Table of Contents

Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................................1

User Support................................................................................................................................................................1

Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................................................1

Requesting and Accessing the SIT-209 Application Account .......................................................................................2

Requesting a New INAP Account and SIT-209 Access................................................................................................2

How To Request SIT-209 Access for Users with Existing INAP Account .....................................................................3

To log into the 209 Application.....................................................................................................................................4

SIT-209 Application Menu Bar.........................................................................................................................................4

SIT Report Tabs ..............................................................................................................................................................5

Tips for Effective Data Entry:........................................................................................................................................5

Starting a SIT Report: ..................................................................................................................................................7

TAB 1: Daily Fire Statistics ..............................................................................................................................................7

Adding Data to Daily Fire Statistics: .............................................................................................................................8

To Delete Data from Daily Fire Statistics:.....................................................................................................................9

Header Definitions .....................................................................................................................................................10

Examples...................................................................................................................................................................12

Daily Initial Attack ...................................................................................................................................................12

Daily Extended Attack (i.e., Entering ICS-209 Data)...........................................................................................13

TAB 2: Planned Rx (Prescribed) Fires...........................................................................................................................14

To add an Rx fire: ......................................................................................................................................................14

To update a previously entered Rx fire:......................................................................................................................14

To delete an existing Rx fire:......................................................................................................................................15

Cell Definitions:..........................................................................................................................................................15

TAB 3: Remarks ............................................................................................................................................................17

To add Remarks: .......................................................................................................................................................17

To update Remarks: ..................................................................................................................................................17

To delete Remarks:....................................................................................................................................................17

Definitions..................................................................................................................................................................18

TAB 4: YTD (Year-To-Date) Statistics ...........................................................................................................................18

Adjusting YTD Totals .................................................................................................................................................19

TAB 5: Incident Priority..................................................................................................................................................20

To add Incident Priority information:...........................................................................................................................20

To update Incident Priority information:......................................................................................................................21

To delete Incident Priority information:.......................................................................................................................21

TAB 6: GACC Remarks.................................................................................................................................................21

To add GACC Remarks: ............................................................................................................................................22
To update GACC Remarks: .......................................................................................................................................23

To delete GACC Remarks: ........................................................................................................................................23
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Introduction

The Interagency Situation (SIT) Report application is a web-based and captures incident activity 

in summary form to be utilized by fire managers. Once the information has been submitted, it 

can be accessed and utilized at local Dispatch Offices, Geographic Area Coordination Centers 

(GACCs) and the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) to produce summary reports 

to be used by agency managers as a decision-making tool. Agency information officers also use 

the reports to disseminate incident activity to the media and public. The Incident Management 

Situation Report, also known as the National Situation Report, is prepared at different 

frequencies throughout the year. 

GACCs have edit access to all the Dispatch Offices within their area. Additionally, NICC has edit 

access to all Dispatch Offices and GACCs. 

User Support

Technical support for the Situation Report application is available at the Interagency Incident 

Applications (IIA) Help Desk. Contact the Help Desk at (866) 224-7677 or via e-mail at: IIAHelpdesk@usda.gov. The IIA Help Desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

A program or system outage should be reported immediately to the IIA Help Desk by phone and 

email. If the outage is affecting fire reporting, inform the Help Desk that this is a “fire emergency” 

and instruct them to immediately elevate the ticket to “Level 2.” More specific instructions on 

reporting program and system outages are available at: 

https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/intelligence.htm . Click on “How to Report 

Sit/209 Program Outages.

If you have questions about data entry, what to report, program access, and so forth, contact 

your local dispatch center or Geographic Area Intelligence Coordinator/Officer.

Troubleshooting

Specific instructions for completing data entry and application tasks are explained in this User’s 

Guide. Please follow the instructions in this User’s Guide carefully before contacting the IIA Help 

Desk or GACC.

Frequently save the SIT Report and associated data. If Internet connection is lost while in the 

application, users will not lose any saved data. Just reconnect to the network and navigate to 

the last saved point in the application.
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Requesting and Accessing the SIT-209 Application Account

The SIT-209 application is accessible from the internet through the Wildland Fire Application 

Portal Website, located at https://iwfirp.nwcg.gov/. Google Chrome is the preferred browser, but 

users can still use other browsers, including Edge and FireFox.

Note: You must NEVER share a username or password with the public or the media as this is a 

government application.

Note: Before accessing this application, you must request an account and obtain a INAP Logon 

ID and password. 

