JURISDICTION. Being a federally entrusted entity- The National Park Service Fire & Aviation Service has the same, if not slightly elevated powers as the San Andreas Department of Forestry & Fire Protection. However, given the circumstances of independence of states versus the exercise of power by the Federal Government; NPSFA is only authorized to deploy in certain locations, or if major ecosystems including fauna & flora are at dangerous threat of being damaged, destroyed or completely deforested to the case of bracketed annihilation. This forwards the premonition of the following priorities. In the circumstance of a debilitating forestry fire; The State Governor, and SanFire Executive Staff; (Including the Fire Commissioner) shall be alerted, and in tow report the circumstance to the United States Forestry Service; sponsored by the Department of Agriculture. A determination will be made if an allocation of federal resources is required, and from there will result in the deployment of federal property and employees as seen fit.

SCOPE OF PRACTICE. NPSFA employees are both nationally, and state-recognized firefighters. Who can usurp the responsibility of Paramedicine or other specialized scopes of practice. However, given there are no practical apparatuses for the department; NPSFA will stick strictly to a 'scout and report' doctrine to determine the best-case of approach for fires or natural disasters. Evacuation efforts may also be maintained by NPSFA if the State Fire Commissioner has approved the deployment of such federal assets to a community.

• Note: NPSFA does not require explicit permission to perform operations in locations that are equally agreed upon by the state. I.E; Senora National Park, Chiliad State Wilderness. This does not however, exempt the rule of the requirement of three fire/EMS personnel required to activate as NPSFA.

DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS. In order to activate as NPSFA- there must be a strict minimum of three Fire Department or EMS personnel active in order to flag on as NPSFA. If a Fire Command Staff member witnesses a member not following this guideline; may result in a condition to flag-off, or to return to basic FD. Failure to comply may result in direct staff action or potential departmental consequences.

• Addendum; Realistically, NPSFA Members are typically not active 24/7 or routinely active in National Parks; but more on a seasonal rotation or when high fire-risk is paramount to the safety of visitors; To cut back on the level of bureaucracy; and to make NPSFA more simple; this will be kept in mind and members should be liberal when it comes to actively using NPSFA characters; Furthermore- whilst this isn't a factual policy; it is a good consideration to think of.

SHIRT. Short Sleeve, Long Sleeve, Collared Long Sleeve with Emblemed Tie may be worn. It shall be Pale Grey, with the National Park Service Patch Affixed to the left shoulder.

PANTS. Light Green Suit Pants OR a choice of Green or Brown BDU style pants may be worn.

• Class A clothing SHALL only accompany with Green Suit Pants only.

BELT. Members shall carry a handheld radio.

CAMPAIGN HAT. Members may choose to wear a campaign hat. It shall be straw-colored and plain, bearing no badging. 

PPE is required on rescue scenes to protect the wearer from harm. It is made up of Uniform pants, bunker pants, close toed shoes and fire boots, medical gloves, work gloves and helmet.

TURNOUT JACKET. Bright Yellow Bunker Jacket with reflective striping and with no writing affixed to rear.

PANTS. Bright Yellow BDU-style pants, with reflective striping.

FOOTWEAR. Worn fire-resistant boots.

FIREHOOD. Must be in either Charcoal Grey, or White.

• The hood is to be worn, when a wildfire is present and extensive heat is proving difficult to mitigate.

'WILDLAND FIREMAN' HELMET. Construction-like helmet, with a dome open-face build.

ACCESSORIES. Fire Resistant Gloves, EyeShield Protective Goggles

SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. Wildland Firefighters do not utilize SCBA, and in cases where it is necessary; other fire elements should be utilized in replacement.

Note: If department members are dealing with non-structure fires such as wildfires they may opt to wear the brush fire PPE consisting of brush coat, brush pants and brush helmet, this is not rated for structure fires however, and must be replaced with standardized equipment shown above.

For both SANFIRE and NPSFA; The following helmet colors signify the following ranks or positions.

Yellow - Basic Wildland Fireman (Rank Equal to FF/EMT or FF/Paramedic)

Orange - Company Lieutenant (This position, does not exist; However may be elected to a trusted FF/EMT-Paramedic.)
Red - Company Line Officer (Rank Equal to FD Captains.)
White - Divisionary Officer (Battalion Chief+)