Incident Number (Identifier) - Receiving Aid - NFIRS
Coding the 'Incident Number (Identifier) - Receiving Aid' NFIRS 5.0 element
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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Incident Number (Identifier) - Receiving Aid’
Also known as: ‘assistIncident’
Definition: The NFIRS incident number for the primary (hosting) department incident record. References the primary report, with the most complete data.
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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 |
| Element Type | Numeric - Integer numbers (no decimal points). If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted. All integer values are assumed to be positive. Any fields which allow a negative integer value have been denoted with ‘+ or –’ in the comment field. Negative numbers should be transmitted with the minus sign preceding the digits. |
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