Requesting a New INAP Account and SIT-209 Access

1. To request a new Integrated National Application Portal (INAP) go to 

https://nap.nwcg.gov/NAP/ and select the “Request account” button located in the upper 

left corner of the page. You must have an INAP Account to access the Wildland Fire 

Application Portal.

2. Enter your information on the form and select the “Next” button.

3. Review and accept or decline the rules of behavior by selecting the “Accept” or 

“Decline” button.

4. Select “SIT209-SIT-209” from the Application access dropdown menu.

5. Select “PROD (Standard)” from the Under Instances dropdown menu. Current

FAMTEST users can also select “TEST (Standard)”.

6. “Request application roles for SIT209” will automatically default to “SIT209 Report

Reader.” This allows users to utilize the report functionality within SIT209. Only select 

“SIT209 Writer” if you are currently able to create Cognos reports within SIT209.
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7. Complete the contact information portion with someone who can validate your account. If 

coordinated properly, one can use their GACC Intelligence Coordinator’s information.

8. Select “Submit”.

9. Contact the appropriate GACC Intelligence Coordinator / Officer to request access to the

needed dispatch center(s).

How To Request SIT-209 Access for Users with Existing INAP Account

1. Logon to your INAP Account located at https://nap.nwcg.gov/NAP/

2. Click on “Welcome, “your name”” in the upper right corner of the INAP homepage.

3. Select “Request app access and roles” from the dropdown menu.

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To log into the 209 Application

To get to the SIT/209 application on the Wildland Fire Application Portal website, you must enter 

the site through the URL--https://iwfirp.nwcg.gov/#dashboard. 

• From the Wildland Fire Application Portal Logon Page, select Login.gov if you are a 

public/Non-Federal partner or e-Authenticate if you are Federal. The Logon popup 

screen appears. Public/Non-Federal partners enter your Email address and password.

If you are Federal enter using your credentials following the prompts.

• Click “Sign in”.

• Select “SIT-209” from the Wildland Fire Application Homepage. 

Note: Application icons may be duplicated, one for Production and one for Training. Select the 

appropriate icon to access SIT-209 Production or to train on using application.

SIT-209 Homepage will now be displayed.

SIT-209 Application Menu Bar

• Home: Select this tab to logon and logoff of the SIT Report, 209, and Tools

(management) applications as described in the previous section.

• 209: Select this tab to create or modify NIMS 209 information and run a COGNOS 

Report. Data Entry, Reports and Historic SIT Data. Choose Data Entry to create a 

Situation Report. Choose Reports to run a COGNOS Report. Choose Historic SIT Data 

to access prior year’s data.

• SIT Report Select this tab to create or modify SIT information, run a COGNOS Report, 

and view access to the prior year’s data (Historic SIT Data.)

• Tools: This tab is for managers only. Select this tab to manage user accounts, associate 

units with Dispatch Centers and other user and system maintenance tasks. 

 
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SIT Report Tabs

Local dispatch centers should submit a daily SIT report under the following circumstances: 

• At Preparedness Level 2 and above.

• Whenever significant wildland fire activity occurs.

• When large fires (including prescribed fires), or when an incident experiences significant 

commitment of wildland fire resources. 

Lands administered by the states and other cooperating agencies may also report in this 

manner. Consult Geographic Area reporting requirements for additional information.

Tips for Effective Data Entry:

Save data before leaving each tab in the application by clicking Save. 

Click Undo Edits to clear any incorrect, unsaved data from that screen.

Note: Data can be saved while working in the application, save data frequently. Clicking the 

SAVE button does not take the user to the next tab. Should the program become disconnected 

from the server, saved data and reports can be retrieved from the server. Moving to a new tab 

without saving data will bring up the following message:

Use the Tab key on the keyboard, instead of the mouse, to move between data entry fields 

more easily.

To display or hide the top menu-bar, toggle the double triangle icon.
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The application alerts users by displaying a red-shaded error message when data is entered in 

an incorrect format or is not recognized by the application and when an alert exclamation point 

and pop-up boxes appear:

Only enter data into fields with a white background, not in shaded areas. Colored text areas are 

updated by the program based on information entered by the user in the white text entry fields.

Fire Danger and Preparedness Level values by Protection Unit carry over from the previous 

entry. Make sure to verify each entry whether or not a new value needs to be entered.

