NERIS Action Tactics Types

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NERIS Action Tactics Types

 

Main Groups

All of the location use top groups, presented together.

Value	Definition
Emergency Medical Care	EMERGENCY_MEDICAL_CARE
Command And Control	COMMAND_AND_CONTROL
Forcible Entry	FORCIBLE_ENTRY
Investigation	INVESTIGATION
Suppression	SUPPRESSION
Containment	CONTAINMENT
Ventilation	VENTILATION
Search Structure	SEARCH_STRUCTURE
Non Structure Search	NON_STRUCTURE_SEARCH
Salvage And Overhaul	SALVAGE_AND_OVERHAUL
Personnel Contamination Reduction	PERSONNEL_CONTAMINATION_REDUCTION
Hazardous Situation Mitigation	HAZARDOUS_SITUATION_MITIGATION
Provide Evacuation Support	PROVIDE_EVACUATION_SUPPORT
Provide Equipment	PROVIDE_EQUIPMENT
Provide Services	PROVIDE_SERVICES
Information Enforcement	INFORMATION_ENFORCEMENT

  

 

Emergency Medical Care Group (EMERGENCY_MEDICAL_CARE)

Sub-groups within the Emergency Medical Care group:

Value	Definition
Patient Assessment	PATIENT_ASSESSMENT
Provide Basic Life Support	PROVIDE_BASIC_LIFE_SUPPORT
Provide Advanced Life Support	PROVIDE_ADVANCED_LIFE_SUPPORT
Provide Transport	PROVIDE_TRANSPORT
Patient Referral	PATIENT_REFERRAL

  

 

Command And Control Group (COMMAND_AND_CONTROL)

Sub-groups within the Command And Control group:

Value	Definition
Establish Incident Command	ESTABLISH_INCIDENT_COMMAND
Safety Officer Assigned	SAFETY_OFFICER_ASSIGNED
PIO Assigned	PIO_ASSIGNED
Notify Other Agencies	NOTIFY_OTHER_AGENCIES
Incident Assessment (360 Degree Visualization) Completed	INCIDENT_ASSESSMENT_COMPLETED
Accountability Officer Assigned	ACCOUNTABILITY_OFFICER_ASSIGNED

  

 

Forcible Entry Group (FORCIBLE_ENTRY)

Sub-groups within the Forcible Entry group:

Value	Definition
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Investigation Group (INVESTIGATION)

Sub-groups within the Investigation group:

Value	Definition
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Suppression Group (SUPPRESSION)

Sub-groups within the Suppression group:

Value	Definition
Structural Fire Suppression	STRUCTURAL_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Structural Fire Suppression	STRUCTURAL_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Structural Fire Suppression	STRUCTURAL_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION

  

 

Containment Group (CONTAINMENT)

Sub-groups within the Containment group:

Value	Definition
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION
Outside Fire Suppression	OUTSIDE_FIRE_SUPPRESSION

  

 

Ventilation Group (VENTILATION)

Sub-groups within the Ventilation group:

Value	Definition
Vertical	VERTICAL
Vertical	VERTICAL
Vertical	VERTICAL
Vertical	VERTICAL
Horizontal	HORIZONTAL
Horizontal	HORIZONTAL
Horizontal	HORIZONTAL
Horizontal	HORIZONTAL
Positive Pressure	POSITIVE_PRESSURE
Positive Pressure	POSITIVE_PRESSURE
Positive Pressure	POSITIVE_PRESSURE
Positive Pressure	POSITIVE_PRESSURE
Hydraulic	HYDRAULIC
Hydraulic	HYDRAULIC
Hydraulic	HYDRAULIC
Hydraulic	HYDRAULIC

  

 

Search Structure Group (SEARCH_STRUCTURE)

Sub-groups within the Search Structure group:

Value	Definition
Door Initiated Search	DOOR_INITIATED_SEARCH
Door Initiated Search	DOOR_INITIATED_SEARCH
Door Initiated Search	DOOR_INITIATED_SEARCH
Door Initiated Search	DOOR_INITIATED_SEARCH
Window Initiated Search	WINDOW_INITIATED_SEARCH
Window Initiated Search	WINDOW_INITIATED_SEARCH
Window Initiated Search	WINDOW_INITIATED_SEARCH
Window Initiated Search	WINDOW_INITIATED_SEARCH

  

 

Non Structure Search Group (NON_STRUCTURE_SEARCH)

Sub-groups within the Non Structure Search group:

