NFIRS Equipment Power Source - Responserack
Coding the 'Equipment Power Source' NFIRS 5.0 element
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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Equipment Power Source’
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NFIRS Coding
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Equipment Power Source’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:
Common Examples of Equipment Power Source
More commonly used values for Equipment Power Source…
| Equipment Power Source | Code |
|---|---|
| Natural Gas or Other Lighter-than-air Gas | 21 |
| LP Gas or Other Heavier-than-air Gas | 22 |
| Electrical Line Voltage (>= 50 Volts) | 11 |
| Power Source - Other | 00 |
| Undetermined | UU |
Groups within ‘Equipment Power Source’
All values for Equipment Power Source
Electrical Group
- 11 - Electrical Line Voltage (>= 50 Volts)
- 12 - Batteries And Low Voltage (< 50 Volts)
- 10 - Electrical - Other
Gas Fuels Group
- 21 - Natural Gas or Other Lighter-than-air Gas
- 22 - LP Gas or Other Heavier-than-air Gas
- 20 - Gas Fuels - Other
Liquid Fuels Group
- 31 - Gasoline
- 32 - Alcohol
- 33 - Kerosene, Diesel Fuel, No.1 And 2 Fuel Oil
- 34 - No.4, 5 & 6 Fuel Oils
- 30 - Liquid Fuel - Other
Solid Fuels Group
- 41 - Wood, Paper
- 42 - Coal, Charcoal
- 43 - Chemicals
- 40 - Solid Fuel - Other
Other Power Sources Group
- 51 - Compressed Air
- 52 - Steam
- 53 - Water
- 54 - Wind
- 55 - Solar
- 56 - Geothermal
- 57 - Nuclear
- 58 - Fluid/hydraulic Power Source
- 00 - Power Source - Other
- UU - Undetermined
Transactions containing ‘Equipment Power Source’
A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.
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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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