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NFIRS 5.0 Transaction: ‘Basic Incident’

Description: ‘Provides the standard details for the incident’

Class: Used for incident transactions

Module: Basic

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Transaction Elements:

The ‘Basic Incident’ transaction contains the following elements in order.

Key Elements:

These elements are part of the ‘Basic Incident’ transaction, as they are part of every transaction, since they form the record key; they uniquely identify the incident from other incidents.

Transaction Specific Elements:

These elements are part of the specific information carried by the ‘Basic Incident’ transaction. They form the main payload of this transaction.

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Transaction Blocks:

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Basic Incident’ 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)
C	Incident Type
B	Address recorded on Wildland Module (Form)
D	Aid Given or Received
E1	Alarm Date Time — Arrival Date Time — Incident Controlled Date Time — Last Unit Cleared Date Time
E2	Shift — Alarms — District
F	Actions Taken
G1	Resource Module (Form) Used — Suppression Apparatus — EMS Apparatus — Other Apparatus — Suppression Personnel — EMS Personnel — Other Personnel — Resources Include Mutual Aid
G2	Property Loss — Contents Loss — Property Value — Contents Value
H1	Fire Service Deaths — Other Deaths — Fire Service Injuries — Other Injuries
H2	Detector Alerted Occupants
H3	Hazardous Material Released
I	Mixed Use
J	Property Use

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