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Wildland Fire Safety

• Publications/Manuals/Handbooks/Guides

Forest Service Directives

• Manuals (FSM) & Handbooks (FSH)

Aviation Reports and Studies

• Wildland Fire Management Aerial Application Study (Final Report) (2005)
• Federal Aerial Firefighting: Assessing Safety and Effectiveness (2002)
• National Study of Tactical Aerial Resource Management to Support Initial Attack and Large Fire Suppression (1998)
• National Study of (Large) Airtankers to Support Initial Attack and Large Fire Suppression (Phase 2) (1996)
• National Study of Airtankers to Support Initial Attack and Large Fire Suppression (Phase 1) (1995)

Fire Management Today (FMT)

FMT has served the wildland fire community for more than 60 years as a clearinghouse for new techniques, technologies, and ideas.

Interagency Incident Business Management Handbook

• (Revised 2008) (Amended May 2009)

Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations

• Redbook (2012)

Listing of various Publications

• General Publications

NWCG Publication Management System

National Fire Equipment System Catalog - Part 2 Publications

Catalog updates

Publications Order Form

 

FS Fire & Aviation Qualification Guide (FSFAQG)

• Guide (1.9 MB) (February 2011)
• Updates to Guide:

• Chapter 2 Part 1,
  Updated December 2012
• Chapter 2 Part 1,
  Updated December 2011
• Chapter 2 Part 1,
  Updated June 2011
• Chapter 2 Part 2,
  Updated January 2013
• Chapter 2 Part 2,
  Updated December 2012
• Chapter 2 Part 2,
  Updated January 2012
• Chapter 2, Part 2 -
  Updated April 6, 2012
• Chapter 2 Part 2,
  Updated June 2011
  • Summary
• Chapter 3
  Updated December 2012
• Chapter 4
  Updated December 2012
  
• Summary,
  Updated February 2011
  

FAM Large Fire Cost Review Guidebook

• Guidebook

FAM Accountability Reports:

• 2010
• 2009
• 2008

Independent Panel Large Wildfire Cost Review Recommendations

• Secretary of Agriculture’s Independent Large Cost Fire Review Panel Report FY2009
  • USDA Transmittal letters and Errata Sheet
• 2008 Fiscal Year Large-Cost Fire Independent Review
• 2007 USFS/DOI Review
• 2006 Recommendations

FS Research and Development

• Treesearch (Do a search on "fire" and you'll get all the Forest Service research publications that are on-line. Search by various stations, authors, etc.).

Qualifications & Certifications

• 310-1 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide
• FSH 5109.17 (Current)
• FSH 5109.17 (Past Versions)