Vargas, Oscar
Member First Name: Oscar
Member Last Name: Vargas
Office Phone: N/A
Email: oscar.vargas@usda.gov
NWCG Member Agency: Forest Service
Committee Roster or Group: Incident Operations Subcommittee
Role:Start Date: 2024-12-03
NWCG Latest Announcements
Date: April 9, 2025
Questions? Please contact:
RMC Member Eric Fransted
The Risk Management Committee (RMC) serves as the position steward for all Safety Officer incident positions and continues to improve position standards, training, and naming conventions. The implementation of Complex Incident Management (CIM) required changes to position titles. RMC collaborated with the NWCG Incident Position Standards Committee (IPSC) to propose and implement these updates.
References:
RMC Memo 25-01: Summary of Updates to Safety Officer Positions
Date: April 8, 2025
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Wildland Fire Investigation Subcommittee
PMS 412 provides guidance for wildland fire investigations. This guide outlines recommended procedures, practices, techniques, and methods to promote a systematic approach. The last update to this publication was in 2016.
References:
NWCG Guide to Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination PMS 412
Date: March 31, 2025
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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:
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.