Number Of Residential Units - NFIRS
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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Number Of Residential Units’
Also known as: ‘numResidentialUnits’
Definition: The estimated total number of residential living units in the building of origin, whether or not all of the units became involved in the fire.
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Relational Edit Rules for ‘Number Of Residential Units’
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 ‘Number Of Residential Units’.
| Rule | Group | Overview |
|---|---|---|
| Relational Edit Rule 40 | relational edit rule 40. |
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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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