InciWeb has been constantly evolving with the assistance of public information officers and public affairs specialists/officers across the country. Changes have been made correcting issues of access, navigation, and design both within the manual and the instructional videos.
The following manuals are available for training and learning about how to create and edit incident information:
- InciWeb Administrative Manual: Addendum 2 Group Unit Information
Refer to this manual to learn how to start, manage, and edit incidents and incident publications.
- Mapping and Latitude and Longitude on InciWeb
This one-page document shows the correct way to enter a GPS coordinate by latitude and longitude.
- InciWeb Drupal Administrative Manual (October 2022 version)
The original manual for InciWeb Drupal, contains valuable information on signing up for InciWeb access, entering incident information in the ICS-209, and uploading media.
Background:
InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system available to all audiences. The system was developed with two primary missions:
- Provide the public a single source of incident related information.
- Provide a standardized reporting tool for the public affairs community.
InciWeb is primarily used for keeping the public and media up to date on wildland fires. However, InciWeb can also be used as a source of information for prescribed fires, burned area restoration, and other natural and human-caused incidents.
On October 26, 2022, InciWeb received an update which includes improvements to security, visuals, a transition to a new hosting environment (www.inciweb.wildfire.gov), and a new content management system called Drupal. These upgrades improve the administrator’s experience with the platform while maintaining the current features and functionality of the public user experience.
InciWeb is available at https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
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