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Positions, Incident Operations Subcommittee

Position Code Position Title Steward Key Stakeholder (s) IPD Status
FFT1 Firefighter Type 1 Squad Boss Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
CREP Crew Representative Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
CRWB Crew Boss, Single Resource Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
HEQB Heavy Equipment Boss, Single Resource Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
ENGB Engine Boss, Single Resource Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
STAM Staging Area Manager Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
FFT2 Firefighter Type 2 Crewmember Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
DIVS Division/Group Supervisor* Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
OPBD Operations Branch Director Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
OSC1 Operations Section Chief Type 1* Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
STPS Structure Protection Specialist Incident Operations Subcommittee Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee Approved
OPS3 Operations Section Chief Type 3* Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
OSC2 Operations Section Chief Type 2* Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
STCR Strike Team Leader Crew Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
STEN Strike Team Leader Engine Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
STEQ Strike Team Leader Heavy Equipment Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
TFLD Task Force Leader Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
OSCC Operations Section Chief Complex Incident Operations Subcommittee Approved
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NWCG Latest Announcements

Updated NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations, PMS 508

Date: March 31, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Airtanker Base Operations Unit

The updated NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations (SABO), PMS 508 standardizes operations and procedures at interagency airtanker bases to ensure safe, efficient, and effective operations in support of interagency goals and objectives.

References:

NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations, PMS 508

WFSTAR 2025 Core Component Module Package and 2024 Fire Year in Review Now Available

Date: March 14, 2025
Questions?  Please contact:
Joe Schindel at mschindel@blm.gov
 

The 2025 Core Component Module Package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and the 2024 Fire Year in Review are now available on the NWCG website. The 2025 Core Component Module Package provides all content needed to deliver RT-130.

References:

2025 Core Component Module Package

2024 Fire Year in Review Module

NEW! NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053

Date: March 12, 2025
Contact: Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee

The NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 provides mitigation practitioners at all experience levels with recommendations on the most effective and efficient ways to accomplish mitigation work in communities at risk to wildfire damage or destruction. The content in this guide was written in coordination with the NWCG Standards for Mitigation in the Wildland Urban Interface, PMS 052.

References:

NWCG Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Field Guide, PMS 053 

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