Definition: The duties performed at the incident scene by the apparatus or resource personnel.
Purpose: This data element, together with Incident Type on the Basic Module (Section C), enables a fire department to document the breadth of activities and the resources required by the responding fire department to effectively handle the range of emergency situations. This information also provides some indication on the specific types of service required of the fire department.
Entry: Enter the two-digit code(s) for up to four actions taken by the specific piece of apparatus or resource at the scene of the incident. Always report the most significant actions taken before less significant actions taken. Specific actions may include extinguishing fires, forcible entry, providing first aid, identifying and analyzing hazardous materials, and transporting the injured.The action may involve simply standing by at an incident for possible service. Be as specific as possible in stating the actions taken.
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NFIRS Coding
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Apparatus Actions Taken’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:
Common Examples of Apparatus Actions Taken
More commonly used values for Apparatus Actions Taken…
13 - Establish Fire Lines - Wildland note: Includes clearing firebreaks using direct, indirect, and burnout tactics as appropriate.
14 - Contain Fire - Wildland note: Includes taking suppression action that can reasonably be expected to check the fire spread under prevailing and predicted conditions.
15 - Confine Fire - Wildland note: Includes when fire crews or resources stop the forward progress of a fire but have not put in all control lines.
16 - Control Fire - Wildland
17 - Manage Prescribed Fire - Wildland
Search & Rescue
20 - Search & Rescue - Other
21 - Search for lost or missing person note: Includes animals.
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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