Activity At Time Of Injury - NFIRS
Coding the 'Activity At Time Of Injury' NFIRS 5.0 element
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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Activity At Time Of Injury’
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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’
- Driving or Riding Vehicle Group
- Operating Fire Department Apparatus Group
- Extinguishing Fire or Neutralizing Incident Group
- Suppression Support Group
- Access or Egress Group
- EMS / Rescue Group
- Other Incident Scene Activity Group
- Station Activity Group
- Other Activity Group
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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