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[NPS] wildland fire management activities are essential to the protection of human
life, personal property and irreplaceable natural and cultural resources, and to the accomplishment of
the NPS mission.

NPS Director’s Orders #18 — Wildland Fire Management

Information Officer Toolbox
This web section was created as a quick-reference guide for information officers. It includes some links that will be accessible only to NPS employees logged into a NPS computer or the C3 Portal.
 
Contacts Personnel
Critical Incident Management Photos
Current Wildland Fire Information Prescribed Fire
Equipment - Aerial Prevention
Equipment - Caches References - General
Equipment - Ground References - Incident
Evacuations Rehabilitation
Fact Sheets Restrictions & Closures
Fire Behavior Safety - Aviation
Fire Danger Safety - Fireline
Fire Ecology Samples
Forms and Templates Smoke
Fuels Suppression
Incident Command System Weather
Incident Website Wildland Fire
Information Officer Media

Contacts.

All-in-one-Media Directory - On-line Media Links - Radio

All-in-one-Media Directory - On-line Media Links - TV Stations

All-in-one-Media Directory - On-line Media Links - Daily Newspapers

All-in-one-Media Directory - On-line Media Links - Weekly Newspapers

Geographical Area Coordination Centers (GACCs)

GACC Quick Phone List

National Incident Management Teams

National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC)

National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

NPS Fire Communication and Education Specialists

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

 

Critical Incident Management.

Agency Administrator's Guide to Critical Incident Management

Crisis Communication

Current Wildland Fire Information.

Current Wildland Fire Information

F&AM Web - National Fire & Aviation Management Web Applications (209s) (contact your local GACC to request a read-only password)

National Fire Maps

National Fire News (includes links to incident websites)

NPS Fire News

National Situation Report

 

Equipment - Aerial.

Aviation (NIFC)

Helicopter Standard Makes and Models

Infared Technology and Wildland Fires

Interagency Aerial Ignition Guide

Module Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS)

Plastic Sphere Dispenser (PSD) or "Ping-pong balls"

Equipment - Caches.

Great Basin Cache

National Incident Radio Support Cache

Equipment - Ground.

Dry Hydrant

Fire Engines

Firefighting Tools

Fire Shelter Information

FL DOF Forestry and Firefighting Air & Ground Equipment

Radios

Wildland Firefighter Gear

Evacuations.

Be Prepared In Case of Evacuation

Homeowner Preparations Checklist

Evacuation Plan is More Than You May Think

Personal Preparedness

Population Protection Pre-evacuation Contact Data Sheet

Population Protection Protocols

Ready.gov - Prepare, Plan, Stay Informed

Fact Sheets.

Fire Statistics

NICC - National Interagency Coordination Center

NIIMS - National Interagency Incident Management System

NIFC - National Interagency Fire Center

NIFC Frequently Asked Questions

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

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs)

Fire Behavior.

ABCs of Firefighting (.gif)

Fanning the Flames (.gif)

Intro to Fire Behavior

Fire Danger.

Fire Danger Pocket Cards

Fire Danger Ratings Industrial Fire Precaution Level

National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS)

Gaining an Understanding of NFDRS

Preparedness Level Overview

Fire Ecology.

Fire Effects Monitoring Program

Fire Use Monitors

Researching the Effects of Fire

Forms and Templates.

Contact Log

ICS-209, Incident Status Summary

ICS-214, Unit Log

ICS-226, Indivdual Personnel Rating

ICS Forms (pdf)

ICS Forms (MS Word)

Fire Facts for Press Release

Fire Information Fact Sheet

Lessons Learned Center - Forms & Templates

Media Aircraft Coordination Form

NPS Graphics Identity Program (Website for Internal Use Only)

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

NPS Volunteer Agreement Form (10-85) (Document for Internal Use Only)

PIO Incident Organizer

Fuels.

Fire Regime Condition Class

Hazardous Fuels Reduction

 

Incident Command System.

