NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Fire Department Zip’
Définition : The numerical code assigned by the U.S. Postal Service to all U.S. jurisdictions.
Purpose : This field completes the information for identifying the exact incident address, and it provides a means of linking fire incident data to other geographic and population factors for comparative analysis at the local and regional levels.
Entry : Enter the postal ZIP code number for the address of the property involved in the incident. If the last four digits are unknown, leave that field blank.
Element Specification
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirement | Optional |
| Element Type | Numeric – Integer numbers (no decimal points). If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted. All integer values are assumed to be positive. Any fields which allow a negative integer value have been denoted with ‘+ or –’ in the comment field. Negative numbers should be transmitted with the minus sign preceding the digits. – – ZIP code (5 or 9 digits) |
Topic: NFIRS