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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Activity At Time Of Injury’
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NFIRS Coding
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Activity At Time Of Injury’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:
Common Examples of Activity At Time Of Injury
More commonly used values for Activity At Time Of Injury…
Activity At Time Of Injury
Code
Driving Fire Department Vehicle
12
Overhaul
45
Activity - Other
00
Undetermined
UU
Groups within ‘Activity At Time Of Injury’
All values for Activity At Time Of Injury
Driving or Riding Vehicle Group
11 - Boarding Fire Department Vehicle
12 - Driving Fire Department Vehicle
13 - Tillering Fire Department Vehicle
14 - Riding Fire Department Vehicle
15 - Exiting Fire Department Vehicle
16 - Driving/riding Non-fire Department Vehicle
17 - Boarding/exiting Non-fire Department Vehicle
10 - Driving or Riding Vehicle - Other
Operating Fire Department Apparatus Group
21 - Operating Engine or Pumper
22 - Operating Aerial Ladder or Elevating Platform
23 - Operating EMS Vehicle
24 - Operating Hazmat Vehicle
25 - Operating Rescue Vehicle
20 - Operating Fire Department Apparatus - Other
Extinguishing Fire or Neutralizing Incident Group
31 - Handling Charged Hose Lines
32 - Using Hand Extinguishers
33 - Operating Master Steam Device
34 - Using Hand Tools In Extinguishment Activity
35 - Removing Power Lines
36 - Removing Flammable Liquids/chemicals
37 - Shutting Off Utilities, Gas Lines, Etc.
30 - Extinguishing Fire/neutralizing Incident - Other
Suppression Support Group
41 - Forcible Entry
42 - Ventilation With Power Tools
43 - Ventilation With Hand Tools
44 - Salvage
45 - Overhaul
40 - Suppression Support - Other
Access or Egress Group
51 - Carrying Ground Ladder
52 - Raising Ground Ladder
53 - Lowering Ground Ladder
54 - Climbing Ladder
55 - Scaling
56 - Escaping Fire/hazard
57 - Moving/lifting Patient With Carrying Device
58 - Moving/lifting Patient Without Carrying Device
50 - Access/egress - Other
EMS / Rescue Group
61 - Searching For Victim
62 - Rescuing Fire Victim
63 - Rescuing Non-fire Victim
64 - Water Rescue
65 - Providing EMS Care
66 - Diving Operations
67 - Extraction With Power Tools
68 - Extraction With Hand Tools
60 - EMS/rescue - Other
Other Incident Scene Activity Group
71 - Directing Traffic
72 - Catching Hydrant
73 - Laying Hose
74 - Moving Tools or Equipment Around Scene
75 - Picking Up Tools, Equipment, or Hose On Scene
76 - Setting Up Lighting
77 - Operating Portable Pump
70 - Other Incident Scene Activity - Other
Station Activity Group
81 - Moving About Station, Alarm Sounding
82 - Moving About Station, Normal Activity
83 - Station Maintenance
84 - Vehicle Maintenance
85 - Equipment Maintenance
86 - Physical Fitness Activity, Supervised
87 - Physical Fitness Activity, Unsupervised
88 - Training Activity or Drill
80 - Station Activity - Other
Other Activity Group
91 - Incident Investigation, During Incident
92 - Incident Investigation, After Incident
93 - Inspection Activity
94 - Administrative Work
95 - Communications Work
00 - Activity - Other
UU - Undetermined
Transactions containing ‘Activity At Time Of Injury’
A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.
Element Specification
Specification
Value
Requirement
Optional
Expected Length
2
Element Type
Coded Field - The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted.
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