Fire Department Entity

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Fire Department Entity

USFA NERIS - is a BETA SPECIFICATION, presented here to aid in review

WORK IN PROGRESS: This information is beta and subject to change.

Overview

The NERIS fire department specification details the department, the community it protects, and the services the department provides. Further, this breaks down the stations, and other department resources.

Finally, there is also some additional NERIS maintenance metadata for the department, such has who to contact for the data.

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All Fields in Module

All of the fields in the module, presented together.

Field / Group	Type	Description
fd_neris_id, general	Text	Unique identifier for the agency in NERIS. Entity type plus state and county FIPS plus with random trailing characters.
fd_id_legacy, general	Text	Legacy FDID for linkage to other data sets.
fd_name, general	Text	Name of the agency.
fd_parent_name, general	Text	Department’s parent department’s name.
fd_aid_type, general	Array[Text]	Type of aid.
fd_address_1, general	Text	Physical address of agency HQ.
fd_address_2, general	Text	Additional address information.
fd_city, general	Text	City in which agency is located.
fd_state, general	Text	State in which agency is located.
fd_zip, general	Text	Zip Code in which agency is located.
fd_mailing_address_1, general	Text	Agency mailing address.
fd_mailing_address_2, general	Text	Additional mailing address information.
fd_mailing_city, general	Text	City of agency mailing address.
fd_mailing_state, general	Text	City of agency mailing address.
fd_mailing_zip, general	Text	Zip Code of agency mailing address.
fd_point, general	Point	Coordinates of the agency headquarters.
fd_email, general	Text	Email address of the agency.
fd_website, general	Text	Website of the agency.
fd_telephone, general	Text	Contact phone number of the agency.
fd_type, general	Text	Staffing type of the agency.
fd_organization, general	Text	Category which describes the organization of the agency.
fd_jurisiction_set, general	Array[Multipolygon]	Multipolygon of the agency’s coverage area.
fd_jurisdiction_type, general	Text	Type of the agency’s jurisdiction.
fd_primary_division_set, general	Array[Multipolygon]	Multipolygon of the district-based supervision of the agency.
fd_primary_division_type, general	Text	Type of the agency’s primary geographic division.
fd_coverage_set, general	Array[Multipolygon]	Multipolygon of the district-based supervision of the agency.
fd_coverage_type, general	Text	Type of the agency’s primary geographic division.
fd_station_count, general	Integer	Number of stations in the agency.
fd_child_name, children	Array[Text]	Names of departments which are children of the department.
fd_aid_name, aid	Array[Text]	Name of department with which the department has an aid relationship.
fd_population_protected, population	Integer	Estimated number of people protected within the agency’s coverage area. Agency provided. If left blank, calculated if boundary is provided.
fd_population_protected_source, population	Text	Data source from which the population count was pulled.
fd_fire_services, services	Array[Text]	Set of fire department services the agency offers.
fd_ems_services, services	Array[Text]	Set of types of EMS services offered.
fd_investigation_services, services	Array[Text]	Set of types of investigation services offered.
fd_continue_education, contact	Boolean	Whether the agency has a continuing education/training policy.
fd_shift_count, shift	Integer	Number of shifts the agency utilizes.
fd_shift_duration, shift	Integer	Duration of a shift in hours.
fd_shift_signup, shift	Integer	Current shift schedule upon NERIS activation.
dispatch_center_id, dispatch.response	Text	4-digit unique identifier for each PSAP dispatch center being requested to respond to an incident.
dispatch_psap_type, dispatch.response	Text	Type of dispatch center being requested.
dispatch_psap_jurisdiction, dispatch.response	Text	Aggregation level of dispatch center.
dispatch_psap_discipline, dispatch.response	Text	Whether dispatch is single entity or multiple entity.
dispatch_psap_capability, dispatch.response	Text	Whether PSAP follows most recent NENA standards.
dispatch_cad_software, dispatch.response	Text	Manufacturer of the CAD system being used by the agency.
dispatch_protocol_fire, dispatch.response	Text	Procedure/protocol followed for triage of emergency fire calls.
dispatch_protocol_medical, dispatch.response	Text	Procedure/protocol followed for triage of emergency medical calls.
dispatch_avl_usage, dispatch.response	Boolean	Describes whether the CAD utilizes AVL technology.
rms_software, dispatch.response	Text	Manufacturer of the RMS Software being used by the agency.
station_id, station	Text	Name of the station.
station_address_1, station	Text	Physical address of station.
station_address_2, station	Text	Additional address information.
station_city, station	Text	City in which station is located.
station_state, station	Text	State in which station is located.
station_zip, station	Text	Zip Code in which station is located.
station_point, station	Array[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.
station_primary_division, station	Text	Name and id of the primary division region in which the station falls.
station_coverage, station	Array[Text]	Name and id of the coverage area region in which the station falls.
station_staffing, station	Integer	Minimum staffing assigned to the station.
station_unit_id_1, station.unit	Text	Unit’s first designation in CAD.
station_unit_id_2, station.unit	Text	Unit’s second designation in CAD.
station_unit_capability, station.unit	Text	Type of unit housed at the station.
station_unit_staffing, station.unit	Integer	Minimum staffing required for this unit to be dispatched to an incident.
staff_total, staffing	Integer	Number of total staff within department.
staff_active_ff_career_ft, staffing	Integer	Total number of active full-time career firefighters in agency.
staff_active_ff_career_pt, staffing	Integer	Total number of active part-time career firefighters in agency.
staff_active_ff_volunteer, staffing	Integer	Total number of active volunteer firefighters in agency.
staff_active_ems_only_career_ft, staffing	Integer	Total number of active full-time career ems only staff in agency.
staff_active_ems_only_career_pt, staffing	Integer	Total number of active part-time career ems only staff in agency.
staff_active_ems_only_volunteer, staffing	Integer	Total number of active volunteer ems only staff in agency.
staff_active_civilians_career_ft, staffing	Integer	Total number of active full-time career civilians in agency.
staff_active_civilians_career_pt, staffing	Integer	Total number of active part-time career civilians in agency.
staff_active_civilians_volunteer, staffing	Integer	Total number of active volunteer civilians in agency.
assess_iso_rating, dept.attributes	Integer	Current ISO rating (1- 10) of the agency, if applicable.
assess_cpse_acredit, dept.attributes	Boolean	Whether the agency is accredited through CPSE.
assess_caas_acredit, dept.attributes	Boolean	Whether the agency is accredited through CAAS.

