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RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)

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Year Added Module Name WFSTAR Module Category Core Components RT-130 Module Image
2024
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Screen shot of the 2023 Fire Year in Review.
2024
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 new banner.
2023
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 None
2023
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Three images of medical incidents on a black background with a banner across upper left corner that reads NEW.
2023
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 None
2023
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of helicopter flying over trees with rappel team going down ropes.
2023
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 None
2023
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Screen shot of the 2022 Fire Year in Review.
2023
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 None
2023
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 A large plume of smoke spiraling up from a forest fire.
2023
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 None
2022
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Screen shot of Lauder Fire video screen with new banner on right.
2022
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Point Fire Intro Screen
2022
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Smokerjumper sitting at opening, getting ready to jump from plane.
2022
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Screen shot of Golden Gate Estates Fire video screen with new banner on right.
2022
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Firefighter walking on side of road looking at a burned out area with a fire truck sitting in burned out area in the distance.
2022
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Screen shot of the 2021 Fire Year in Review.
2022
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Man wearing hardhat, holding radio while watching a helicopter land in the distance.
2022
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Devils Creek Fire Entrapment screen shot
2022
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Man laying on ground with oxygen mask on and a hand holding his head.
2021
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Two women sitting outside under a tree. Woman on right with arm around shoulder of woman on left.
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 2020 Fire Year in Review icon
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 A group of roughly nine soldiers kneel and prepare to fire rocket launchers and weapons.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 A view from overhead of a burned fire truck in the middle of a burned fire area.
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Title over background of heavily burning sage and grasses with billowing plumes of dark smoke with new banner in upper right of image.
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 An armored tank drives across dirt.
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Two men looking up the trunk of a tree.
2021
  • Current Issues
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 An old dozer with operator at controls and a firefighter walking to right out of frame.
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Five army soldiers ready a rocket launcher.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Title slide with agency logos and UAS logo on background aerial of burning sage with new banner across upper right on image.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Animation of a flame front moving toward a tractor and fire engine. A cross hatch dozer line is between fire and equipment, and compass in top left corner.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Helicopter hovering over a landing area with banner announcing new across top right corner.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 2019 Year in Review text
2021
  • Local Topics
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 A fighter jet on tarmac with two other fighter jets lined up in background.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of fire burning with large cloud of smoke.
2021
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Silhouette of two firefighters walking up a hill beyond burned brush.
2020
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Firefighter with drip torch standing in a field.
2020
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of sawyer looking at large tree to be cut
2020
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Cartoon of person sleeping in a bed.
2020
  • Local Topics
 Image of zebra mussels
2020
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Firefighter talking on a radio.
2019
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Graphical image of the LCES commands with a man and an eye representing that he look around. With "NEW" banner.
2019
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of international fire crew in front of NIFC sign.
2019
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of Jack Wilson.
2019
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Group of wildland firefighters stand near a crash rescue kit.
2019
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Group of wildland firefighters hiking up a hill, carrying tools.
2019
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of someone holding chainsaw.
2019
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Photo of heavy smoke with truck barely visible coming down road. With "UPDATED" banner.
2019
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Group of wildland firefighters stand on hill looking down at flames in trees. With "UPDATED" banner.
2019
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of boat on a river with aircraft crew member hanging out door to look down.
2019
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Man standing in front of two white cross markers.
2018
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of California showing where shelters were deployed on the Indians Fire.
2018
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of California where Aerial image of California where shelters were deployed on the Seven Oak fire with updated banner in top right corner.
2018
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of South Dakota where the Alabaugh Fire occurred.
2018
  • Local Topics
 Photo of the United States with red circled overlaying portions of the country signifying season summary.
2018
  • Local Topics
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of Boise Bicycle Project logo with updated banner in upper left corner.
2018
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of Nevada where shelters were deployed on the Mudd Fire.
2018
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of California showing the Santiago Fire and where fire shelters were deployed with updated banner in upper right corner.
2018
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Image of a triangle depicting tier 1, 2, and 3.
2017
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a single engine air tanker making a retardant drop.
2017
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of Wyoming showing where shelters were deployed on the Little Venus fire.
2017
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a complete belt weather kit laid out on a table.
2017
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of four types of fuel that includes pinecones/twigs, logs, brush, and trees.
2017
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of the South Carolina coast where the Highway 31 fire occurred.
2017
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of a drone flying in the sky above smoke filled mountains.
2017
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of a firefighter holding a kestrel into the wind.
2017
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Cartoon image of a flame in the foreground of trees depicting flame length and height updated.
2017
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of firefighters preparing to airlift an injured person on a backboard.
