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NERIS Incident Types / Codes

NERIS Incident Type Codes are descriptive phrases as opposed to numbered codes.

For example, in NFIRS a Structure Fire is coded as 111, whereas in NERIS a Structure Fire is in the Fire group, Structure Fire sub-group, and typed Structural Involvement, so is coded as ' FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / STRUCTURAL_INVOLVEMENT_FIRE ‘.

Most NERIS incident type codes are coded are group / sub-group / type as:

• Primary Group - The general category, e.g. Fire / Medical / Rescue.
• Sub-Group - The sub-group, e.g. Indoor / Outdoor Fire, Trauma / Illness.
• Incident Type - The specific incident, e.g. Structure Fire, MVA, etc.

This page lists all the incident types, but for future reference, here is the quick NERIS cheat sheet:

  

Primary Groups of Incident Types

NERIS Incident Type Codes are grouped into high level groups, then lower level groups. Clearly, Fire comes first - split into inside vs outside, but Medical is up there with Trauma vs Illness. Here are the high level groups:

• Fire - Inside (Structure) / Outside (Wildland) / Transportation / Other.
• Medical - Injury (Trauma) / Illness / Other.
• Hazardous Situation - Non-Chemical / Hazardous Materials / Investigation.
• Rescue - Outside / Inside (Structure) / Transportation / Water.
• Public Service - Assistance / Non-medical Alarms / Weather / Other.
• No Emergency - Cancelled / False Alarm / Good Intent.
• Assisting Law Enforcement

 

 

Fire - Primary Group

Primary incident type groups are typically organized into sub-groups.

• Structure Fire
• Wildland Fire
• Outside Fire
• Transportation Fire
• Special Fire

Structure Fire - Sub-group

Value	Code
Structural Involvement	FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / STRUCTURAL_INVOLVEMENT_FIRE
Room and Contents Fire	FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / ROOM_AND_CONTENTS_FIRE
Confined Cooking / Appliance Fire	FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / CONFINED_COOKING_APPLIANCE_FIRE
Chimney Fire	FIRE / STRUCTURE_FIRE / CHIMNEY_FIRE

Wildland Fire - Sub-group

Value	Code
Wildfire - Wildland	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / WILDFIRE_WILDLAND
Vegetation / Grass Fire	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / VEGETATION_GRASS_FIRE
Wildfire - Urban Interface	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / WILDFIRE_URBAN_INTERFACE

Outside Fire - Sub-group

Value	Code
Construction Waste	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / CONSTRUCTION_WASTE
Outside Tank Fire	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / OUTSIDE_TANK_FIRE
Trash / Rubbish Fire	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / TRASH_RUBBISH_FIRE
Utility Infrastructure Fire	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / UTILITY_INFRASTRUCTURE_FIRE
Dumpster / Other Outdoor Container Fire	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / DUMPSTER_OUTDOOR_CONTAINER_FIRE
Other Outside Fire	FIRE / OUTSIDE_FIRE / OTHER_OUTSIDE_FIRE

Transportation Fire - Sub-group

Value	Code
Vehicle Fire - Passenger	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / VEHICLE_FIRE_PASSENGER
Vehicle Fire - Commercial	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / VEHICLE_FIRE_COMMERCIAL
Vehicle Fire - Recreational Vehicle (RV)	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / VEHICLE_FIRE_RV
Vehicle Fire - Food Truck	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / VEHICLE_FIRE_FOOD_TRUCK
Boat / Personal Watercraft / Barge Fire	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / BOAT_PERSONAL_WATERCRAFT_BARGE_FIRE
Powered Mobility Device Fire	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / POWERED_MOBILITY_DEVICE_FIRE
Train / Rail Fire	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / TRAIN_RAIL_FIRE
Aircraft Emergency	FIRE / TRANSPORTATION_FIRE / AIRCRAFT_FIRE

Special Fire - Sub-group

Value	Code
Energy Storage System (ESS) Fire	FIRE / SPECIAL_FIRE / ESS_FIRE
Explosion	FIRE / SPECIAL_FIRE / EXPLOSION
Infrastructure Fire (Tunnel, Bridge)	FIRE / SPECIAL_FIRE / INFRASTRUCTURE_FIRE

 

 

Medical - Primary Group

Primary incident type groups are typically organized into sub-groups.

