NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Where Injury Occurred’
Definition : The place where the injury occurred. This location may be en route to or from the scene, at the incident scene, at the station, or some other location.
Purpose : In conjunction with other fields, this element can help identify why the firefighter sustained a certain type of injury. It can indicate areas in which safety training and safer operating procedures may be necessary.
Entry : Check or mark the box that best describes where the injury took place.
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. |
WHERE INJURY OCCURRED CODES
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Where Injury Occurred’ element
| Where Injury Occurred | Code |
|---|---|
| En route To Fire Department Location | 1 |
| At Fire Department Location | 2 |
| En route To Incident or Assignment | 3 |
| En route To Medical Facility | 4 |
| At Scene, In Structure | 5 |
| At Scene, Outside Structure | 6 |
| At Medical Facility | 7 |
| Returning From Incident or Assignment | 8 |
| Returning From Medical Facility | 9 |
| Location – Other | 0 |
| Undetermined | U |
Transactions containing ‘Where Injury Occurred’
The value of this element is captured by the following transaction :
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Last Updated on May 9, 2023