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Rescue Firefighter Module

USFA NERIS - RELEASE 1.0.1, November 4th 2024

Overview

Rescue - Firefighter Module
 
 

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All Fields in Module

All of the fields in the module, presented together.

Field / Group Type Description
ff_rescue_birth_month_year,
general
Text Date of birth of the person(s) injured or rescued.
ff_rescue_gender,
general
Text Gender of the person(s) injured or rescued.
ff_rescue_race,
general
Text Race of the person(s) injured or rescued.
ff_casualty_rank,
casualty.demographic
Text Rank of firefighter.
ff_casualty_service,
casualty.demographic
Float Years of service.
ff_casualty_classification,
casualty.demographic
Text Job classification of firefighter.
ff_rescue_type,
rescue
Text Whether there was a rescue, non-rescue, assist, or self evacuation.
ff_rescue_primary_mode,
rescue
Text Primary mode for rescue.
ff_rescue_actions,
rescue
Array[Text] Actions taken to support the rescue.
ff_rescue_impediment_type,
rescue
Array[Text] Whether conditions impacted the ability of rescue.
ff_rescue_mayday,
rescue.ff
Boolean Whether there was a mayday called to indicate a firefighter needed assistance during the incident.
ff_rescue_mayday_relative_time,
rescue.ff
Text Relative to suppression, when the mayday was called.
ff_rescue_rit_activated,
rescue.ff
Boolean Whether a RIT team was activated following a mayday declaration.
ff_rescue_room_type,
rescue.structure
Text Type of room/space from which the occupant was rescued.
ff_rescue_elevation_type,
rescue.structure
Text Elevation at which the occupant was found.
ff_rescue_gas_isolation,
rescue.structure
Boolean Whether the space was isolated from the flow of heat and/or toxic gases.
ff_rescue_removal_path_type,
rescue.structure
Text How the firefighter was removed from the structure.
ff_rescue_fire_relative_time,
rescue.structure
Text Relative to suppression, when the firefighter was removed from the structure.
ff_casualty_type,
casualty
Text Whether the person was uninjured, injured nonfatally, injured fatally.
ff_casualty_linked_unit_id,
casualty.injured.deployment
Text Name of the unit responding to the incident in FD Spec.
ff_casualty_reported_unit_id,
casualty.injured.deployment
Text Name of the unit responding to the incident if neris id not yet in FD Spec.
ff_casualty_duty_type,
casualty.injured.deployment
Text Duty state of the firefighter at the time of the incident.
ff_casualty_cause,
casualty.injured.deployment
Text Apparent cause of the injury or fatality.
ff_casualty_action,
casualty.injured.deployment
Text Action that occurred during the time of the incident.
ff_casualty_ppe,
casualty.injured.deployment
Array[Text] PPE worn during time of incident.
ff_casualty_incident_command,
casualty.injured.deployment
Boolean Whether an incident command structure was in place during incident.
ff_casualty_incident_timeline,
casualty.injured.deployment
Text Stage of the incident when the injury occurred.
 
 

Module Fields by Group

The same fields as above, but presented in groups.

general

Field Description
ff_rescue_birth_month_year Date of birth of the person(s) injured or rescued.
ff_rescue_gender Gender of the person(s) injured or rescued.
ff_rescue_race Race of the person(s) injured or rescued.

casualty.demographic

Field Description
ff_casualty_rank Rank of firefighter.
ff_casualty_service Years of service.
ff_casualty_classification Job classification of firefighter.

rescue

Field Description
ff_rescue_type Whether there was a rescue, non-rescue, assist, or self evacuation.
ff_rescue_primary_mode Primary mode for rescue.
ff_rescue_actions Actions taken to support the rescue.
ff_rescue_impediment_type Whether conditions impacted the ability of rescue.

rescue.ff

Field Description
ff_rescue_mayday Whether there was a mayday called to indicate a firefighter needed assistance during the incident.
ff_rescue_mayday_relative_time Relative to suppression, when the mayday was called.
ff_rescue_rit_activated Whether a RIT team was activated following a mayday declaration.

rescue.structure

Field Description
ff_rescue_room_type Type of room/space from which the occupant was rescued.
ff_rescue_elevation_type Elevation at which the occupant was found.
ff_rescue_gas_isolation Whether the space was isolated from the flow of heat and/or toxic gases.
ff_rescue_removal_path_type How the firefighter was removed from the structure.
ff_rescue_fire_relative_time Relative to suppression, when the firefighter was removed from the structure.

casualty

Field Description
ff_casualty_type Whether the person was uninjured, injured nonfatally, injured fatally.

casualty.injured.deployment

Field Description
ff_casualty_linked_unit_id Name of the unit responding to the incident in FD Spec.
ff_casualty_reported_unit_id Name of the unit responding to the incident if neris id not yet in FD Spec.
ff_casualty_duty_type Duty state of the firefighter at the time of the incident.
ff_casualty_cause Apparent cause of the injury or fatality.
ff_casualty_action Action that occurred during the time of the incident.
ff_casualty_ppe PPE worn during time of incident.
ff_casualty_incident_command Whether an incident command structure was in place during incident.
ff_casualty_incident_timeline Stage of the incident when the injury occurred.
 
 

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