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Fuel Handling

Read the Introduction for more information on these standards, including where to direct comments, questions, and recommendations. As new items are introduced, current items are discontinued, and/or health and safety issues arise, these standards will be revised to provide updated information. Sort by Update Date to view recent changes.

Item Sort descending NFES Number Category Updated
Can – 1 GL (3.8L), Gas, Safety, Vented 000350 Fuel Handling 2018-04
Can – 3 GL (3.8L), Gas, Safety, Vented 001290 Fuel Handling 2018-04
Can – 5 GL (18.9L), Gas, Safety, Vented 001291 Fuel Handling 2018-04
Can – 5 GL (18.9L), Gas, w/o Spout, Jeep 001175 Fuel Handling 2018-04
Can – Gasoline, Safety, 5 GL, DOT Approved 000606 Fuel Handling 2022-05
Can – Gasoline, Safety, 5 GL, DOT Approved, Alternative to 000606 000607 Fuel Handling 2024-06
Container – Fuel/Oil, 2 Compartment, with CARB* Compliant Nozzles 000741 Fuel Handling 2018-03
Container – 1 Liter, Fuel, Aluminum, Red Finish 001535 Fuel Handling 2017-05
Fuel Line Assembly – ¼” X 5’ w/fittings 000113 Fuel Handling 2017-05
Pump – Barrel, For 55 GL Drum 000149 Fuel Handling 2021-05
Spout – Gas, Flexible, 16”, Steel 000210 Fuel Handling 2017-05
Tank – Gasoline, 5 GL (18.9L), Pump Adapted 000218 Fuel Handling 2021-05
Torch – Drip, 1 1/4 GL (4.7L) Capacity 000241 Fuel Handling 2023-06

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