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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Human Factors’

Also known as: ‘Human Factors Contributing to Ignition’ ‘humanIgnitionFactors’

Definition: The human condition or situation that allowed the heat source and combustible material to combine to ignire the fire.

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Relational Edit Rules for ‘Human Factors’

NFIRS 5.0 relational edit validation rules are provided to ensure NFIRS data is consistent and correct for the fire/reporting concepts that are being modeled. Relational edits determine relationships between multiple fields / elements. These are the rules for ‘Human Factors’.

Rule	Group	Overview
Relational Edit Rule 57		relational edit rule 57.
Relational Edit Rule 58		Not on Exposures.

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NFIRS Coding

Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Human Factors’ element, including any “other” values in case none of the preselected choices match:

All values for Human Factors

Human Factors	Code
Asleep	1
Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs	2
Unattended or unsupervised person.	3
Possibly Mentally Disabled	4
Physically Disabled	5
Multiple persons involved	6
Age was a Factor	7
None	N

Transactions containing ‘Human Factors’

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

Fire

Element Specification

Specification	Value
Requirement	Mandatory
Expected Length	1
Multiple Choice	1 (mandatory) - 8
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.