National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)

The fire records management project is a joint effort between the agencies that provide fire suppression on federal lands and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The effort is designed to provide consistent guidance to all of the agencies for the creation, maintenance and disposition of incident records.

This page provides information on agency policy and guidance, as well as tools for:

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Agency Policy and Guidance

• Forest Service Letter on Managing Legacy Records, 2006
• NARA
• NWCG Memorandum on Incident Records Schedule 6-5-08
• FS Records Mgmt Handbook Amendment 12-02-08
• 2009 “Redbook” Direction on Incident Records
• Retention Guidance Reference Sheet 3-10-09

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Tools for Incident Management Teams

• MT Instructions 3-17-09
• Master Documentation Index 03-10-09
• IMT Box Indexes (all) 03-10-09
• Graphic Examples for Fire Organization 3-10-09 (PDF)
• IMT Labels (1/5 cut) 03-11-09
• IMT Labels (1/3 cut) 03-10-09
• Records Retention Kit Supply Ordering Guide 03-17-09
• IMT Tools Feedback 2009 03-12-09

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Managing Legacy Records

• Box Inventory Lists 03-26-09
• Fire Records Poster
• Guidance for Managing Legacy Records 03-26-09
• Shipping Permanent Records (SF135) Example
• Shipping Temporary Records (SF135) Example