• Injury
• Illness
• Other

Injury - Sub-group

Value	Code
Animal Bites	MEDICAL / INJURY / ANIMAL_BITES
Assault	MEDICAL / INJURY / ASSAULT
Burns / Explosion	MEDICAL / INJURY / BURNS_EXPLOSION
Carbon Monoxide / Other Inhalation Injury	MEDICAL / INJURY / CARBON_MONOXIDE_OTHER_INHALATION_INJURY
Choking	MEDICAL / INJURY / CHOKING
Drowning / Diving / SCUBA Accident	MEDICAL / INJURY / DROWNING_DIVING_SCUBA_ACCIDENT
Electrocution	MEDICAL / INJURY / ELECTROCUTION
Eye Trauma	MEDICAL / INJURY / EYE_TRAUMA
Fall	MEDICAL / INJURY / FALL
Heat / Cold Exposure	MEDICAL / INJURY / HEAT_COLD_EXPOSURE
Medical: Motor Vehicle Collision	MEDICAL / INJURY / MOTOR_VEHICLE_COLLISION
Industrial Accident/Inaccessible Incident/Other Entrapment (Non-Vehicle)	MEDICAL / INJURY / INDUSTRIAL_INACCESSIBLE_ENTRAPMENT
Poisoning	MEDICAL / INJURY / POISONING
Gunshot Wound	MEDICAL / INJURY / GUNSHOT_WOUND
Hemorrhage / Laceration	MEDICAL / INJURY / HEMORRHAGE_LACERATION
Stab / Penetrating Trauma	MEDICAL / INJURY / STAB_PENETRATING_TRAUMA
Other Traumatic Injury	MEDICAL / INJURY / OTHER_TRAUMATIC_INJURY

Illness - Sub-group

Value	Code
Abdominal Pain / Problems	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / ABDOMINAL_PAIN
Allergic Reaction / Stings	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / ALLERGIC_REACTION_STINGS
Back Pain (Non-Trauma)	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / BACK_PAIN_NON_TRAUMA
Breathing Problems	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / BREATHING_PROBLEMS
Cardiac Arrest	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / CARDIAC_ARREST
Chest Pain (Non-Trauma)	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / CHEST_PAIN_NON_TRAUMA
Convulsions / Seizures	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / CONVULSIONS_SEIZURES
Diabetic Problems	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / DIABETIC_PROBLEMS
Headache	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / HEADACHE
Heart Problems	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / HEART_PROBLEMS
Overdose / Poisoning	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / OVERDOSE
Pandemic / Epidemic / Outbreak	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / PANDEMIC_EPIDEMIC_OUTBREAK
Pregnancy / Childbirth	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / PREGNANCY_CHILDBIRTH
Psychological Behavior Issues	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / PSYCHOLOGICAL_BEHAVIOR_ISSUES
Sick Case	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / SICK_CASE
Stroke / CVA	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / STROKE_CVA
Unconscious Victim	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / UNCONSCIOUS_VICTIM
Well Person Check	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / WELL_PERSON_CHECK
Altered Mental Status	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / ALTERED_MENTAL_STATUS
Nausea / Vomiting	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / NAUSEA_VOMITING
No Appropriate Choice	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / NO_APPROPRIATE_CHOICE
Unknown Problem	MEDICAL / ILLNESS / UNKNOWN_PROBLEM

Other - Sub-group

Value	Code
Healthcare Professional Admission	MEDICAL / OTHER / HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL_ADMISSION
Medical Alarm	MEDICAL / OTHER / MEDICAL_ALARM
Standby Request	MEDICAL / OTHER / STANDBY_REQUEST
Transfer / Interfacility	MEDICAL / OTHER / TRANSFER_INTERFACILITY
Airmedical Transport	MEDICAL / OTHER / AIRMEDICAL_TRANSPORT
Intercept Other Unit	MEDICAL / OTHER / INTERCEPT_OTHER_UNIT
Community Public Health	MEDICAL / OTHER / COMMUNITY_PUBLIC_HEALTH

 

 

Hazardous Situation - Primary Group

Primary incident type groups are typically organized into sub-groups.

