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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

Medical / Motor Vehicle Accident

In NERIS, the various kinds of motor vehicle accident are coded within separate disciplines (medical, hazardous situation, rescue) and are NOT all grouped within medical NERIS incident types.

NFIRS Code	Description	NERIS Type
Medical Call 321	Any non-MVA injury or trauma	See NERIS Full Medical List
Motor Vehicle Accident with Injuries 322		MEDICAL / INJURY / MOTOR_VEHICLE_COLLISION
Motor Vehicle Accident NO Injuries 324		HAZSIT / HAZARD_NONCHEM / MOTOR_VEHICLE_COLLISION
N/A	Motor Vehicle Entrapment	RESCUE / TRANSPORTATION / MOTOR_VEHICLE_EXTRICATION_ENTRAPPED

Rescue

There is a long list of rescue NERIS incident types

NFIRS Code	Description	NERIS Type
Search and Rescue / Backcountry Rescue 341		RESCUE / OUTSIDE / BACKCOUNTRY_RESCUE

 

 

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