NFIRS 5.0 Transaction: ‘Wildland Fire’

Module: Wildland Fire

Transaction Elements

Key Elements

These elements are part of the ‘Wildland 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 ‘Wildland Fire’ transaction. They form the main payload of this transaction.

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Township
• Township Direction – North/South
• Range
• Range Direction – East/West
• Section
• Subsection
• Meridian
• Area Type
• Wildland Fire Cause
• Human Factors Contributing
• Factors Contributing To Ignition
• Fire Suppression Factors
• Heat Source
• Mobile Property Type
• Equipment Involved In Ignition
• NFDRS Weather Station ID
• Weather Type
• Wind Direction
• Wind Speed
• Air Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Fuel Moisture
• Fire Danger Rating
• Number of Buildings Ignited
• Number of Buildings Threatened
• Total Acres Burned
• Primary Crop Burned #1
• Primary Crop Burned #2
• Primary Crop Burned #3
• Undetermined Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Tax Paying Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Non-Tax Paying Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• City Town Village Local Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• County or Parish Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• State or Province Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Federal Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Foreign Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Military Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Other Acres Burned Percentage (%)
• Property Management Ownership
• Federal Agency Code
• NFDRS Fuel Model At Origin
• Person Responsible For Fire
• Gender
• Person Age
• Activity of Person
• Horizontal Distance From Right Of Way
• Type of Right of Way
• Elevation
• Relative Position on Slope
• Aspect
• Flame Length
• Rate of Spread

Transaction Blocks

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

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