NFIRS 5.0 Transaction: ‘Fire’
Module: Fire
Transaction Elements
Key Elements
These elements are part of the ‘Fire’ transaction, as they are part of every transaction, since they form the record key; they uniquely identify the incident from other incidents.
Transaction Specific Elements
These elements are part of the specific information carried by the ‘Fire’ transaction. They form the main payload of this transaction.
- Number Of Residential Units
- Not Residential
- Number Of Buildings Involved
- Acres Burned (Outside Fires only)
- Less than one Acre
- On Site Materials
- Materials Storage Use
- Area of Origin
- Heat Source
- Item First Ignited
- Confined to Origin
- Type of Material
- Cause of Ignition
- Contributed to Ignition Factors
- Human Factors
- Age of Person
- Sex of Person
- Equipment Involved
- Mobile Property Involved
- Fire Suppression Factors
Transaction Blocks
Transaction’s elements are regrouped by blocks. the following table list all the blocks of the ‘Fire’ transaction.
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Last Updated on May 10, 2023