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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