Mobile Apps (Android)
- Per Diem Rates - Find the federal per diem rate quickly on your phone
- CamScanner - Create PDFs with your phone - great for your travel vouchers, receipts, manifests, rappel reports, etc.
- Avare - Free flight-planning, moving-map sectional charts, and airport facilities directory.
- Avenza PDF Maps - Use georeferenced PDF maps on your mobile device.
- Passwd Safe - A secure place to store all of your passwords.
- Collector for ArcGIS - GIS mapping with real-time data sharing
News
- National Rappel Staffing Report - Check daily staffing levels
- Wildfire Today - Updates and fire news from around the nation.
- TheySaid - Latest gossip from the fire community
- TopoZone - Topo Maps
- LocatOR - Oregon Lat Lon Locator
- Aviation Safety Alerts - Forest Service Aviation Safety
- WildCad Web - WildCad data access provides info on incidents logged by each dispatch center.
Mapping
Hiring & Local Info
Administrative
- RapRec Central - Rappel record-keeping
- ABS - Aviation Business System
- US Bank Government Accounts - Online banking for your federal purchase card
- BOC Codes - Budget Object Classification Codes. Reconcile your purchases correctly for once!
- AMD - Aviation Management Directorate
- ROSS - Resource Ordering and Status System
- MTDC Rappeller Homepage - Wildland Fire Helicopter Rappel Website
- FS-FPM/IFPM Requirements - Minimum qualifications for fire program management jobs (Helitack Squadleader, Base Manager, etc)
- ADDS - Weather from the National Weather Service
- AirNav - Detailed aeronautical information for flight planning
- NIFC - National Interagency Fire Center
- Aviation Library - Manuals, Guides & Handbooks
- MICC - Medford Interagency Communication Center
- Employee Lookup (USFS) - Search for an employee of the Forest Service
National Rappel Bases
- Blue Mountain Rappel Crew - La Grande, OR
- Central Oregon Rappellers - Prineville, OR
- Malheur Rappel Crew - John Day, OR
- Siskiyou Rappel Crew - Grants Pass, OR
- Sled Springs Rappel Crew - Enterprise, OR
- Wenatchee Valley Rappellers - Wenatchee, WA
- Salmon Helirappellers - Salmon, ID
- Gallatin Rappel Crew - Gallatin Gateway, MT
Training
- NWCG Publications - Blank Taskbooks, FSFAQG, PMS 310-1, and other Interagency policy guides
- IQCS - Incident Qualification and Certification System
- AgLearn - Required Government Training
- IAT - Interagency Aviation Training
- FAITAS - Online training and course registration for contracting officers (CORs)
- Pacific Northwest Training Center - Course schedules, nomination forms, etc...
- Wildland Fire Leadership - Courses & Training Packages
- WFSTAR - Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher
- Aviastar - A technical reference of helicopter theory & dynamics, from Estonia
Employee Assistance
- ConnectHR - Employee Dashboard
- EPP - Employee Personal Page
- Per Diem Rates - Info for completing your travel vouchers
- Fed Traveler - Plan, book, track, approve, and request reimbursement for travel services
- ASC - Albuquerque Service Center
- TSP - Thrift Savings Plan
- TSP Allocation Guide - Advice & Explanation for TSP investing
- Federal Health Benefits - All the info you need to research and enroll in a Federal Employee Health Benefits plan
- NFC - National Finance Center
Publications
- The Rappel Program, Explained for Non-Rappellers - Terminology, radio traffic, resupply & other baffling idiosyncrasies.
- Rappelling in the Great Northwest - A brief look at the Region 6 Rappel Program.
- IMS Patient Treatment Protocols (2004 edition) - Treatment protocols for EMT's covered under the IMS program.
- Multnomah County Patient Treatment Protocols (2008 edition) - Treatment protocols for Multnomah County EMS.