NFIRS 5.0 Module ‘Fire’

Description : Provides report data for a fire incident. Can be supplemented with a wildland fire module or a structure fire module.

Fire Transactions

Fire – ‘Provides the principle information for any Fire-related incident’- Optional, at most 1
Fire – File attached – ‘Provides additional information for the fire’- Mandatory, 1 only
Fire Mobile Property Involved – ‘Mobile Property (e.g. vehicle, RV, etc.) involved in the fire’- Mandatory, 1 only
Fire – Equipment Involved – ‘Provides details of the equipment involved in the fire (i.e. not department apparatus used)’- Mandatory, 1 only

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire’ 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)
B1	Number Of Residential Units — Not Residential
B2	Number Of Buildings Involved
B3	Acres Burned (Outside Fires only) — Less than one Acre
C	On Site Materials — Materials Storage Use
D1	Area of Origin
D2	Heat Source
D3	Item First Ignited
D3a	Confined to Origin
D4	Type of Material
E1	Cause of Ignition
E2	Contributed to Ignition Factors
E3	Human Factors — Age of Person — Sex of Person
F1	Equipment Involved
H1	Mobile Property Involved
G	Fire Suppression Factors

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire – File attached’ 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)

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire Mobile Property Involved’ 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)
H2	Mobile Property Type — Mobile Property Make — Mobile Property Model — Mobile Property Year — Mobile Property License Plate — Mobile Property State — Mobile Property VIN Number

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire – Equipment Involved’ 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)
F1	Equipment Brand — Equipment Model — Equipment Serial Number — Equipment Year
F2	Equipment Power Source
F3	Equipment Portability

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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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