Module Fields by Group

The same fields as above, but presented in groups.

general

Field	Description
fd_neris_id	Unique identifier for the agency in NERIS. Entity type plus state and county FIPS plus with random trailing characters.
fd_id_legacy	Legacy FDID for linkage to other data sets.
fd_name	Name of the agency.
fd_parent_name	Department’s parent department’s name.
fd_aid_type	Type of aid.
fd_address_1	Physical address of agency HQ.
fd_address_2	Additional address information.
fd_city	City in which agency is located.
fd_state	State in which agency is located.
fd_zip	Zip Code in which agency is located.
fd_mailing_address_1	Agency mailing address.
fd_mailing_address_2	Additional mailing address information.
fd_mailing_city	City of agency mailing address.
fd_mailing_state	City of agency mailing address.
fd_mailing_zip	Zip Code of agency mailing address.
fd_point	Coordinates of the agency headquarters.
fd_email	Email address of the agency.
fd_website	Website of the agency.
fd_telephone	Contact phone number of the agency.
fd_type	Staffing type of the agency.
fd_organization	Category which describes the organization of the agency.
fd_jurisiction_set	Multipolygon of the agency’s coverage area.
fd_jurisdiction_type	Type of the agency’s jurisdiction.
fd_primary_division_set	Multipolygon of the district-based supervision of the agency.
fd_primary_division_type	Type of the agency’s primary geographic division.
fd_coverage_set	Multipolygon of the district-based supervision of the agency.
fd_coverage_type	Type of the agency’s primary geographic division.
fd_station_count	Number of stations in the agency.

children

Field	Description
fd_child_name	Names of departments which are children of the department.

aid

Field	Description
fd_aid_name	Name of department with which the department has an aid relationship.

population

Field	Description
fd_population_protected	Estimated number of people protected within the agency’s coverage area. Agency provided. If left blank, calculated if boundary is provided.
fd_population_protected_source	Data source from which the population count was pulled.

services

Field	Description
fd_fire_services	Set of fire department services the agency offers.
fd_ems_services	Set of types of EMS services offered.
fd_investigation_services	Set of types of investigation services offered.

contact

Field	Description
fd_continue_education	Whether the agency has a continuing education/training policy.

shift

Field	Description
fd_shift_count	Number of shifts the agency utilizes.
fd_shift_duration	Duration of a shift in hours.
fd_shift_signup	Current shift schedule upon NERIS activation.

dispatch.response

Field	Description
dispatch_center_id	4-digit unique identifier for each PSAP dispatch center being requested to respond to an incident.
dispatch_psap_type	Type of dispatch center being requested.
dispatch_psap_jurisdiction	Aggregation level of dispatch center.
dispatch_psap_discipline	Whether dispatch is single entity or multiple entity.
dispatch_psap_capability	Whether PSAP follows most recent NENA standards.
dispatch_cad_software	Manufacturer of the CAD system being used by the agency.
dispatch_protocol_fire	Procedure/protocol followed for triage of emergency fire calls.
dispatch_protocol_medical	Procedure/protocol followed for triage of emergency medical calls.
dispatch_avl_usage	Describes whether the CAD utilizes AVL technology.
rms_software	Manufacturer of the RMS Software being used by the agency.

station

Field	Description
station_id	Name of the station.
station_address_1	Physical address of station.
station_address_2	Additional address information.
station_city	City in which station is located.
station_state	State in which station is located.
station_zip	Zip Code in which station is located.
station_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.
station_primary_division	Name and id of the primary division region in which the station falls.
station_coverage	Name and id of the coverage area region in which the station falls.
station_staffing	Minimum staffing assigned to the station.

station.unit

Field	Description
station_unit_id_1	Unit’s first designation in CAD.
station_unit_id_2	Unit’s second designation in CAD.
station_unit_capability	Type of unit housed at the station.
station_unit_staffing	Minimum staffing required for this unit to be dispatched to an incident.

staffing

Field	Description
staff_total	Number of total staff within department.
staff_active_ff_career_ft	Total number of active full-time career firefighters in agency.
staff_active_ff_career_pt	Total number of active part-time career firefighters in agency.
staff_active_ff_volunteer	Total number of active volunteer firefighters in agency.
staff_active_ems_only_career_ft	Total number of active full-time career ems only staff in agency.
staff_active_ems_only_career_pt	Total number of active part-time career ems only staff in agency.
staff_active_ems_only_volunteer	Total number of active volunteer ems only staff in agency.
staff_active_civilians_career_ft	Total number of active full-time career civilians in agency.
staff_active_civilians_career_pt	Total number of active part-time career civilians in agency.
staff_active_civilians_volunteer	Total number of active volunteer civilians in agency.

dept.attributes

Field	Description
assess_iso_rating	Current ISO rating (1- 10) of the agency, if applicable.
assess_cpse_acredit	Whether the agency is accredited through CPSE.
assess_caas_acredit	Whether the agency is accredited through CAAS.

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