Officer In Charge - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Transaction: ‘Officer In Charge’

Description: ‘Provides details of the officer in charge of the incident’

Class: Used for incident transactions

Module: Basic

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Transaction Elements:

The ‘Officer In Charge’ transaction contains the following elements in order.

Key Elements:

These elements are part of the ‘Officer In Charge’ 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 ‘Officer In Charge’ transaction. They form the main payload of this transaction.

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Transaction Blocks:

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Officer In Charge’ 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)
M	Authority In Charge Personnel ID — Authority In Charge First Name — Authority In Charge Middle Initial — Authority In Charge Last Name — Authority In Charge Rank — Authority In Charge Assignment — Authority In Charge Date

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