Not Residential - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Not Residential’

Need something else? Here is the complete list of all NFIRS modules and subsequent NFIRS transactions, plus a list of all NFIRS elements.

Transactions containing ‘Not Residential’

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	Optional
Element Type	Yes/No - A (Y)es/(N)o flag. Note: This is case sensitive and must be capital Y or N. If the user has not provided information, a value of N should be transmitted (if no value is transmitted, N is assumed).

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