Value	Definition
Search Area of Collapse	SEARCH_AREA_OF_COLLAPSE
Search Underground Infrastructure (Cave / Mine)	SEARCH_UNDERGROUND_INFRASTRUCTURE
Wide Area / Outdoor Search	WIDE_AREA_OUTDOOR_SEARCH
Search Waterway	SEARCH_WATERWAY
Body Recovery	BODY_RECOVERY
USAR K9 Search	USAR_K9_SEARCH

  

 

Salvage And Overhaul Group (SALVAGE_AND_OVERHAUL)

Sub-groups within the Salvage And Overhaul group:

Value	Definition
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Personnel Contamination Reduction Group (PERSONNEL_CONTAMINATION_REDUCTION)

Sub-groups within the Personnel Contamination Reduction group:

Value	Definition
On-Scene Contamination Reduction	ON_SCENE_CONTAMINATION_REDUCTION
Clean Cab Transport	CLEAN_CAB_TRANSPORT
PPE Washed Post-Incident	PPE_WASHED_POST_INCIDENT

  

 

Hazardous Situation Mitigation Group (HAZARDOUS_SITUATION_MITIGATION)

Sub-groups within the Hazardous Situation Mitigation group:

Value	Definition
Take Samples	TAKE_SAMPLES
Spill Control	SPILL_CONTROL
Leak Stop	LEAK_STOP
Remove Hazard	REMOVE_HAZARD
Decontamination	DECONTAMINATION
Atmospheric Monitoring (Interior)	ATMOSPHERIC_MONITORING_INTERIOR
Atmospheric Monitoring (Exterior / Fenceline)	ATMOSPHERIC_MONITORING_EXTERIOR_FENCELINE

  

 

Provide Evacuation Support Group (PROVIDE_EVACUATION_SUPPORT)

Sub-groups within the Provide Evacuation Support group:

Value	Definition
Connected Interior Spaces	CONNECTED_INTERIOR_SPACES
Remote Interior Spaces	REMOTE_INTERIOR_SPACES
Nearby Buildings	NEARBY_BUILDINGS
Large Area	LARGE_AREA

  

 

Provide Equipment Group (PROVIDE_EQUIPMENT)

Sub-groups within the Provide Equipment group:

Value	Definition
Provide Special Equipment	PROVIDE_SPECIAL_EQUIPMENT
Provide Light	PROVIDE_LIGHT
Provide Electrical Power	PROVIDE_ELECTRICAL_POWER
Provide Drone / Video Equipment	PROVIDE_DRONE_VIDEO_EQUIPMENT

  

 

Provide Services Group (PROVIDE_SERVICES)

Sub-groups within the Provide Services group:

Value	Definition
Restore Sprinkler System	RESTORE_SPRINKLER_SYSTEM
Restore/Reset Alarm System	RESTORE_RESET_ALARM_SYSTEM
Shut Down Alarm	SHUT_DOWN_ALARM
Shut Down Sprinkler System	SHUT_DOWN_SPRINKLER_SYSTEM
Secure Property	SECURE_PROPERTY
Remove Water	REMOVE_WATER
Assist Uninjured Person	ASSIST_UNINJURED_PERSON
Assist Animal	ASSIST_ANIMAL
Provide Apparatus / Water	PROVIDE_APPARATUS_WATER
Control Crowd	CONTROL_CROWD
Control Traffic	CONTROL_TRAFFIC
Damage Assessment	DAMAGE_ASSESSMENT

  

 

Information Enforcement Group (INFORMATION_ENFORCEMENT)

Sub-groups within the Information Enforcement group:

Value	Definition
Refer To Proper AHJ	REFER_TO_PROPER_AHJ
Enforce Code Or Law	ENFORCE_CODE_OR_LAW
Provide Public Information	PROVIDE_PUBLIC_INFORMATION

  

Summary

Yup, that is it. No more. NERIS is a simplification from NFIRS. These are all the main action-tactic types in NERIS:

Value	Definition
Emergency Medical Care	EMERGENCY_MEDICAL_CARE
Command And Control	COMMAND_AND_CONTROL
Forcible Entry	FORCIBLE_ENTRY
Investigation	INVESTIGATION
Suppression	SUPPRESSION
Containment	CONTAINMENT
Ventilation	VENTILATION
Search Structure	SEARCH_STRUCTURE
Non Structure Search	NON_STRUCTURE_SEARCH
Salvage And Overhaul	SALVAGE_AND_OVERHAUL
Personnel Contamination Reduction	PERSONNEL_CONTAMINATION_REDUCTION
Hazardous Situation Mitigation	HAZARDOUS_SITUATION_MITIGATION
Provide Evacuation Support	PROVIDE_EVACUATION_SUPPORT
Provide Equipment	PROVIDE_EQUIPMENT
Provide Services	PROVIDE_SERVICES
Information Enforcement	INFORMATION_ENFORCEMENT

  

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