Firefighter Personnel ID - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Firefighter Personnel ID’

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Transactions containing ‘Firefighter Personnel ID’

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

Fire Department Personnel - for Fire Department records

Element Specification

Specification	Value
Requirement	Optional
Maximum Length	9
Element Type	Text - Alphanumeric or special characters. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted. - Maximum length 9 characters

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Need more NFIRS help?

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NFIRS Coding ... NFIRS Cheat Sheet ...

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