Activity of Person - NFIRS

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

More commonly used values for Activity of Person…

Activity of Person	Code
Social Gathering	04
Camping	08

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

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

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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