2017
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial image of the topography of the Oregon/Nevada border where the Holloway Fire occurred.
2017
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of rappellers coming down off of a rappel line from a helicopter.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo depicting an accident where crash dummies were not seatbelted in and ejected from the vehicle.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Firefighters looking through trees at smoke from the fire while engaging in radio communication.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image depicting the manual programming of a Bendix-King DPH radio.
2016
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Aerial picture of a deep river canyon in the Salmon River Breaks.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Side profile image of a single engine airtanker dropping retardant.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a fire crew rig driving down road.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 A skeleton holding head with brain showing depicting a headache with updated banner..
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of silhouette of fire fighters walking up hill with flames in background.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of firefighters gathered around a map discussing with a radio in hand with banner..
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Buffalo Soldiers of the 25th Infantry based at Fort George Wright in Spokane were called in to fight the 1910 fire and protect residents of Avery, Idaho.
2016
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Photograph of an Incident Commander Type 3 position task book with burnt edges.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a firefighter putting medicine on their foot.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of firefighters with chainsaws cutting slash next to a burning tree.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 A picture put together to illustrate the various ways firefighters need to communicate with one another via radio.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of paracargo attached to parachutes floating to the ground.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of the fire behavior triangle with words on each side reading weather, fuel, and topography. Flames in center.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Image of a man with mathematical equations overlaid on the photo.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a gas fire plume in a field with fire trucks on the road.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a mark III pump with a jerry can to the left of it with updated banner in top right corner.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of a Bendix-King KNG radio being manually programmed.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of a time wedge graph that grows larger from left to right updated.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a drone flying over mountains toward a area of smoke.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Picture of the underside of a helicopter with a bucket attached for water drops.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a group of people running down a path.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of a firefighter using a map on the ground to explain the situation to those around him with updated banner in upper right corner.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Group of firefighters standing in a small meadow observing the fire in the background with updated banner..
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a Forest Service Type 4 engine.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 In this photo, passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York with updated banner..
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of a Bendix-King Radio DPH being cloned.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Photo of a firefighter looking through trees and brush at billowing smoke from the south canyon fire.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of firefighters preparing an injured person on a backboard for a medivac.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of fire truck with flames burning very near by.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 An image of firefighting airspace that is tiered.
2016
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of a firefighter standing next to a dozer and truck looking toward the fire.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of firefighter walking in front of flames.
2016
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Clip art graphic of 5 people standing in a v-shape.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of Seattle Seahawks team doing drills with updated banner in upper left corner.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of a bolt of lightening during a storm at night with updated banner.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of hand holding keypad to a mobile radio mounted on the dash board of a vehicle.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Drawing of books on a bookshelf with a title that reads "professional reading program" updated
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Close up photo of someone being hoisted via short-haul.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of a gauge with the word STRESS and the needle in the high zone.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of a firefighter using a chainsaw to making a face cut into a tree. Updated banner
2016
  • Other Hazards & Safety Issues
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
  • Fire Shelters and Entrapment Avoidance
 Photo of the Granite Mountain Hotshots overlooking the Yarnell Hill Fire
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo showing firefighters holding tools with gloves and full nomex on.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of a Bendix-King KNG radio being cloned.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of a hotshot crew lined out on a ridge in the black area of the fire.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of firefighters loading an individual onto the end of a tether for a short-haul evac.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Two fire fighters looking at trees on hillside to access hazards.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of cumulonimbus clouds.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of a group of firefighters standing on ridge top.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Photo of man with dark curly hair and mustache speaking.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Drawing of an individual with points of margin surrounding them.
2016
  • Fire and Aviation Operational Safety
 Photo displaying various phone app's relating to wildland fire with updated banner.
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of firefighters gathered around a tree learning about tree hazards.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Image of a firefighter as a lookout up on a ridge overseeing the fire across the valley updated.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Picture of an airtanker on the RAMP getting refilled with retardant with updated banner.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image of a firefighter adjusting a RAWS unit in a canyon with brush and rocks.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Fire fighter standing in front of flames holding sign that says "make them known".
2016
  • Local Topics
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
 Image taken from the ground directly under a short-haul mission.
2016
  • Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned
  • Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
 Photo of man sitting at desk with a phone and microphone in front of him.
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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.

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

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