NFIRS Examples
NFIRS Incident Report Examples.
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NFIRS 5.0 Example Reports
Here are some example NFIRS incident reports demonstrating the variety of information NFIRS captures. NFIRS covers all hazards from fire to medical to MVA and more, and much as it traditionally uses paper forms (now called modules) these days it is regularly captured as digital forms:
| Example | Group | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Structure Fire | Fire | report for structure fire; building / home or other structure fire. (example #1). |
| Vehicle Fire | Fire | report for vehicle fire; aka ‘mobile property’ fire. (example #2). |
| Wildland Fire | Fire | report for wildland fire; i.e. trees, grass & outside fire. (example #3). |
| Campfire | Fire | report for campfire (example #4). |
| Medical | Medical | report for medical incident (example #5). |
| MVA with Injuries | MVA | report for motor vehicle accident; with injuries (example #6). |
| MVA without Injuries | MVA | report for motor vehicle accident; with no injuries (example #7). |
| Search & Rescue | SAR | report for Search & Rescue (example #8). |
| Cancelled | General | report for cancelled - en route or on scene. Stood down (example #9). |
| Unable to Locate UTL | General | report for unable to locate / no incident found (example #10). |
| General Assist | General | report for general assist … (example #11). |
| Other | General | report for incident other … (example #12). |
| Flood | Weather | report for flood … (example #13). |
| Over Pressure Rupture | Hazardous | report for over pressure rupture … (example #14). |
| Gasonline Spill | Hazardous | report for gasoline spill … (example #15). |
| Smoke Report | Outside | report for smoke report, possible wildland fire … (example #16). |
| Powerline Down | Outside | report for powerline down, possible wildland fire … (example #17). |
| Water Rescue | Outside | report for water rescue … (example #18). |
| Extensive Detail Structure Fire | Fire | report for structure fire; building / home or other structure fire (example #19). |
| Extensive Detail Wildland Fire | Fire | report for wildland fire; trees / grass / vegetation fire (example #20). |
| Structure Fire with Civilian Casualty | Fire | report for structure fire with casualty (example #21). |
| Structure Fire with Fire Service Casualty | Fire | report for structure fire with fire service casualty (example #22). |
| Rubbish Fire | Fire | report for rubblish fire (example #23). |
| Lock In | Rescue | lock in (example #24). |
| Lock Out | Rescue | lock out (example #25). |
| Special Outside Fire Other | Fire | Some fire outside there… (example #26). |
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