Module 'Hazardous Materials' - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Module ‘Hazardous Materials’

Description: Incidents over 55 gallons or when special hazadous materials actions were taken. Can be used in conjunction with the ‘Fire Module’, when applicable.

This module is NOT optional it is NOT ‘department use’; meaning it’s contents are used by FEMA NFIRS reports.

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Hazardous Materials Transactions:

Hazardous Materials - ‘Provide details for Hazmat’- Optional, at most 100000

Hazardous Materials Blocks:

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Hazardous Materials’ transaction.

Block	Elements
A	Fire Department ID — Fire Department State — Incident (Alarm) Date — Incident Number (Identifier) — Exposure Number — Record Type/Transaction Code — Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete)
F1	HazMat Released From — HazMat Story of Release
F2	HazMat Population Density
G1	HazMat Area Affected Measurement — HazMat Area Affected Units
G2	HazMat Area Evacuated Measurement — HazMat Evacuated Units
G3	HazMat Estimated Number Of People
G4	HazMat Estimated Number of Buildings
H	HazMat Actions Taken
I	HazMat Occurred First
J	HazMat Cause of Release
K	HazMat Factors Contributing to Release
L	HazMat Factors Affecting Mitigation (Mitigating Factors)
M	HazMat Equipment Involved In Release
O	HazMat Disposition
P	HazMat Civilian Deaths — HazMat Civilian Injuries

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