Note: Entries in the “REMARKS” tab should be professional and discrete. Comments such as 

“hope we get some fires soon”, “here comes the overtime”, or “it’s Miller time and I’m out of 

here” are inappropriate.
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Starting a SIT Report:

1. Log onto the SIT Report application,

2. Click SIT Report.

3. Select Data Entry from the drop-down list. The SIT Reporting screen appears.

4. Select the appropriate dispatch office for the report. 

Note: The Report Date defaults to the current day’s date in Central Time. When the current time 

is past 2400 Central Time, you must change the date back to the current date in your time zone.

TAB 1: Daily Fire Statistics 

The Daily Fire Statistics tab is split into three sections: 

1. PROTECTION: New fires and acres by Protection.

Selecting a Protection agency unit (selected units turn black as shown below) also 

highlights the same unit in under Ownership for Protection Unit, as shown in below.

2. OWNERSHIP: New fires and acres by Ownership.

Only fires and acres by ownership (black box in Protection) may be entered for the unit 

AZ-PPA. Additional acres are selected from nearby units. See “Adding Data to Daily 

Fire Statistics” in next section.

3. STATUS: Displays the results of the entered data.
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Note: Edit white text fields only. Colored text areas are updated by the application based on 

information entered in the white text entry fields.

Adding Data to Daily Fire Statistics:

1. From the SIT application, select Daily Fire Statistics. The Daily Fire Statistics screen 

appears. 

2. Start with the Protection Section.

a. Select the Protection Unit. 

(For more information, see “Agency & Protection Unit ID” in the next section.)

b. Enter or update the Fire Danger. 

(For more information, see “Fire Danger by Protection Unit” in the next section.)

c. Enter or update the Prep Level. 

(For more information, see “Preparedness Level by Protection Unit” in the next 

section.)

d. Enter any Uncontrolled ABC fires for the time period of the submission. 

(For more information, see “Uncontrolled A-B-C Fires by Protection Unit” in the 

next section.)

e. Update the number of fires (both human and lightning-caused) that remain 

uncontrolled at the time of the report. 

f. Move down to the Ownership section to enter all fire data for the period of 

submission.
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3. In the Ownership section, update as needed, all fire and acreage statistics (Human, 

Lightening and Rx) by land ownership for the unit with protection responsibilities. This 

means the specific piece of land the fire started on and land(s) in which the fire burned. 

(For more information, see the next section for “Today’s Human, Lightning, Prescribed 

Fires” by Ownership.)

a. If a fire burns onto multiple jurisdictions, users will need to record the acres for 

each unit the fire covers. For example, update as needed any other ownership 

units by using the drop-down list in the field that says “~Unit.~”

Note: Do not use this screen to update Year-to-Date totals.

Go to Year-To-Date (YTD) Statistics (Tab 4)

4. Make sure to click Save to save entries or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or 

exit the screen without saving changes.

To Delete Data from Daily Fire Statistics:

1. From the SIT application, select Daily Fire Statistics.

2. Highlight the Protection Unit ID.

3. Move down to the Ownership section.

4. For any data to be removed, click in the cell and enter “0” or if you want to delete all the 

data for the ownership unit, click the icon in the first column under “Clear Data.”

5. Make sure to click Save to save entries or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or 

exit the screen without saving changes. 
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Header Definitions

Agency & Protection Unit ID

These fields appear automatically, based on the dispatch you selected.

Note: Contact the GACC Intelligence Coordinator/Officer to update or add a Protection Unit 

to a dispatch center. If there is nothing to report in this section, simply verify the Fire Danger 

and Preparedness Level for your unit(s) and click save.

Fire Danger by Protection Unit

This field defaults to the value from the previous day’s report. Click the down arrow to select 

a different value such as L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very High and E = 

Extreme.

Preparedness Level by Protection Unit

This field defaults to the previous day’s report value. Clicking the down arrow allows users to 

select a different value, between 1 and 5, that represents the Preparedness Level for each 

unit. 

Uncontrolled A-B-C Fires by Protection Unit

This field automatically clears itself each day. Size Class fires are fires that range from 0 to 

99 acres in size. Uncontrolled large incidents are captured in the 209 Entry section.

Today’s Human Fires by Ownership

This field automatically clears itself daily. Enter the number of new human-caused fires 

reported by land ownership for the reporting period.

Today’s Human Acres by Ownership

This field automatically clears itself daily. The number entered is the total acres burned by 

land ownership during the reporting period, which includes acreage from large and Complex 

fires. Acreages must be rounded up or down to the next whole number, e.g., .4 acres or less 

would be rounded down to zero and .5 or more would be rounded up to 1 acre.

Note: The number of new human-caused fires and new human-caused acres burned do not 

necessarily relate to each other; it is quite common to have new acres burned with no 

new fires being reported.

