310-1 Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide - National Wildfire ...

POSITION CATEGORIES
Criteria for Position Consideration in the PMS 310-1
The following seven criteria must be met for a position to be considered for inclusion in the PMS
310-1:
1. The position is needed for national mobilization;
2. The position is interagency in scope;
3. The position has been reviewed and is supported by the interagency community;
4. The position supports the NWCG mission;
5. The position qualifications have been submitted by an NWCG member, agency,
Geographic Area Coordinating Group, or NWCG working team;
6. No other position exists that can accomplish these tasks;
7. The primary position qualifications are not addressed or supported by industry
standards/requirements and training.
There are five position categories recognized by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group
(NWCG):
1. Incident Command System (ICS)
2. Wildland Fire
3. Incident Support
4. Associated Activities
5. Technical Specialists
The NWCG Operations and Workforce Development Committee (OWDC) has established and
approved qualifications and position task books for the following four position categories:
1. Incident Command System (ICS)
2. Wildland Fire
3. Incident Support
4. Associated Activities
Technical Specialists
Technical Specialists are personnel with specialized skills gained through educational degree
programs or industry training of established standards. These personnel may perform the same
duties during an incident that they perform in their regular job and may have supplemental
training in the Incident Command System in order to utilize their specialized skills in the
incident environment.
Although position codes have been assigned to technical specialist positions that can be used
within the Incident Command System, no minimum qualifications have been established by
NWCG.
For titles and position codes of identified technical specialists see the Incident Qualifications and
Certification System (IQCS) website http://iqcs.nwcg.gov
PMS 310-1 22 June 2011