NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Fire Department State’
Définition : The State (or U.S. territory) where the fire department is located.
Purpose : This field provides an additional means of identifying a fire department, and in conjunction with other required Section A fields, uniquely identifies each incident.
Entry : Enter the two-digit alphabetic abbreviation from the following list for the State where the fire department is located
Element Specification
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirement | Mandatory |
| 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. |
Transactions containing ‘Fire Department State’
The value of this element is captured by the following transactions :
- Incident Header
- Basic Incident
- Incident Address
- Aid Given Received
- Officer In Charge
- Member Making Report
- Incident Remarks
- Fire
- Structure Fire
- Wildland Fire
- Fire Mobile Property Involved
- Fire – File attached
- Fire – Equipment Involved
- EMS Patient
- Arson
- Arson Agency Referral
- Arson Juvenile Subject
- Apparatus
- Personnel
- Fire Department Header – for Fire Department records
- Fire Department Personnel – for Fire Department records
- Fire Department Apparatus – for Fire Department records
- Civilian Fire Casualty
- Fire Service Casualty
- Fire Service Casualty – Equipment Failure
- Special Study
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Last Updated on April 29, 2023