Example: 1 new human-caused fire was reported yesterday on the XYZ unit for 60 acres 

burned. Today, there were no new human-caused fires, but yesterday’s fire is now 400 

acres in size. The report should show 0 new human-caused fires and 340 new humancaused acres burned.

Today’s Lightning Fires by Ownership

This field automatically clears itself daily and represents the number of new lightningcaused fires reported by land ownership for the reporting period.

Today’s Lightning Acres by Ownership

This field automatically clears itself daily and represents the total acres burned by land 

ownership during the reporting period, which includes acreage from large and Complex 
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fires. Acreages must be rounded up or down to the next whole number. For example, 4 

acres or less would be rounded down to zero and .5 or more would be rounded up to 1 acre.

Note: The number of new lightning-caused fires and new lightning-caused acres burned do 

not necessarily relate to each other; it is quite common to have new acres burned with 

no new fires being reported.

Example: One new lightning-caused fire was reported yesterday on the XYZ unit for 60 

acres burned. Today, there were no new lightning-caused fires, but yesterday’s fire is 

now 400 acres in size. The report should show zero new lightning-caused fires and 340 

new lightning-caused acres burned.

Today’s Rx (Prescribed) Fires by Ownership

This field automatically clears itself daily and represents the number of new prescribed fires 

reported by land ownership for the reporting period. Prescribed Fires are defined as fires 

which are ignited by fire management personnel. Wildfire activity is referred to as “planned” 

(prescribed fire or Rx) and “unplanned” (all other fires).

Note: Be sure to report all wildfire activity (regardless of suppression strategy, Rx

(Prescribed) for the period of 0001 to 2400 local time.
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Examples

Daily Initial Attack

For the Protection Unit ID-BOD (shown below), one human fire for 35 acres and three 

lightning fires for 200 acres (see red box under Protection) were reported. The breakdown 

by ownership for the human-caused fire is unit ID-1AX. This is the ownership where the fire 

started and burned 10 acres of ID-1AX land. The fire also burned 25 acres on unit ID-1GX 

land.

Additionally, unit ID-BOD managed three lightning fires. One lightning fire started on ID-BOD 

land and burned 100 acres of BLM land. Also, two lightning fires occurred on ID-1AX land, 

which burned 50 acres on unit ID-1AX and an additional 50 acres burned on unit ID-1PX 

ownership (shown in the blue box under Ownership for Protection Unit BLM ID-BOD). The 

totals appear in the top section of the page in the yellow/green fields (red box).

Again, review the information entered on the Fire and Acres by Ownership screens with the

totals that populate the Daily Fire Statistics by Protection Unit screen. Once this information

is correct, click Save.
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Daily Extended Attack (i.e., Entering ICS-209 Data)

Note: Be sure to report all wildfire activity including any ICS-209 data.

Often, there is not any initial attack to report, but ongoing large fires have new acreage to report. 

When this occurs, enter this data into the “Daily Fire Statistics.”

In the Figure below, AZ-ASF had a fire to start yesterday for 100 acres and was reported 

appropriately. However, over night the fire grew substantially and by the reporting time today, 

the fire has grown an additional 5,000 acres.

In today’s report, report “0” fires for AZ-ASF and AZ-FTA. For the acreage, we enter “4,300” for 

AZ-ASF and “700” for AZ-FTA for a total of “5,000.” This is what will be reported for activity 

today. 

Again, review the information entered on the Fire and Acres by Ownership screens with the 

totals that populate the Daily Fire Statistics by Protection Unit screen. 

Once this information is correct, make sure you click Save.
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TAB 2: Planned Rx (Prescribed) Fires

The Planned Rx tab reports prescribed fire projects planned within the next few days. It provides 

managers an idea of the number of projects being conducted in the short term, along with 

general remarks and descriptions for planned and contingent resource commitments.

Note: Reporting procedures for Planned Rx fires differ from GACC to GACC. Consult respective 

GACC mobilization guides or Coordination Center with any questions.

To add an Rx fire:

1. From the SIT application, select Planned Rx. The Planned Rx screen appears. The lefthand pane lists any previously entered Rx fires.

2. If there are no previously entered Rx in the left-handed pane, click New Rx Fire to 

create a record for a new project. 

3. Select the Agency-ST-Unit from the drop-down list.

4. Enter data for each required cell and others, as necessary. See “Cell Definitions” below 

for more information on each cell.

