NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Activity of Person Involved’
Definition : Describes the primary activity of the person who was responsible for the fire.
Purpose : Prevention programs and strategy development on wildland areas are of utmost importance in continuing education on fire behavior. Collecting information on the primary activity of the person involved will assist in developing programs that will better address the needs of each activity.
Entry : Enter the two-digit code and description of the activity of the person involved. This entry should report the primary activity of the person who caused the fire.
Element Specification
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirement | Optional |
| Expected Length | 2 |
| Element Type | Coded Field – The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted. |
ACTIVITY OF PERSON INVOLVED CODES
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Activity of Person Involved’ element
| Activity of Person | Code |
|---|---|
| Logging/Timber Harvest | 01 |
| Management Activities | 02 |
| Construction/Maintenance | 03 |
| Social Gathering | 04 |
| Hunting | 05 |
| Fishing | 06 |
| Other Recreation | 07 |
| Camping | 08 |
| Other Permitted Harvest | 09 |
| Picnicking | 10 |
| Non-permitted Harvest | 11 |
| Harvest Of Illegal Material | 12 |
| Religious or Ceremonial Activity | 13 |
| Oil/Gas Production | 14 |
| Military Operations | 15 |
| Subsistence | 16 |
| Mining | 17 |
| Livestock Grazing | 18 |
| Target Practice | 19 |
| Blasting | 20 |
| Fireworks Use | 21 |
| Human Activity – Other | 00 |
Topic: NFIRS