Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 6055.06
December 21, 2006
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Program
References: (a) DoD Instruction 6055.6, “DoD Fire and Emergency Services Program,”
October 10, 2000 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD 6055.06-M, “DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program,”
February 23, 2006
(c) DoD Directive 3025.1, “Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA),”
January 15, 1993
(d) DoD Directive 2000.12, “DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Program,”
August 18, 2003
(e) through (as), see Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) to update policy and criteria for the allocation, assignment,
operation, and administration of the DoD F&ES Program.
1.2. Establishes a DoD Fire and Emergency Services Working Group (F&ESWG).
1.3. Authorizes other publications such as guides, handbooks, and manuals to provide
specific information on the DoD F&ES Program, including but not limited to:
1.3.1. Reference (b).
1.3.2. DoD Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program.
1.3.3. DoD F&ES Fitness and Wellness Program.
1.3.4. Fire Fighter Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive
(CBRNE) and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
1.3.5. DoD F&ES Standards of Response Coverage.
1.3.6. DoD Wildland Fire Management Program.
