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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Personnel Actions Taken’

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NFIRS Coding

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

Common Examples of Personnel Actions Taken

More commonly used values for Personnel Actions Taken…

Personnel Actions Taken  Code 
Extinguishment by Fire Service Personnel 11
Contain Fire - Wildland 14
Incident Command 81
Investigate 86
Provide Basic Life Support - BLS 32
Cancelled En Route 93
Action Taken - Other 00

Groups within ‘Personnel Actions Taken’

All values for Personnel Actions Taken

Fire Control or Extinguishment
  • 10 - Fire Control or Extinguishment - Other
  • 11 - Extinguishment by Fire Service Personnel
  • 12 - Salvage & Overhaul
  • 13 - Establish Fire Lines - Wildland note: Includes clearing firebreaks using direct, indirect, and burnout tactics as appropriate.
  • 14 - Contain Fire - Wildland note: Includes taking suppression action that can reasonably be expected to check the fire spread under prevailing and predicted conditions.
  • 15 - Confine Fire - Wildland note: Includes when fire crews or resources stop the forward progress of a fire but have not put in all control lines.
  • 16 - Control Fire - Wildland
  • 17 - Manage Prescribed Fire - Wildland
Search & Rescue
  • 20 - Search & Rescue - Other
  • 21 - Search for lost or missing person note: Includes animals.
  • 22 - Rescue, Remove From Harm note: Excludes Vehicle Extrication (23).
  • 23 - Extricate, Disentangle - Extrication or disentangling of a person. note: Excludes Body Recovery (24).
  • 24 - Recover Body - Recover body or body parts.
EMS & Transport
  • 30 - Emergency Medical Services - Other
  • 31 - Provide First Aid & Check For Injuries note: Medical evaluation of patient.
  • 32 - Provide Basic Life Support - BLS
  • 33 - Provide Advanced Life Support - ALS
  • 34 - Transport Person
Hazardous Condition
  • 40 - Hazardous Condition - Other
  • 41 - Identify, Analyze Hazardous Materials
  • 42 - Hazmat Detection, Monitoring, Sampling & Analysis
  • 43 - Hazardous Materials Spill Control & Confinement
  • 44 - Hazardous Materials Leak Control & Containment
  • 45 - Remove Hazard
  • 46 - Decontaminate Persons or Equipment
  • 47 - Decontaminate Occupancy or Area
  • 48 - Remove Hazardous Materials
Fires, Rescues & Hazardous Conditions
  • 50 - Fires, Rescues & Hazardous Conditions - Other
  • 51 - Ventilate
  • 52 - Forcible Entry
  • 53 - Evacuate Area
  • 54 - Determine If Materials Are Non-hazardous
  • 55 - Establish Safe Area
  • 56 - Provide Air Supply
  • 57 - Provide Light or Electrical Power
  • 58 - Operate Apparatus or Vehicle
Systems & Services
  • 60 - Systems And Services - Other
  • 61 - Restore Municipal Services
  • 62 - Restore Sprinkler or Fire Protection System
  • 63 - Restore Fire Alarm System
  • 64 - Shut Down System
  • 65 - Secure Property
  • 66 - Remove Water
Assistance
  • 70 - Assistance - Other
  • 71 - Assist Physically Disabled
  • 72 - Assist Animal
  • 73 - Provide Manpower
  • 74 - Provide Apparatus
  • 75 - Provide Equipment
  • 76 - Provide Water
  • 77 - Control Crowd
  • 78 - Control Traffic
  • 79 - Assess Severe Weather or Natural Disaster Damage
Information, Investigation & Enforcement
  • 80 - Information, Investigation & Enforcement - Other
  • 81 - Incident Command
  • 82 - Notify Other Agencies.
  • 83 - Provide Information To Public or Media
  • 84 - Refer To Proper Authority
  • 85 - Enforce Codes
  • 86 - Investigate
  • 87 - Investigate Fire Out On Arrival
Fill-in, Standby
  • 90 - Fill-in, Standby - Other
  • 91 - Fill-in or Moveup
  • 92 - Standby
  • 93 - Cancelled En Route
  • 00 - Action Taken - Other
  • 931 - Cancelled On Scene
  • 932 - Cancelled Before Leaving Station
  • UU - Undetermined (Conversion Only)

Transactions containing ‘Personnel Actions Taken’

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
Expected Length 2
Multiple Choice 0 - 4
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.
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