Type of Right of Way - NFIRS

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National Fire Incident Reporting System. Reporting by Responserack Fire Department NFIRS RMS.

Definition: The precise type of the Right Of Way.

Entry: Completed only for fires starting on or near (within 99 feet) roads, railroads, or powerline rights-of-way.

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

More commonly used values for Type of Right of Way…

Type of Right of Way	Code
Open Land, Field	931
Street - Other	960
Vehicle Parking Area	965
Pipeline, Power Line or Other Utility Right-a-Way	983

Type of Right of Way	Code
Dump, Sanitary Landfill	919
Bridge, Trestle	921
Tunnel	922
Outbuilding, Excluding Garage	926
Open Land, Field	931
Campsite With Utilities	935
Vacant Lot	936
Graded And Cared For Plots Of Land	938
Water Area	940
Railroad Right-of-way	951
Railroad Yard	952
Street - Other	960
Highway or Divided Highway	961
Residential Street, Road or Residential Driveway	962
Street or Road In Commercial Area	963
Vehicle Parking Area	965
Aircraft Runway	972
Aircraft Taxiway	973
Aircraft Loading Area	974
Construction Site	981
Oil, Gas Field	982
Pipeline, Power Line or Other Utility Right-a-Way	983
Industrial Plant Yard, Area	984
Type Of Right Away - Other	000
Undetermined	UUU
None	NNN

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

Specification	Value
Requirement	Optional
Expected Length	3
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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