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[T]he National Park Service manages wildland fire to protect the public; park communities and infrastructure; conserve natural and cultural resources; and maintain and restore natural ecosystems and processes.  The risks and expenses associated with planning and implementing fire management activities require exceptional skill and attention to detail. 

NPS Director’s Orders #18 — Wildland Fire Management

Fire Managers Toolbox

This web section was created as a quick-reference guide for fire managers. It includes links both internal and external will be accessible only to NPS employees logged into a NPS computer or the C3 Portal.
 
Career Development Communication/Education
Current Wildland Fire Information Fact Sheets
Fire Behavior and Danger Forms and Templates
Fuels Human Resources
Operations Reference Documents
Reference General Safety
Weather

Career Development

International Association of Wildland Fire - Book Selection

National Wildfire Training

Leadership Development

Washington Institute

Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program

Wildland Fire Safety Refresher Training

Communication/Education

Geographical Area Coordination Centers (GACCs)

GACC Quick Phone List

Fire Use Management Team Rotation

National Incident Management Teams

National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

NPS People & Places Directory

NPS Fire and Aviation Management

NPS Fire Directory (Website for Internal Use Only)

NPS Director & Regional Director Contacts

NPS Public Affairs Contacts

Fire Communicator's Guide

Wildland Fire Education Handbook

Current Wildland Fire Information

Current Wildland Fire Information / InciWeb

National Fire Maps

National Fire News (includes links to incident websites)

NPS Fire News

National Situation Report

Fact Sheets

ABCs of Firefighting (.gif)

Fire Statistics

NICC - National Interagency Coordination Center

NIIMS - National Interagency Incident Management System

NIFC - National Interagency Fire Center

NPS Fire & Aviation Management Reference Materials Templates (Document for Internal Use Only)

NPS Fire & Aviation Management Fact Sheets

NPS Fire & Aviation Management Public and Media Understanding Fire Fact Sheets

Fire Behavior & Danger

Fanning the Flames (.gif)

Fire Environment Working Team (FETW)

Fire Danger Pocket Cards

Fire Danger Ratings Industrial Fire Precaution Level

Gaining an Understanding of NFDRS

Intro to Fire Behavior

National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS)

Forms and Templates

ICS Forms (pdf)

ICS Forms (MS Word)

Lessons Learned Center - Forms & Templates

NPS Fire & Aviation Management - Document Templates (Website for Internal Use Only)

Fuels

A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests

Anatomy of a Prescribed Burn

Fire Regime Condition Class

Hazardous Fuels Reduction

National Interagency Fuels Managment

Prescribed Fire

Human Resources

NPS Careers

Operations and Training (Website for Internal Use Only)

Personnel Involved in Fire Operations

Operations

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) (USFS)

Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) (NPS)

Burned Area Emergency Response Interactive Presentation

Department of the Interior BAER Website

Fire Suppression

Fireline Construction

How to Speak Incident Command

Incident Command System (ICS) (From NPS)

Incident Records Management

ICS Organization Chart

Introduction to ICS (I-100)

Minimum Impact Supression Tactics (MIST) Guidelines

Operations and Training (Website for Internal Use Only)

Resource Ording and Status System

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)

Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA)

Reference Documents

Fireline Handbook

Forest Service 5109.17 Fire and Aviation Management Qualifications Handbook

Incident Response Pocket Guide

Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook

Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations

National Incident Mobilization Guide

National Interagency Fire Center - Policies - Interagency Guides

Reference Manual 18: Wildland and Prescribed Fire Management Policy

Wildland Fire Qualifications System Guide PMS 310-1

Reference General

C3 Portal (external Lotus Notes web-based access & external InsideNPS access)

Glossary of Wildland Fire Terms

Lotus Notes (internal Lotus Notes web-based access)

NWCG Electronic Bibliography

NWCG Publications

Travel Manager

Unit Identifiers

Safety

6 Minutes for Safety

10 Standard Orders

18 Watchout Situations

A-101 On-line Aviation Safety Course

LCES

NIFC Safety

NPS Aviation - Health & Safety

SafeNet

Work Capacity Test

Weather

BLM Lightning Login

Fire Weather Watch & Red Flag Warnings

Haines Index Continental United States

Lightning Safety

National Hurricane Center

NIFC Predictive Services

Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS)

ROMAN

Wildland Fire Assesment System (WFAS)

Prescribed fire briefing at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

ROSS
The National Interagency Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS)

Site Bulletin - National Park Service Fire Management Careers
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