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Type: Report
Author(s): National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)
Publication Date: 2018

The NWCG User Guide for Glossary of Wildland Fire provides guidance on the development and review of glossary entries approved by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). The NWCG Glossary of Wildland Fire, PMS 205, provides the wildland fire community a single source for accurate and consistent wildland fire and incident management terminology used by the NWCG and its subgroups. Within this guide, users and committees can find instructions on the glossary process; tips for viewing the glossary on the NWCG website; guidance for committees and subcommittees assigned ownership of glossary terms, including how to request, develop, and revise a glossary entry; technical requirements for complete glossary entries; and a list of contacts for support.

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Citation: National Wildfire Coordinating Group. 2018. NWCG user guide for glossary of wildland fire. PMS 937. National Wildfire Coordinating Group. 11 p.

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Keywords:
  • fire terminology
  • glossary
  • NWCG - National Wildfire Coordinating Group
  • users guide
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FRAMES Record Number: 58861