Overview: Responserack helps volunteer fire departments with NFIRS and more.
NFIRS Codes Cheat Sheet - NFIRS Coding - NFIRS Examples - FDIDs - POCs
NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Factor Contributing To Injury’
Need something else? Here is the complete list of all NFIRS modules and subsequent NFIRS transactions , plus a list of all NFIRS elements .
NFIRS Coding
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Factor Contributing To Injury’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:
Common Examples of Factor Contributing To Injury
More commonly used values for Factor Contributing To Injury…
Factor Contributing To Injury
Code
Egress Problem Group
1
Trapped Above Fire
24
None
NN
Groups within ‘Factor Contributing To Injury’
All values for Factor Contributing To Injury
Egress Problem Group
11 - Crowd Situation, Limited Exits
12 - Mechanical Obstacles To Exit
13 - Locked Exit or Other Problem With Exit
14 - Problem With Quick Release Burglar or Security Bar
15 - Burglar or Security Bar, Intrusion Barrier
16 - Window Type or Size Impeded Egress
10 - Egress Problem - Other
Fire Pattern Group
21 - Exits Blocked By Flame
22 - Exits Blocked By Smoke
23 - Vision Blocked or Impaired By Smoke
24 - Trapped Above Fire
25 - Trapped Below Fire
20 - Fire Pattern - Other
Escape Group
31 - Unfamiliar With Exits
32 - Excessive Travel Distance To Nearest Clear Exit
33 - Chose Inappropriate Exit Route
34 - Re-entered Building
35 - Clothing Caught Fire While Escaping
30 - Escape - Other
Collapse Group
41 - Roof Collapse
42 - Wall Collapse
43 - Floor Collapse
40 - Collapse - Other
51 - Trapped In/by Vehicle
52 - Vehicle Collision, Rollover
50 - Vehicle-related - Other
61 - Unvented Heating Equipment
62 - Improper Use Of Heating Equipment
63 - Improper Use Of Cooking Equipment
60 - Equipment-related Factors - Other
Other Special Factors Group
91 - Clothing Burned, Not While Escaping
92 - Overexertion
00 - Factor Contributing To Injury - Other
NN - None
UU - Undetermined (Conversion Only)
Transactions containing ‘Factor Contributing To Injury’
A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.
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.
Was this helpful? Please share...
Need more NFIRS help?
Need more help with NFIRS, or not yet found what you are looking for? Please see if these help …
VIDEO
For more information see the NFIRS Cheat Sheet , NFIRS Coding and contact Responserack to learn about our fire department software .