NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Fire Department ID – Receiving Aid’
Définition : The NFIRS FDID for the primary (hosting) department.
Purpose : The FDID number is used to identify incident data that have been collected and reported by individual departments. Feedback on local or regional incident experience can then be prepared and sent to individual agencies or specific fire departments.

Entry : Enter the State-assigned FDID.
Element Specification
Specification | Value |
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Requirement | Mandatory |
Element Type | Text – Alphanumeric or special characters. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted. |
Transactions containing ‘Fire Department ID – Receiving Aid’
The value of this element is captured by the following transaction :
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NFIRS Codes Cheat Sheet – NFIRS Coding – NFIRS Examples – FDIDs – POCs – NFIRS Transactions – NFIRS Modules – NFIRS Elements – NFIRS Rules – NFIRS Reference – NFIRS Compliant ?
You can also read this NFIRS 5.0 Complete Reference Guide, and NFIRS 5.0 Design Documentation in order to have a deeper understanding of NFIRS 5.0. Here are also NFIRS 5.0 Forms ready for you to download and use.
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Last Updated on April 29, 2023