Fire Department Entity

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Fire Department Entity

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All Fields in Module

All of the fields in the module, presented together.

Field / Group	Type	Description
dispatch_comment, dispatch.comment	Array[Text]	Free text or canned remark comments from dispatcher throughout duration of call.
dispatch_comment_timestamp, dispatch.comment	Array[Datetime (UTC)]	Timestamp of the comment.
dispatch_time_call_arrival, dispatch.time	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp at which call arrives at PSAP or department dispatch center.
dispatch_time_call_answering, dispatch.time	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp at which call is answered at PSAP or department dispatch center.
dispatch_time_call_create, dispatch.time	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp at which call was created.
dispatch_time_alarm_answering, dispatch.time	Time Delta	Time between call being opened and when call was answered.
time_incident_clear, dispatch.time	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp when dispatch closes incident.
dispatch_time_alarm_processing, unit_response.time.computed	Time Delta	Time between call open time and first unit dispatch.
incident_neris_id, dispatch	Text	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident that requires dispatch.
dispatch_internal_id, dispatch	Text	Department’s internal unique identifier for the dispatch.
fd_neris_id, dispatch	Text	Unique identifier for the agency in NERIS. Entity type plus state and county FIPS plus with random trailing characters.
dispatch_center_id, dispatch	Text	This 4 digit ID is a unique identifier for each PSAP dispatch center.
dispatch_location, dispatch	Module	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.
dispatch_point, dispatch	Point	WGS84 latitude and longitude of the incident. If a latitude and longitude are not submitted but a location is, the location geocoding result (if successful) will be used.
dispatch_determinate_code, dispatch	Text	Output code from dispatch protocol based on the call specifics.
dispatch_incident_code, dispatch	Text	Department-specific incident code pulled from CAD; should map to a type_incident for ETL in NERIS.
dispatch_final_disposition, dispatch	Text	Closing disposition of call set by dispatcher if call changes from initial dispatch.
dispatch_automatic_alarm, dispatch	Boolean	Identifies if the call is an automatic alarm.
dispatch_unit_response, unit_response	Array[Module]	Shared module for unit response information.
dispatch_tactic_timestamps, tactic_timestamps	Module	Timestamps for fire tactic employed.

  

Module Fields by Group

The same fields as above, but presented in groups.

dispatch.comment

Field	Description
dispatch_comment	Free text or canned remark comments from dispatcher throughout duration of call.
dispatch_comment_timestamp	Timestamp of the comment.

dispatch.time

Field	Description
dispatch_time_call_arrival	Timestamp at which call arrives at PSAP or department dispatch center.
dispatch_time_call_answering	Timestamp at which call is answered at PSAP or department dispatch center.
dispatch_time_call_create	Timestamp at which call was created.
dispatch_time_alarm_answering	Time between call being opened and when call was answered.
time_incident_clear	Timestamp when dispatch closes incident.

unit_response.time.computed

Field	Description
dispatch_time_alarm_processing	Time between call open time and first unit dispatch.

general

Field	Description
incident_neris_id	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident that requires dispatch.
dispatch_internal_id	Department’s internal unique identifier for the dispatch.
fd_neris_id	Unique identifier for the agency in NERIS. Entity type plus state and county FIPS plus with random trailing characters.
dispatch_center_id	This 4 digit ID is a unique identifier for each PSAP dispatch center.
dispatch_location	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.
dispatch_point	WGS84 latitude and longitude of the incident. If a latitude and longitude are not submitted but a location is, the location geocoding result (if successful) will be used.
dispatch_determinate_code	Output code from dispatch protocol based on the call specifics.
dispatch_incident_code	Department-specific incident code pulled from CAD; should map to a type_incident for ETL in NERIS.
dispatch_final_disposition	Closing disposition of call set by dispatcher if call changes from initial dispatch.
dispatch_automatic_alarm	Identifies if the call is an automatic alarm.
dispatch_unit_response	Shared module for unit response information.
dispatch_tactic_timestamps	Timestamps for fire tactic employed.

  

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