NFIRS Incident Type Code as NERIS Incident Type:
The NERIS equivalent for the NFIRS Code (Incident Type) is the NERIS Incident Type.
Here is the full NERIS Type list, but below are a few commonly used NFIRS to NERIS incident code / types:
Inside / Structure Fires
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| Building Fire 111 |
Structure Fire Note: Excluded confined fire. |
FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / STRUCTURAL_INVOLVEMENT_FIRE |
| N/A |
Room and Contents Fire |
FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / ROOM_AND_CONTENTS_FIRE |
| Cooking Fire 113 |
Confined Cooking / Appliance Fire |
FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / CONFINED_COOKING_APPLIANCE_FIRE |
| Chimney or Flue Fire 114 |
Chimney or Flue Fire, Confined To Chimney or Flue - excludes fires that extend beyond the chimney (Building Fire 111 or Fire in non-Building Structure 112). |
FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / CHIMNEY_FIRE |
Outside / Wildland Fires
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| Wildfire - Wildland 141 |
Wildfire - Wildland |
FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / WILDFIRE_WILDLAND |
| Brush Fire 142 |
Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs. |
FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / VEGETATION_GRASS_FIRE |
| Vegetation / Grass Fire 143 |
Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels; otherwise, see 142. |
FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / VEGETATION_GRASS_FIRE |
| N/A |
Wildfire - Urban Interface |
FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / WILDFIRE_URBAN_INTERFACE |
NFIRS Actions Taken Codes as NERIS Actions Tactics:
The NERIS equivalent for the NFIRS Actions Taken Code is the NERIS Actions & Tactics.
General Actions Taken
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| Incident Command 81 |
Incident Command. Includes providing support to incident command activities. |
COMMAND_AND_CONTROL / ESTABLISH_INCIDENT_COMMAND |
| Investigate 86 |
Individual Home, not connected to others |
INVESTIGATION |
Firefighting Actions Taken
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| 11 |
Extinguishment - Extinguishment by fire service personnel. |
SUPPRESSION / OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION / FIRE_CONTROL_EXTINGUISHMENT |
| 12 |
Salvage & Overhaul |
SALVAGE_AND_OVERHAUL |
| 87 |
Investigate - Fire Out - Investigate - Fire Out on Arrival. |
N / A |
Medical Actions Taken
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| 31 |
Provide First Aid & Check For Injuries - medical evaluation of patient. |
EMERGENCY_MEDICAL_CARE / PATIENT_ASSESSMENT |
| 32 |
Basic Life Support - Provide basic life support (BLS). |
EMERGENCY_MEDICAL_CARE / PROVIDE_BASIC_LIFE_SUPPORT |
| 33 |
Advanced Life Support - Provide advanced life support (ALS). |
EMERGENCY_MEDICAL_CARE / PROVIDE_ADVANCED_LIFE_SUPPORT |
Search / Rescue / MVA Actions Taken
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| 21 |
Search - Search for lost or missing person. Includes animals. |
NON_STRUCTURE_SEARCH / WIDE_AREA_OUTDOOR_SEARCH |
| 22 |
Rescue - Rescue, remove from harm. Excludes vehicle extrication (23). |
N / A |
| 23 |
Extrication - Extrication or disentangling of a person. Excludes body recovery (24). |
RESCUE / OUTSIDE / EXTRICATION_ENTRAPPED or RESCUE / STRUCTURE / EXTRICATION_ENTRAPPED |
| 78 |
Control Traffic - Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic. |
PROVIDE_SERVICES / CONTROL_TRAFFIC |
No Actions (separated from Actions Tactics in NERIS)
“No Actions” are separated from “Actions Tactics” for when no actions or tactics were employed, e.g. because cancelled.
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| Canceled en route 93 |
Cancelled |
CANCELLED |
NFIRS Property Use Code as NERIS Location Use:
The NERIS equivalent for the NFIRS Property Use Code is the NERIS Location Use.
| NFIRS Code |
Description |
NERIS Type |
| One or Two Family Dwelling 419 |
Individual Home, not connected to others |
DETATCHED_SINGLE_FAMILY_DWELLING |
| One or Two Family Dwelling 419 |
Individual Home, connected to others, e.g. row housing |
ATTATCHED_SINGLE_FAMILY_DWELLING |
| Highway or Divided Highway 961 |
State Highway, Interstate |
HIGHWAY_INTERSTATE |
| Open Land or Field 931 |
Forest / Grasslands / Woodland / Wildland Area |
FOREST_GRASSLANDS_WOODLAND_WILDLAND_AREAS |