• Non-Chemical
• Hazardous Materials
• Overpressure
• Investigation

Non-Chemical - Sub-group

Value	Code
Hazardous Situation: Motor Vehicle Collision	HAZSIT / HAZARD_NONCHEM / MOTOR_VEHICLE_COLLISION
Electrical Power Line Down / Arching / Malfunction	HAZSIT / HAZARD_NONCHEM / ELEC_POWER_LINE_DOWN_ARCHING_MALFUNC
Bomb Threat / Bomb Response / Suspicious Package	HAZSIT / HAZARD_NONCHEM / BOMB_THREAT_RESPONSE_SUSPICIOUS_PACKAGE
Electrical Hazard / Short Circuit	HAZSIT / HAZARD_NONCHEM / ELEC_HAZARD_SHORT_CIRCUIT

Hazardous Materials - Sub-group

Value	Code
Fuel Spill / Fuel Odor	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / FUEL_SPILL_ODOR
Gas Leak / Gas Odor	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / GAS_LEAK_ODOR
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Release	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / CARBON_MONOXIDE_RELEASE
Biological Release / Incident	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / BIOLOGICAL_RELEASE_INCIDENT
Radioactive Release / Incident	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / RADIOACTIVE_RELEASE_INCIDENT
Hazardous Material Release (Chemical from Transportation)	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / HAZMAT_RELEASE_TRANSPORT
Hazardous Material Release (Chemical from Fixed Facility)	HAZSIT / HAZARDOUS_MATERIALS / HAZMAT_RELEASE_FACILITY

Overpressure - Sub-group

Value	Code
Rupture Without Fire	HAZSIT / OVERPRESSURE / RUPTURE_WITHOUT_FIRE
No Rupture	HAZSIT / OVERPRESSURE / NO_RUPTURE

Investigation - Sub-group

Value	Code
Odor	HAZSIT / INVESTIGATION / ODOR
Smoke Investigation	HAZSIT / INVESTIGATION / SMOKE_INVESTIGATION

 

 

Rescue - Primary Group

Primary incident type groups are typically organized into sub-groups.

• Outside
• Structure
• Transportation
• Water

Outside - Sub-group

Value	Code
Backcountry Rescue	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / BACKCOUNTRY_RESCUE
Confined Space Rescue	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / CONFINED_SPACE_RESCUE
Trench	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / TRENCH
Extrication / Entrapped	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / EXTRICATION_ENTRAPPED
High Angle Rescue	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / HIGH_ANGLE_RESCUE
Low Angle Rescue	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / LOW_ANGLE_RESCUE
Steep Angle Rescue	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / STEEP_ANGLE_RESCUE
Limited/No Access	RESCUE / OUTSIDE / LIMITED_NO_ACCESS

Structure - Sub-group

Value	Code
Building Collapse / Structure Collapse	RESCUE / STRUCTURE / BUILDING_STRUCTURE_COLLAPSE
Confined Space Rescue	RESCUE / STRUCTURE / CONFINED_SPACE_RESCUE
Elevator / Escalator Rescue	RESCUE / STRUCTURE / ELEVATOR_ESCALATOR_RESCUE
Extrication / Entrapped	RESCUE / STRUCTURE / EXTRICATION_ENTRAPPED

