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In January 2012 the NWCG issued an All-Hazards Intent Document defining wildland fire agencies support to all-hazards incidents. The document stated, “The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is the foundation of all response. NWCG principles, procedures, and publications will comply with and support NIMS. NWCG expects that all local, State, and Federal response agencies and organizations will comply with NIMS.” The document further stated that, “NWCG supports the ongoing development and maintenance of wildland fire systems to be adaptable for all-hazards response.” (See NWCG's Role.)

In part to meet the new NIMS standards, as well as other mandated requirements, in 2012 the Situation Report / ICS-209 (Sit/209) application underwent a significant redesign. The primary goals of the redesign are to meet more stringent federal agency IT and security requirements, as well as to provide users of the application a more functional and robust reporting system. New features have been added to the 209 program, including the following:

In order to ensure that the information submitted is as complete as possible, please follow the guidelines in this User’s Guide when completing or reviewing a SIT Report or ICS-209s for submission into this database.

NWCG Role of Support