Incident Business Practices

Incident Job Code Direction

FY 2013

5100/6500 Letter - Use of Incident Job Codes cover memo for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF file)
2013 Direction for Incident Job Code Use (PDF file) (MS Word)
2013 Incident Job Codes by Category (XLSX)
2013 Incident Job Codes by Region (XLSX)

FY 2012

5100/6500 Letter - Use of Incident Job Codes cover memo for Fiscal Year 2012 (PDF file)
2012 Direction for Incident Job Code Use (PDF file) (MS Word)
2012 Incident Job Codes by Category (XLSX)
2012 Incident Job Codes by Region (XLSX)

FY 2011

5100/6500 Letter - Use of Incident Job Codes cover memo for Fiscal Year 2011 (PDF file)
2011 Direction for Incident Job Code Use (PDF file) (MS Word)
2011 Incident Job Codes by Category (XLSX)
2011 Incident Job Codes by Region (XLSX)

5100/6500 Letter - Use of Incident Job Codes cover memo for Fiscal Year 2010 (MS Word)
2010 Direction for Incident Job Code Use (MS Word) (PDF)
2010 Incident Job Codes by Category (XLS)
2010 Incident Job Codes by Region - (XLS)

1930/5100/6500 Letter - Use of Incident Job Codes for Fiscal Year 2009 (MS Word) (PDF)
2009 Incident Job Codes by Category (XLS)
2009 Incident Job Codes by Region - (XLS)

FY2008 / 2007 can be found in archives

Cost Accounting and Containment
	2007 5190 Large Fire Cost Review Memo (PDF File) (MS Word) 2007 Large Fire Cost Review Guidebook (PDF File) (MS Word)
	2009 Cost Containment Form for IMTs (PDF File) (MS Word) 2009 Cost Containment memo (PDF File) (MS Word)
	2006 Fire Cost Review Recommendations - Brookings Institute Report - May 15, 2007 (PDF File)
	OIG Audit of FS Large Fire Suppression Costs 11-06 (PDF); OIG Recommendtions (MS Word)
	WFSA - Most Cost Effective Alternative Direction 6/28/2005 (PDF File) (MS Word)
	Briefing paper - Most Cost Effective Alternative 6/28/2005 (PDF File) (MS Word)
	Briefing paper - Cost Containment 3/2/2005 (PDF File) (MS Word) 2006 Cost Containment Briefing Paper (PDF File) (MS Word)
	Large Fire Suppression Costs - Strategies for Cost Management 8/26/2004(PDF File)
	NWCG - IBPWT - Cost Management Issues 5/11/2004 (PDF File) (MS Word)
	Large Fire Cost Reduction Plan Memo 4/3/2003 (PDF File) (MS Word) Large Fire Cost Reduction Action Plan March 2003 (PDF File) (MS Word)

Cost Analysis

	Forest Service Large Fire Area Burned and Supression Expenditure Trends 1970-2002 (PDF File)
	Analysis of Agency Versus Contractor Costs for Firefighters, Equipment and Facilities 2004 (PDF File) (MS Word)
	Summary: Federal Crews versus Contract Crews March 2005 (PDF File)
	Standard Costs Spreadsheet Updated 2009, corresponds to 2009 IIBMH Chapter 80 ID See link below (Note: spreadsheet is for use by incidents that do not use I-Suite)

Handbook Link

Chapter 80 - Cost Accounting and Reporting

2009 Supplement to Chapter 80 - Standard Costs (PDF File) (xls) Spreadsheets for cost calculation use