NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘State’
Definition : The State where the incident occurred.
Purpose : This field further refines the incident address, and it provides a means of linking incident data to other geographic and population factors for comparative analysis at the State level.

Entry : Enter the two-digit alphabetic abbreviation for the State where the incident occurred.
Element Specification
Specification | Value |
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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. |
STATES CODES
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘State’ element
State | Code |
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Alabama | AL |
Alaska | AK |
Arizona | AZ |
Arkansas | AR |
California | CA |
Colorado | CO |
Connecticut | CT |
Delaware | DE |
District Of Columbia | DC |
Florida | FL |
Georgia | GA |
Hawaii | HI |
Idaho | ID |
Illinois | IL |
Indiana | IN |
Iowa | IA |
Kansas | KS |
Kentucky | KY |
Louisiana | LA |
Maine | ME |
Maryland | MD |
Massachusetts | MA |
Michigan | MI |
Minnesota | MN |
Mississippi | MS |
Missouri | MO |
Montana | MT |
Nebraska | NE |
Nevada | NV |
New Hampshire | NH |
New Jersey | NJ |
New Mexico | NM |
New York | NY |
North Carolina | NC |
North Dakota | ND |
Ohio | OH |
Oklahoma | OK |
Oregon | OR |
Pennsylvania | PA |
Rhode Island | RI |
South Carolina | SC |
South Dakota | SD |
Tennessee | TN |
Texas | TX |
Utah | UT |
Vermont | VT |
Virginia | VA |
Washington | WA |
West Virginia | WV |
Wisconsin | WI |
Wyoming | WY |
American Samoa | AS |
Canal Zone | CZ |
Department Of Defense | DD |
Guam | GU |
Federated States Of Micronesia | FM |
Marshall Islands | MH |
Northern Mariana Islands | MP |
Palau | PW |
Puerto Rico | PR |
US Minor Outlying Islands | UM |
Native American Tribal Authority | NA |
Virgin Islands | VI |
Other | OO |
Transactions containing ‘State’
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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 May 6, 2023