NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Fire Service Affiliation’
Définition : The identification of the fire service casualty as a volunteer (includes paid on-call) or career firefighter at the time of injury.
Purpose : This data element contributes to the identification of the fire service casualty and helps track injury trends and patterns of volunteer vs. career personnel.
Entry : Check or mark the box that best describes the affiliation of the fire service casualty.
Element Specification
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirement | Optional |
| Expected Length | 1 |
| 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. |
AFFILIATION CODES
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Fire Service Affiliation’ element
| Fire Service Affiliation | Code |
|---|---|
| Career | 1 |
| Volunteer | 2 |
Topic: NFIRS