Core Incident

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Core Incident

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All Fields in Module

All of the fields in the module, presented together.

Field / Group	Type	Description
incident_final_type, type_identifiers	Array[Array[Text]]	Disposition or final incident type as assessed on scene.
incident_final_type_primary, type_identifiers	Array[Boolean]	Flag for the primary incident type. Only one type can be True.
incident_special_modifier, type_identifiers	Array[Text]	Incident modifier(s) that can help describe the magnitude or class of the incident.
incident_point, location	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.
incident_polygon, location	Multipolygon	WGS84 polygon of the footprint of the incident.
incident_location, location	Module	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.
incident_location_use, location	Module	How the location is being used. Consists of the fields of mod_location_use.
incident_people_present, location	Boolean	Whether people were present at the time of the incident.
incident_displaced_number, displacement	Integer	Number of people displaced.
incident_displaced_cause, displacement	Array[Text]	Cause for displacement.
rescue_ff, rescues	Array[Module]	Firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_ff.
rescue_nonff, rescues	Array[Module]	Non firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_civ.
incident_rescue_animal, rescues	Integer	Total number of animals rescued.
incident_actions_taken, actions_taken	Array[Array[Text]]	Actions taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.
incident_noaction, actions_taken	Text	Reason no action taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.
incident_aid_direction, aid	Text	Whether aid was given or received.
incident_aid_type, aid	Text	Type of aid given or received.
incident_aid_department_name, aid	Array[Text]	Name of the Fire Department to which aid was given/received.
incident_aid_nonfd, aid	Array[Text]	Type of non-fire department entities from which aid was received.
incident_narrative_impediment, narrative	Text	Description of any obstacles that impacted the incident.
incident_narrative_outcome, narrative	Text	Description of the final disposition of the incident.
parcel, augmentation	Module	Characteristics of the parcel at which the incident occurred. Consists of the fields of mod_parcel.
weather, augmentation	Module	Characteristics of the weather at the location and time of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_weather.
incident_neris_id, incident	Text	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident.
incident_internal_id, incident	Text	Department’s internal unique identifier for the incident.
fire, fire	Module	Specific fields for incident types that include fire type.
medical, medical	Array[Module]	Specific fields for incident types that include medical.
hazsit, hazsit	Module	Specific fields for incident types that include hazsit.
emerging_hazard, emerging_hazard	Array[Module]	Information on emerging hazard(s). Consists of the fields of one or more group from mod_emerging_hazard.
tactic_timestamps, tactic_timestamps	Module	Timestamps for fire tactic employed.
exposure, exposure	Array[Module]	Exposure details.
unit_response, unit_response	Array[Module]	Shared module for unit response information.
risk_reduction, risk_reduction	Module	Specific fields for alarms, suppression systems, and their performance.

  

Module Fields by Group

The same fields as above, but presented in groups.

type_identifiers

Field	Description
incident_final_type	Disposition or final incident type as assessed on scene.
incident_final_type_primary	Flag for the primary incident type. Only one type can be True.
incident_special_modifier	Incident modifier(s) that can help describe the magnitude or class of the incident.

location

Field	Description
incident_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.
incident_polygon	WGS84 polygon of the footprint of the incident.
incident_location	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.
incident_location_use	How the location is being used. Consists of the fields of mod_location_use.
incident_people_present	Whether people were present at the time of the incident.

displacement

Field	Description
incident_displaced_number	Number of people displaced.
incident_displaced_cause	Cause for displacement.

rescues

Field	Description
rescue_ff	Firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_ff.
rescue_nonff	Non firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_civ.
incident_rescue_animal	Total number of animals rescued.

actions_taken

Field	Description
incident_actions_taken	Actions taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.
incident_noaction	Reason no action taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.

aid

Field	Description
incident_aid_direction	Whether aid was given or received.
incident_aid_type	Type of aid given or received.
incident_aid_department_name	Name of the Fire Department to which aid was given/received.
incident_aid_nonfd	Type of non-fire department entities from which aid was received.

narrative

Field	Description
incident_narrative_impediment	Description of any obstacles that impacted the incident.
incident_narrative_outcome	Description of the final disposition of the incident.

augmentation

Field	Description
parcel	Characteristics of the parcel at which the incident occurred. Consists of the fields of mod_parcel.
weather	Characteristics of the weather at the location and time of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_weather.

general

Field	Description
incident_neris_id	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident.
incident_internal_id	Department’s internal unique identifier for the incident.
fire	Specific fields for incident types that include fire type.
medical	Specific fields for incident types that include medical.
hazsit	Specific fields for incident types that include hazsit.
emerging_hazard	Information on emerging hazard(s). Consists of the fields of one or more group from mod_emerging_hazard.
tactic_timestamps	Timestamps for fire tactic employed.
exposure	Exposure details.
unit_response	Shared module for unit response information.
risk_reduction	Specific fields for alarms, suppression systems, and their performance.

  

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