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NFIRS Relational Edit Rule 13

The NFIRS specification provides this definition for Relational Edit Rule 13:

Relational Edit Rule 13 — If used, the EMS module is only allowed for Incident Types: 100-243, 311, 320-323, 351-381, 400-431, 451, 900.
Responserack’s supplement:

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

Rule References
Entity  Reference 
Incident Type Group Fire Other Group (10X)
Incident Type Fireworks Explosion - No Fire (243)
Incident Type Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew (311)
Incident Type Emergency Medical Service Incident - Other (320)
Incident Type Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian Accident (MV Ped) (323)
Incident Type Extrication Of Victim(s) from Building/Structure (351)
Incident Type Rescue or EMS Standby (381)
Incident Type Hazardous Condition - Other (400)
Incident Type Radiation Leak, Radioactive Material (431)
Incident Type Biological Hazard, Confirmed or Suspected (451)
Incident Type Special Type Of Incident - Other (900)
 
NFIRS Documentation

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

 
 
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