Aviation Handbooks, Guides, Standards & Booklets

Handbooks

TITLE/WEB LINK	PDF LINK	PMS/NFES
Aircraft Mishap Notification, Investigation, and Reporting Handbook	[PDF Link]
Interagency Aviation Life Support Equipment Handbook/Guide	[PDF Link]
DOI Aviation Fuel Management Handbook (Updated Sept 2024)	[PDF Link]
DOI Law Enforcement Short-Haul Policy	[PDF Link]
Military Use Handbook	[PDF Link]

Guides & Standards

TITLE/WEB LINK	PDF LINK	PMS/NFES
DOI/USFS Aviation Helmet Standard	[PDF Link]
Field Reference Guide for Aviation Security for Airport or other Aviation Facilities (AAF)	[PDF Link]
National Interagency Mobilization Guide
NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide		PMS 461 NFES 001077
NWCG Standards for Aerial Ignition		PMS 501
NWCG Aviation Mishap Response Guide and Checklist		PMS 503
NWCG Aviation Technical Assistance Directory		PMS 504
NWCG Standards for Aerial Supervision		PMS 505 NFES 002544
NWCG Standards for Airtanker Base Operations		PMS 508
NWCG Standards for Helicopter Operations (NSHO)		PMS 510
NWCG Standards for Aviation Transport of Hazardous Materials DOT-SP-9198 (Seventeenth Revision) (Special Permit Authorization DOT-SP 9198 - Expiration Date: February 28, 2026) Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)	[PDF Link] [PDF Link]	PMS 513
NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations		PMS 515
NWCG Standards for Airspace Coordination		PMS 520
NWCG Standards for Aviation Risk Management		PMS 530
Interagency Aviation Training Guide	[PDF Link]
Interagency Aviation User Pocket Guide	[PDF Link]	NFES 1373
Interagency Smokejumper Pilots Operations Guide	[PDF Link]
Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations (Redbook)	[PDF Link]	NFES 2724

Booklets

TITLE/WEB LINK	PDF LINK	PMS/NFES
Basic Aviation Safety Booklet	[PDF Link]
Aircraft Library	[PDF Link]

Other

TITLE/WEB LINK	PDF LINK	PMS/NFES
Task Book for the Position of All-Hazards/Resource Helicopter Manager	[PDF Link]
Task Book for the Position of All-Hazards/Resource Helicopter Crewmember	[PDF Link]
NPS HEAC Task Book Equivalence Task Books were not required in all NPS regions for All-hazard/Resource Helicopter Crewmember (HEAC) prior to 2015. This form can be used to provide equivalency for those employees.	[PDF Link]
NPS HEAM Task Book Equivalence Task Books were not required in all NPS regions for All-hazard/Resource Helicopter Manager (HEAM) prior to 2015. This form can be used to provide equivalency for those employees.	[PDF Link]
Interagency Airplane Pilot Practical Test Standards	[PDF Link]
Interagency Helicopter Pilot Practical Test Standards	[PDF Link]

Aviation Safety Cards

TITLE/WEB LINK	PDF LINK	PMS/NFES
How to Save a PDF File to iBooks on an iOS Device	[PDF Link]
How to Save a PDF File to an Android Device	[PDF Link]
All Aviation Safety Cards in a single PDF file	[PDF Link]
OAS-84 Helicopter Passenger Briefing (Yellow Card)	[PDF Link]
OAS-103 Five Steps to a Safe Flight (Orange Card)	[PDF Link]
OAS-112 Aviation Operations Checklist	[PDF Link]
OAS-181 SIX STEP Egress Procedures (Green Card)	[PDF Link]
OAS-161 Twelve Standard Aviation Questions that Shout "Watch Out" (Light Blue Card)	[PDF Link]

NOTE: To order PMS or NFES Publications, please refer to the NWCG NFES Catalog PMS 449-2 Part 2: Publications

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