5. Click Save, or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes

Note: Any field names preceded by an asterisk (*) require data entry. A new fire can only be 

saved after filling out the initial required fields.

Note: When the project cannot be implemented on the planned start date, update this field with 

a revised start date (and remarks, etc., if necessary); otherwise, the project record does not 

show up in the pick list.

To update a previously entered Rx fire:

1. From the SIT application, select Planned Rx. The Planned Rx screen appears. The lefthand pane lists any previously entered Rx fires. 

2. Highlight the appropriate fire from the list.

3. Click Open.
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4. Update the information as needed. See “Cell Definitions” below for more information on 

each cell.

5. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

To delete an existing Rx fire:

1. From the SIT application, select Planned Rx. The Planned Rx screen appears. The lefthand pane lists any existing Rx fires. 

2. Highlight the appropriate fire form the list.

3. Click Delete.

4. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

Cell Definitions:

Any field names below followed by an asterisk (*) require data entry.

Agency-ST-Unit *

Choose the correct Unit ID for the planned Rx fire.

Name *

The Rx fire name. Make sure the Rx fire name is correct, once saved, it cannot be changed. 

Planned Start Date *

Enter the date by clicking the appropriate date on the pop-up calendar.

Number of Days *

The number of days it will take for the project to be completed.

Acres

The total number of acres expected to be burned.

Strategy/Fuel Type
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The type of burn strategy used and the predominant fuel type (for example, piles, broadcast 

burn, and so forth).

 VOR Information

The bearing, distance, and base or OMNI from the nearest VOR as you would normally 

enter it on a resource order. For example: 61, 6, HLN.

Legal Description

The Township, Range, and Section for the fire’s point of origin. For Example: T15N, R08W, 

Sec 15.

Latitude – Degrees

This should be a 2-digit number that represents the point of origin.

Latitude – Minutes

This should be a 2-digit number that represents the point of origin (rounded to the nearest 

minute).

Longitude – Degrees

This should be a 3-digit number that represents the point of origin.

Longitude – Minutes

This should be a 2-digit number that represents the point of origin (rounded to the nearest 

minute).

Remarks/Contingent Resources

In narrative format, enter any additional information and/or a list of all resources planned to 

be committed to completing the project, including resources held in reserve.
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TAB 3: Remarks

Use this tab to record Dispatch Center/Geographic Area Preparedness Level, remarks pertinent 

to the units / Geographic Area, and the On-Call information for the Center. For Geographic 

Area Coordination Centers, the Preparedness Level entered here will display on various

websites.

To add Remarks:

1. From the SIT application, select Remarks. The Remarks screen appears.

2. Select the Preparedness Level from the drop-down list.

3. Enter the Remarks. For more information, see Definitions on the next page.

4. Enter On-Call information as needed.

5. Enter Status information as needed.

6. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

To update Remarks:

1. From the SIT application, select Remarks. The Remarks screen appears.

2. Select the modified Preparedness Level from the drop-down list if needed.

3. Enter the modified Remarks as needed. For more information, see Definitions on the 

next page.

4. Enter modified On Call information as needed.

5. Enter modified Status information as needed.

6. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

To delete Remarks:

1. From the SIT application, select Remarks. The Remarks screen appears.

2. Click Delete.
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3. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

Definitions

Preparedness Level

Represents the Preparedness Level for your Dispatch Center or Geographic Area.

Remarks

Briefly summarize the current situation within the dispatch area or within the Geographic 

Area. The program automatically clears this field each day. Include the following types of 

information:

• General synopsis of current and expected weather.

• Fuel/drought conditions (live fuel/1,000-hr moisture, ERCs, KBDIs, etc.).

• What is the current and anticipated fire situation?

o Are fires being caught at initial attack or are they escaping?

o Are more ignitions expected due to lightning carry-overs?

• Significant events or problems.

• Resource status (are shortages anticipated?)

• Updates to Year-To-Date fires and acres.

On-Call

The program carries over the On-Call information from day to day. List the Dispatcher(s)/

Coordinator(s) on-call for the office, along with contact numbers. Privacy information entered 

in the database via this field will be protected from public access; users will only be able to 

pull on-call information for units/centers within their area of responsibility.

TAB 4: YTD (Year-To-Date) Statistics

YTD Statistics are maintained on a calendar year basis (January 1 – December 31) for each 

Protection Unit and Ownership by Protection Unit. The SIT application automatically calculates 

new year-to-date totals for all fire types entered in the Daily Fire Statistics tab. 

Note: New fires and acres reported via the Daily Fire Statistics tab are automatically added to 

the YTD totals carried over from the previous day’s report.

