Relational Edit Rule 37 - NFIRS

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NFIRS Relational Edit Rule 37

The NFIRS specification provides this definition for Relational Edit Rule 37:

Relational Edit Rule 37 — If Property Use = 500 - 800 series and Incident Type = 100 series, except 113 thru 118, then On Site Materials, Block C on the Fire module must be entered (None is a valid entry) else the field is optional.

Responserack’s supplement:

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

Relational Edit Rule 37 - If Property Use = 500 - 800 series and Incident Type is Fire Group (1XX) (100 series), except Cooking Fire, Confined To Container (113) thru Trash or Rubbish Fire, Contained (118), then On Site Materials, Block C on the Fire Module module must be entered (None is a valid entry) else the field is optional.

Rule References

Entity	Reference
Element	Property Use
Incident Type Group	Fire Group (1XX)
Incident Type	Cooking Fire, Confined To Container (113)
Incident Type	Trash or Rubbish Fire, Contained (118)
Module	Fire

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