Activity of Person - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Activity of Person’

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NFIRS Coding

Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Activity of Person’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:

Common Examples of Activity of Person

More commonly used values for Activity of Person…

Activity of Person	Code
Social Gathering	04
Camping	08

All values for Activity of Person

Activity of Person	Code
Logging/Timber Harvest	01
Management Activities	02
Construction/Maintenance	03
Social Gathering	04
Hunting	05
Fishing	06
Other Recreation	07
Camping	08
Other Permitted Harvest	09
Picnicking	10
Non-permitted Harvest	11
Harvest Of Illegal Material	12
Religious or Ceremonial Activity	13
Oil/Gas Production	14
Military Operations	15
Subsistence	16
Mining	17
Livestock Grazing	18
Target Practice	19
Blasting	20
Fireworks Use	21
Human Activity - Other	00

Transactions containing ‘Activity of Person’

A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.

Wildland Fire

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.