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NFIRS Relational Edit Rule 71

The NFIRS specification provides this definition for Relational Edit Rule 71:

Relational Edit Rule 71 — J3 Total cannot exceed the Total of I3 + 1.
Responserack’s supplement:

Responserack’s copy of the above NFIRS definition, with (when available) NFIRS codes expanded:

Rule References
Entity  Reference 
Element Number of Stories with Damage: Minor
Element Number of Stories with Damage: Significant
Element Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy
Element Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme
Element Building Height: Stories Above Grade
Element Building Height: Stories Below Grade
 
NFIRS Documentation

For more details, see the FEMA NFIRS Documentation, for example the NFIRS 5.0 specification (PDF).

 
 
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