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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 6MFS Risk Management Committee
Airtanker Base Application Working Group ABAWG Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Airtanker Base Operational Risk Management Working Group ABORMWG Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Airtanker Base Operations Unit ABOU Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
Airtanker Base Training and Qualifications Working Group ABTQWG Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Airtanker Operations Unit AOU Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
Aviation Risk Management Subcommittee ARMS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Cache Manager Unit CMU National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
Communication Education and Prevention Committee CEPC
D510 Supervisory Dispatcher Course Steering Committee D510CSC Dispatch Position and Curriculum Management Subcommittee
Data Management Committee DMC
Data Standards and Terminology Board DSTB Data Management Committee
Data Strategy Implementation Subcommittee DSISC Data Management Committee
Dispatch Position and Curriculum Management Subcommittee DPMS National Coordination System Committee
Educational Technology Subcommittee ETS Training Delivery Committee
Emergency Medical Committee EMC
Equipment Technology Committee ETC
Fire Behavior Subcommittee FBSC Fire Environment Committee
Fire Chemical Subcommittee FCSC Equipment Technology Committee
Fire Danger Curriculum Management Unit FDCMU Fire Danger Subcommittee
Fire Danger Subcommittee FDSC Fire Environment Committee
Fire Environment Committee FENC
Fire Environment Continuing Education Subcommittee FCESC Fire Environment Committee
Fire Environment Observation Unit FEOU Fire Weather Subcommittee
Fire Prevention Education Team Subcommittee FPETSC Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Fire Reporting Subcommittee FRSC Data Management Committee
Fire Shelter and Personal Protective Equipment Subcommittee FSPPES Equipment Technology Committee
Fire Use Subcommittee FUSC Fuels Management Committee
Fire Weather Subcommittee FWS Fire Environment Committee
Fuels Management Committee FMC
Geospatial Curriculum Management Unit GCMU Geospatial Subcommittee
Geospatial Subcommittee GSC Data Management Committee
Ground Ignition Subcommittee GISC Equipment Technology Committee
Hazard Tree and Tree Felling Subcommittee HTTFS Risk Management Committee
Helicopter Short Haul Unit HSHU Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
IFUASS Qualification and Curriculum Board QCB Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee
Incident and Position Standards Committee IPSC
Incident Business Committee IBC
Incident Command Subcommittee ICSC Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Human Resource Specialist Unit HRSPU Incident Command Subcommittee
Incident Logistics Subcommittee ILSC Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Medical Unit Subcommittee IMUS Emergency Medical Committee
Incident Operations Subcommittee IOSC Incident and Position Standards Committee
Incident Planning Subcommittee IPS Incident and Position Standards Committee
Interagency Aerial Ignition Unit IAIU Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee IASS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Airspace Subcommittee IASC National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee IASOS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Airtanker Board IAB National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Aviation Training Subcommittee IATS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Cooperator Aircraft and Pilot Standards Subcommittee ICAPSS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Fire Planning Committee IFPC
Interagency Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee IFUASS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee IHOPS National Interagency Aviation Committee
Interagency Helicopter Screening and Evaluation Subcommittee IHSES National Interagency Aviation Committee
Invasive Species Subcommittee ISSC Equipment Technology Committee
Kit Unit KU National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
Leadership Committee LC
Leadership Curriculum Management Subcommittee LCMSC Leadership Committee
Lightning Unit LTNU Fire Weather Subcommittee
M580 Fire in Ecosystem Management Course Steering Committee M580CSC Fuels Management Committee
M581 Fire Program Management Course Steering Committee M581CSC
M582 Agency Administrator Advanced Wildland Fire Course Steering Committee M582CSC
Mental Health Subcommittee MHSC Risk Management Committee
Mobile Fire Equipment Subcommittee MFES Equipment Technology Committee
Motorized Equipment Unit MEU National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
National Aerial Firefighting Academy Unit and Steering Committee Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
National Aerial Supervision Standardization Unit NASSU Interagency Aerial Supervision Subcommittee
National Coordination System Committee NCSC
National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee NFESS Equipment Technology Committee
National Incident Management System Integration Committee NIMSIC
National Interagency Aviation Committee NIAC
National Interagency Computer Aided Dispatch Subcommittee NICADS National Coordination System Committee
Position Naming Board PNB Incident and Position Standards Committee
Public Information Officer Subcommittee PIOSC Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Refurbishment Unit RU National Fire Equipment System Subcommittee
Resource Advisor Subcommittee READSC Interagency Fire Planning Committee
Risk Management Committee RMC
RX510 Advanced Fire Effects Course Steering Committee RX510CSC Fuels Management Committee
S443 Infrared Interpreter for Incident Management Course Steering Committee S443CSC Geospatial Subcommittee
S490 Advanced Fire Behavior Calculations Steering Committee S490CSC Fire Behavior Subcommittee
S491 Intermediate National Fire Danger Rating System Course Steering Committee S491CSC Fire Danger Subcommittee
S495 Geospatial Fire Analysis Interpretation and Application Course Steering Committee S495CSC Fire Behavior Subcommittee
S520 S620 Course Steering Committee S520S620CSC Incident and Position Standards Committee
S590 Advanced Fire Behavior Interpretation Course Steering Committee S590CSC Fire Behavior Subcommittee
S591 Advanced National Fire Danger Rating System Course Steering Committee S591CSC Fire Danger Subcommittee
Single Engine Airtanker Board SEATB National Interagency Aviation Committee
Single Engine Airtanker Working Group SEATWG Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Smoke Committee SmoC
Smoke Managers Subcommittee SMSC Smoke Committee
Smoke Training Subcommittee STSC Smoke Committee
Smokejumper Aircraft Screening and Evaluation Subcommittee SASES National Interagency Aviation Committee
Standards for Airtanker Base Operations Working Group SABOWG Airtanker Base Operations Unit
Standards for Helicopter Operations Unit SHOU Interagency Helicopter Operations Subcommittee
Technical Smoke Topics Subcommittee TSTS Smoke Committee
Training Delivery Committee TDC
Unit Identifier Board UIB Data Management Committee
Water Scooper Operations Unit WSOU Interagency Airtanker and Scooper Operations Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee WFISC Communication Education and Prevention Committee
Wildland Fire Module Unit WFMU Fire Use Subcommittee
Wildland Fire Radio Standards and Use Subcommittee RSUSC Equipment Technology Committee
Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Committee WUIMC
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NWCG Latest Announcements

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

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