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NFIRS 5.0 Module ‘Fire Service Casualty’

Description : Provides report data for injuries and/or fatalities to Fire Service membership. This can include delayed injuries that manifest later (e.g. as a result of chemical or biological agents.)

Fire Service Casualty Transactions

Fire Service Casualty Blocks

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire Service Casualty’ transaction.
Block  Elements 
A Fire Department ID — Fire Department State — Incident (Alarm) Date — Incident Number (Identifier) — Exposure Number — Record Type/Transaction Code — Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete)
C Fire Service Casualty Sequence Number
B Firefighter Identifier — First Name — Middle Initial — Last Name — Name Suffix — Gender — Fire Service Affiliation
D Age
E Injury Date Time
F Responses
G1 Usual Assignment
G2 Physical Condition
G3 Severity
G4 Taken To
G5 Activity At Time Of Injury
H1 Primary Apparent Symptom
H2 Primary Part Of Body Injured
I1 Cause Of Firefighter Injury
I2 Factor Contributing To Injury
I3 Object Involved In Injury
J1 Where Injury Occurred
J2 Injury Relation To Structure — Story Where Injury Occurred
J3 Specific Location Where Injury Occurred
J4 Vehicle Type
K1 Protective Equipment Contributed To Injury

Fire Service Casualty – Equipment Failure Blocks

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire Service Casualty – Equipment Failure’ transaction.
Block  Elements 
A Fire Department ID — Fire Department State — Incident (Alarm) Date — Incident Number (Identifier) — Exposure Number — Record Type/Transaction Code — Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete)
K1 Fire Service Casualty Sequence Number — Protective Equipment Sequence Number
K2 Protective Equipment Item
K3 Protective Equipment Problem
K4 Equipment Manufacturer — Equipment Model — Equipment Serial Number

Need more NFIRS help?

Here are some other useful ressources to learn more about NFIRS.

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 11, 2023