NWCG Safety & Health Working Team's Mission:
The purpose
of this team is to improve firefighter health, safety, and effectiveness
through emphasis on excellence in workforce development, leadership,
and the establishment of standards. Through data collection
and analysis the team will validate and prioritize safety issues
for resolution and communication to the field and management.
Team principles will emphasize the values embodied in High Reliability
Organizations and help promote the concepts within the National
Wildifre Coordinating Group.
Agency
Administrator's Guide to Critical Incident Management
(July 2008)
10 Standard
Fire Orders Adopted by the NWCG
National
Incident Operations Driving Standards
Wildland
Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR): Web
site that provides an interagency centralized resource for instructors
of refresher training.
Wildland Firefighter
Safety Posters
Work/Rest
and Length of Assignment Standards (revised 2004)
Six Minutes for Safety: An interagency safety initiative that addresses
high-risk situations that historically get firefighters in trouble.
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