USFA NERIS - National Emergency Response Information System

NERIS Beta Specification

The NERIS beta specification (NERIS data framework) covers:

Fire Department

• Fire Department

Incident Modules

• Dispatch - Module
• Incident - Core Module
• Incident - Fire Module
• Incident - Medical Module
• Incident - Hazard Module
• Incident - Rescue Firefighter Module
• Incident - Rescue non-Firefighter Module
• Incident - Emerging Hazard Module
• Incident - Risk Reduction Module
• Incident - Exposure Module

Shared Modules

• Location Use - Module
• Civic Location - Module
• Tactic Timestamps - Module
• Unit Response - Module

Augmentation Modules

• Weather - Module
• Parcel - Module

Types and Values

• Incident Types
• Actions Tactics (aka Actions Taken in NFIRS)
• Location Use (aka Property Use in NFIRS)
• Emerging Hazard - Electrical
• All Specification Element Types / Values

Terminology and Definitions

The NERIS beta specification includes some terminology and definitions.

• Terminology and Definitions