How to Speak Incident Command

Incident Command System (ICS) (From NPS)

ICS Organization Chart

Incident Records Management

Introduction to ICS (I-100)

Incident Website.

Input NPS Fire News

NPS Fire News Quick Reference Guide (Document for Internal Use Only)

National Fire News - NIFC

InciWeb

Information Officer.

NPS Information Officer Info and Links (includes Taskbooks)

Incident Communications Plan (Document for Internal Use Only)

NIFC PIO Bulletin Board

PIO Incident Organizer

Media.

All-in-one-Media Directory - On-line Media Links (bottom left)

Federal Communicator's Network: Communicator's Guide

Fire Safe Council Media Handbook

Guide to Successful Media Interviews (Document for Internal Use Only)

Interagency Media Guidelines for Wildland Fires

Media Aircraft Coordination Form

NPS Editorial Style Guide

Safety and Travel Tips for Media Visiting Fires

Sample Media Plan

National Park Service Public Affairs Guide (Document for Internal Use Only)

Personnel.

Fire Use Monitors

Personnel Involved in Fire Operations

Smokejumpers

Work Capacity Test

Photos.

2000 Bitterroot National Forest Elk Photo (Elk Bath)

Firewise Photos

NPS Digital Image Archieve

NPS Focus (Keyword search for wildland fire)

NPS Historical Photograph Collection

OSEI - Satellite Images of Fires

Suitability Standards for Digital Photos

USDA Historic Fire Photos

USFS Photo & Video Gallery

Prescribed Fire.

A Guide for Prescribed Fire in Southern Forests

Anatomy of a Prescribed Burn

Prescribed Fire

Prevention.

Firewise Communities Communication Guide

Firewise for the Homeowner

How to Enjoy the Outdoors Safely During Fire Season

Landscaping for Woodland Homes (.gif)

NWCG Public Service Announcements

Wildland Fire Prevention Team

References - 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

Steal and Share / Best Practices Documents (Web Page for Internal Use Only)

GovTrip

Unit Identifiers

Wildland Fire Communicator's Guide

Wildland Fire Education Handbook

References - Incident.

Fireline Handbook

Incident Response Pocket Guide

Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook

Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations

National Incident Mobilization Guide

PIO Incident Organizer

Rehabilitation.

Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) (USFS)

Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation (BAER) (NPS)

Burned Area Emergency Response Interactive Presentation

Department of the Interior BAER Website

Restrictions and Closures.

SW Fire Restrictions & Closures Toolbox

Sample ZION Fire Restrictions Press Release

Safety - Aviation.

A-101 On-line Aviation Safety Course

NPS Aviation - Health & Safety

Safety - Fireline.

10 Standard Orders

18 Watchout Situations

LCES

NIFC Safety

6 Minutes for Safety

SafeNet

Samples.

Sample Incident Communication Plan (Document for Internal Use Only)

Sample Incident Newsletter

Sample Information Update

Sample Media Plan

Sample News Release - Wildfire

Sample Thank You Letter

Smoke.

CDC - Health Threat From Wildfire Smoke

EPA - AIRNow Air Quality Index

EPA - How Smoke From Fires Can Affect Your Health

Interagency Real-Time Smoke Monitoring

NPS Air Quality Web Cams

Sample YOSE Smoke Communication Strategy (Document for Internal Use Only)

Suppression.

Fire Suppression

Fireline Construction

Minimum Impact Supression Tactics (MIST) Guidelines

Wildland Fire Situation Analysis (WFSA)

Weather.

Fire Weather Watch & Red Flag Warnings

NIFC Predictive Services

Lightning Safety

National Hurricane Center

National Fire Weather

Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS)

Wildland Fire Assesment System (WFAS)

Wildland Fire.

NWCG Interagency Wildland Fire Key Messages

Talking About Disaster Guide - Wildfire

Surviving the Storm - A Guide for Wildfire Preparedness

What to do When Wildfire Threatens
photo: Media contact at Glacier National Park.

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