NFIRS 5.0 Transaction: ‘Structure Fire’

Module: Structure Fire

Transaction Elements

Key Elements

These elements are part of the ‘Structure Fire’ transaction, as they are part of every transaction, since they form the record key; they uniquely identify the incident from other incidents.

• Fire Department ID
• Fire Department State
• Incident (Alarm) Date
• Incident Number (Identifier)
• Exposure Number
• Record Type/Transaction Code
• Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete)

Transaction Specific Elements

These elements are part of the specific information carried by the ‘Structure Fire’ transaction. They form the main payload of this transaction.

• Structure Type
• Building Status
• Building Height: Stories Above Grade
• Building Height: Stories Below Grade
• Building Length
• Building Width
• Total Square Feet
• Fire Origin (Story #)
• Fire Spread
• Number of Stories with Damage: Minor
• Number of Stories with Damage: Significant
• Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy
• Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme
• No Flame Spread or Same As First or Unknown
• Item Contributing To Spread
• Type Of Material Contributing To Spread
• Detector Presence
• Detector Type
• Detector Power
• Detector Operation
• Detector Effectiveness
• Detector Failure Reason
• Automatic Extinguishment System (AES) Presence
• Automatic Extinguishment System (AES) Type
• Automatic Extinguishment System (AES) Operation
• Number of Sprinklers Operating
• Automatic Extinguishment System (AES) Failure Reason

Transaction Blocks

Transaction’s elements are regrouped by blocks. the following table list all the blocks of the ‘Structure Fire’ transaction.

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