Also known as: ‘Area of Fire Origin’ ‘areaOfFireOrigin’
Definition: The primary use of the area where the fire started within the property.The area of origin may be a room, a portion of a room, a vehicle, a portion of a vehicle, or an open area devoted to a specific use. Every fire has an area of fire origin.
Purpose: Combined with data on the fire’s ignition, knowing the area where the fire originated assists in determining the cause of the fire. Such information is useful for targeting fire prevention, investigation, and suppression efforts.
Entry: Enter the two-digit code and description that best describes the area of fire origin.
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NFIRS Coding
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Area of Origin’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:
Common Examples of Area of Origin
More commonly used values for Area of Origin…
Area of Origin
Code
Cooking Area, Kitchen
24
Entranceway, Lobby
05
Interior Stairway or Ramp
03
Wildland, Woods
95
Outside Area - Other
90
Other Area Of Fire Origin
00
Undetermined
UU
Ceiling And Floor Assembly, Crawl Space Between Stories
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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