outlines the proposed NWCG OHV typing standard, as well as the business need for establishing the standard. Comments on the proposed standard will be accepted through August 15th using the comment form linked below.

References:

ETC-EB-2024-02: NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard - Request for Comment

NWCG Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Typing Standard Comment Form