Incident Business Practices Personnel
2026 Administratively Determined (AD) Pay Plan
Casual Hire Travel Process
2024 Administratively Determined (AD) Pay Plan
Forest Service AD Pay Plan, (PDF, 488 MB)
International Mobilization
Casual Hire Travel Process, (PDF, 492 KB)
Information for Administratively Determined (AD)
Qualifications (PDF, 25 KB)
Travel, (PDF, 23 KB)
Processing Travel for Canadian Wildfire Responders, (PDF, 23 KB)
Navigating to my Payment Information, (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Pay Information
Letters/Memos
6100 Letter OGC Opinion Regarding the Status of Personnel Hired Under the AD Pay Plan, (PDF, 37 KB)
6100/6300 Letter Hiring Individuals Who Accepted “Buyouts”, (PDF, 36 KB)
6150 Letter On-Call vs Standby, (PDF, 41 KB)
NMAC Length of Assignment Clarification Memo, (PDF, 163 KB)
5100 - State Incident Commanders (hired under AD pay plan), (PDF, 28 KB)
Deputy IC's and ADs - NMAC Memo, (PDF, 82 KB)
Enclosures
Enclosure A – ICS Positions covered for PLI, (PDF, 12 KB)
Enclosure B Procedure for Claiming reimbursement for PLI, (PDF, 21 KB)
Documentation Required for Reimbursement, (Microsoft .docx, May require saving before opening, 25 KB)
Employee Reimbursement Quick Guide, (Microsoft .docx, May require saving before opening, 78 KB)
Hiring & Insurance
Acceptable Documents for Verifying Employment Eligibility, (PDF, 120 KB)
Minimum Age for Firefighters, (PDF, 24 KB)
Q&As Regarding Hiring Temporary Employees as ADs, (PDF, 57 KB)
Personal Liability Insurance Expanded for Temporary Fire Positions, (PDF, 17 KB)
Videos
How to Complete Documents for AD Casual Hires, (.mp4, 3:35 mins.)
Federal Employee Health Benefits for Casual Hires, (.mp4, 2:42 mins.)
How to Read your Wage & Earning Statement (WES), (.mp4, 1:28 mins.)
How to Update Mailing Address & Direct Deposit Information, (.mp4, 1:32 mins.)
Where is My Payment? (.mp4, 1:56 mins.)
Completing Requests for W2 Forms, (.mp4, 1:50 mins.)