Transportation - Sub-group

Value	Code
Extrication / Entrapment: Motor Vehicle Collision	RESCUE / TRANSPORTATION / MOTOR_VEHICLE_EXTRICATION_ENTRAPPED
Train and Rail Collision / Derailment	RESCUE / TRANSPORTATION / TRAIN_RAIL_COLLISION_DERAILMENT
Aviation Collision / Crash	RESCUE / TRANSPORTATION / AVIATION_COLLISION_CRASH
Aviation Standby	RESCUE / TRANSPORTATION / AVIATION_STANDBY

Water - Sub-group

Value	Code
Person in Water (Standing Water/Lake)	RESCUE / WATER / PERSON_IN_WATER_STANDING
Person in Water (Swiftwater/River)	RESCUE / WATER / PERSON_IN_WATER_SWIFTWATER
Watercraft in Distress	RESCUE / WATER / WATERCRAFT_IN_DISTRESS

 

 

Public Service - Primary Group

Primary incident type groups are typically organized into sub-groups.

• Assistance
• Non-Medical Alarm
• Weather
• Other

Assistance - Sub-group

Value	Code
Lift Assist	PUBSERV / CITIZEN_ASSIST / LIFT_ASSIST
Lost Person	PUBSERV / CITIZEN_ASSIST / LOST_PERSON
Person In Distress	PUBSERV / CITIZEN_ASSIST / PERSON_IN_DISTRESS
Citizen Assist / Service Call	PUBSERV / CITIZEN_ASSIST / CITIZEN_ASSIST_SERVICE_CALL

Non-Medical Alarm - Sub-group

Value	Code
Fire / Smoke Alarm	PUBSERV / ALARMS_NONMED / FIRE_ALARM
Gas Alarm	PUBSERV / ALARMS_NONMED / GAS_ALARM
CO Alarm	PUBSERV / ALARMS_NONMED / CO_ALARM
Other Alarm	PUBSERV / ALARMS_NONMED / OTHER_ALARM

Weather - Sub-group

Value	Code
Damage Assessment	PUBSERV / DISASTER_WEATHER / DAMAGE_ASSESSMENT
Weather Response	PUBSERV / DISASTER_WEATHER / WEATHER_RESPONSE

Other - Sub-group

Value	Code
Move-up	PUBSERV / OTHER / MOVE_UP
Standby	PUBSERV / OTHER / STANDBY
Damaged Hydrant	PUBSERV / OTHER / DAMAGED_HYDRANT

 

 

No Emergency - Primary Group

Primary incident type groups are typically organized into sub-groups.

• Cancelled
• False Alarm
• Good Intent

Cancelled - Sub-group

Value	Code
Cancelled	NOEMERG / CANCELLED

False Alarm - Sub-group

Value	Code
Intentional False Alarm	NOEMERG / FALSE_ALARM / INTENTIONAL_FALSE_ALARM
Malfunctioning Alarm	NOEMERG / FALSE_ALARM / MALFUNCTIONING_ALARM
Accidental Alarm	NOEMERG / FALSE_ALARM / ACCIDENTAL_ALARM
Other False Call	NOEMERG / FALSE_ALARM / OTHER_FALSE_CALL
Bomb Scare	NOEMERG / FALSE_ALARM / BOMB_SCARE

Good Intent - Sub-group

Value	Code
No Incident Found Upon Arrival / Location Error	NOEMERG / GOOD_INTENT / NO_INCIDENT_FOUND_LOCATION_ERROR
Controlled Burning (Authorized)	NOEMERG / GOOD_INTENT / CONTROLLED_BURNING_AUTHORIZED
Smoke From Non-hostile Source (Smoke Scare)	NOEMERG / GOOD_INTENT / SMOKE_FROM_NONHOSTILE_SOURCE
Investigate Hazardous Release (Nothing Found)	NOEMERG / GOOD_INTENT / INVESTIGATE_HAZARDOUS_RELEASE

 

 

Assisting Law Enforcement - Primary Group

The group for assisting law enforcement is the one group NOT broken into sub-groups, in fact it has a sole incident type.

Assisting Law Enforcement - Sub-group

Value	Code
Assisting Law Enforcement	LAWENFORCE