Selecting a Protection Unit (selected units turn black, shown in the red box below) will populate 

the Ownership Units by the selected Protection Unit, shown in the blue box below. 
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Verify the New (Editable) YTD fires and acres by Ownership Units that were submitted for 

selected Protection Unit on the Daily Fire Statistics tab are correct.

Note: The blue colored text indicates data updated by the program based on information 

entered by the user on the Daily Fire Statistics tab, as shown in the example above.

Adjusting YTD Totals

The YTD Totals shown on the SIT Report should be adjusted periodically to reflect statistics 

being reported through agency fire reports. While large fires are ongoing, compare the current 

and previous ICS-209(s) daily to determine whether total acreages have increased, decreased,

or remained the same. 

Note: Additional acres burned each day should be reported in the Daily Fire Statistics screen. 

See “Today’s Human Acres by Ownership” and “Today’s Lightning Acres by Ownership” data 

entry instructions.

To adjust YTD totals:

1. From the SIT application, select YTD Statistics. The YTD Statistics screen appears.

2. Select the Protection Unit (ID-CDT, example shown below) needing adjustment on the 

YTD Statistics tab.
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3. Update YTD fires and acres by Ownership Unit in the New (Editable) YTD text fields, 

shown in red box below.

4. Verify that the Ownership Unit changes were accepted for that Protection Unit in the 

YTD Totals for xx/xx/xxxx (new) line, shown in the blue box below.

5. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

TAB 5: Incident Priority

Use this tab to prioritize incidents in relation to the other incidents within the dispatch area 

selected.

Note: Priorities are assigned at the local, Geographic Area and National levels.

To add Incident Priority information:

1. From the SIT application, select Incident Priority. The Incident Priority screen appears.

2. Enter the priority number in the Dispatch Priority box.

3. Enter the GACC priority number if you have GACC level permissions. 

4. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.
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To update Incident Priority information:

1. From the SIT application, select Incident Priority. The Incident Priority screen appears.

2. Enter the updated priority number in the Dispatch Priority box if needed.

3. Enter the updated GACC priority number if needed

4. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

To delete Incident Priority information:

1. From the SIT application, select Incident Priority. The Incident Priority screen appears.

2. Click Delete. 

3. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

Dispatch Priority: Prioritize incidents by number (1,2,3). Local dispatch offices may prioritize 

incidents according to the local priority criteria.

Users with GACC Level Authority can set GACC incident priority ranking here, as well as on the 

GACC Remarks tab. 

GACCs may prioritize all ICS-209 incidents in the Geographic Area according to Geographic 

and National priority criteria regardless of agency. The priority established here may come from 

the Geographic Area Coordinating Group, GACC Center Manager, GACC Area Coordinator, or 

GACC Intelligence Coordinator.

Prioritized incidents by number (1, 2, 3, etc.). 

TAB 6: GACC Remarks

Use the GACC Remarks tab to add, edit, or delete information from specific blocks of an active 

ICS-209.
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Note: This tab is only available to users with GACC or National permissions.

Changes made in this tab only display on the SIT reports for that reporting period. 

The changes do not change the ICS-209 record in the 209 database.

To add GACC Remarks:

Note: If there are no “active incidents” in the GACC for that reporting period, a message stating 

“0 GACC Remarks returned” displays on the screen.

1. From the SIT application, select GACC Remarks. The GACC Remarks screen appears.

2. Click the incident name, 

3. Click Open to add remarks for the specified Unit/Number/Name combination. The 

grayed-out text box at the bottom of each field displays the number of alphanumeric 

characters that are still available for your use. You can add remarks to these fields:

 GACC Priority

 Significant Events

 Actions Planned

 Remarks

4. Review remarks to ensure they are complete.

5. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.
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To update GACC Remarks:

1. From the SIT application, select GACC Remarks. The GACC Remarks screen appears.

2. Click the incident name, 

3. Click Open to update remarks for the specified Unit/Number/Name combination. The 

grayed-out text box at the bottom of each field displays the number of alphanumeric 

characters that are still available for your use. You can update remarks for these fields:

 GACC Priority

 Significant Events

 Actions Planned

 Remarks

4. Review remarks to ensure they are complete.

5. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.

To delete GACC Remarks:

1. From the SIT application, select GACC Remarks. The GACC Remarks screen appears.

2. Click the incident name, 

3. Click Delete

4. Click Save or click Undo Edits to re-enter information or exit the screen without saving 

changes.