Fire Department Data

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Fire Department Data

The NERIS data framework provides fields and definitions for the data.

   

Grouped Fields

dispatch.comment

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
dispatch_comment	Array[Text]	Free text or canned remark comments from dispatcher throughout duration of call.	-
dispatch_comment_timestamp	Array[Datetime (UTC)]	Timestamp of the comment.	-

  

dispatch.time

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
dispatch_time_call_arrival	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp at which call arrives at PSAP or department dispatch center.	✓
dispatch_time_call_answering	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp at which call is answered at PSAP or department dispatch center.	✓
dispatch_time_call_create	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp at which call was created.	✓
dispatch_time_alarm_answering	Time Delta	Time between call being opened and when call was answered. call_open_time - psap_call_answering_time	-
time_incident_clear	Datetime (UTC)	Timestamp when dispatch closes incident.	-

  

unit_response.time.computed

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
dispatch_time_alarm_processing	Time Delta	Time between call open time and first unit dispatch. dispatch_time - call_open_time	-

  

general

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_neris_id	Text	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident that requires dispatch.	✓
dispatch_internal_id	Text	Department’s internal unique identifier for the dispatch.	✓
fd_neris_id	Text	Unique identifier for the agency in NERIS. Entity type plus state and county FIPS plus with random trailing characters.	✓
dispatch_center_id	Text	This 4 digit ID is a unique identifier for each PSAP dispatch center. If not valid in PSAP registry, create NERIS dispatch ID	-
dispatch_location	Module	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location. See shared.mod_civic_location	✓
dispatch_point	Point	WGS84 latitude and longitude of the incident. If a latitude and longitude are not submitted but a location is, the location geocoding result (if successful) will be used.	-
dispatch_determinate_code	Text	Output code from dispatch protocol based on the call specifics.	-
dispatch_incident_code	Text	Department-specific incident code pulled from CAD; should map to a type_incident for ETL in NERIS.	-
dispatch_final_disposition	Text	Closing disposition of call set by dispatcher if call changes from initial dispatch.	-
dispatch_automatic_alarm	Boolean	Identifies if the call is an automatic alarm.	-
dispatch_unit_response	Array[Module]	Shared module for unit response information. See shared.mod_unit_response	✓
dispatch_tactic_timestamps	Module	Timestamps for fire tactic employed. see shared.mod_tactic_timestamps	-

  

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘dispatch.comment’

Field ‘dispatch_comment’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_comment
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Free text or canned remark comments from dispatcher throughout duration of call.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multiple

  

Field ‘dispatch_comment_timestamp’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_comment_timestamp
Type	Array[Datetime (UTC)]
Overview	Timestamp of the comment.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multiple

  

Group of Fields: ‘dispatch.time’

Field ‘dispatch_time_call_arrival’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_time_call_arrival
Type	Datetime (UTC)
Overview	Timestamp at which call arrives at PSAP or department dispatch center.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_time_call_answering’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_time_call_answering
Type	Datetime (UTC)
Overview	Timestamp at which call is answered at PSAP or department dispatch center.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_time_call_create’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_time_call_create
Type	Datetime (UTC)
Overview	Timestamp at which call was created.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_time_alarm_answering’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_time_alarm_answering
Type	Time Delta
Overview	Time between call being opened and when call was answered.
Comments	call_open_time - psap_call_answering_time
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | Subtraction | 

 

Field ‘time_incident_clear’

Attribute	Value
Key	time_incident_clear
Type	Datetime (UTC)
Overview	Timestamp when dispatch closes incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Group of Fields: ‘unit_response.time.computed’

Field ‘dispatch_time_alarm_processing’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_time_alarm_processing
Type	Time Delta
Overview	Time between call open time and first unit dispatch.
Comments	dispatch_time - call_open_time
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | Subtraction | 

 

Group of Fields: ‘general’

Field ‘incident_neris_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_neris_id
Type	Text
Overview	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident that requires dispatch.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_internal_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_internal_id
Type	Text
Overview	Department’s internal unique identifier for the dispatch.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘fd_neris_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	fd_neris_id
Type	Text
Overview	Unique identifier for the agency in NERIS. Entity type plus state and county FIPS plus with random trailing characters.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘dispatch_center_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_center_id
Type	Text
Overview	This 4 digit ID is a unique identifier for each PSAP dispatch center.
Comments	If not valid in PSAP registry, create NERIS dispatch ID
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_location’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_location
Type	Module
Overview	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.
Comments	See shared.mod_civic_location
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_point’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_point
Type	Point
Overview	WGS84 latitude and longitude of the incident. If a latitude and longitude are not submitted but a location is, the location geocoding result (if successful) will be used.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_determinate_code’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_determinate_code
Type	Text
Overview	Output code from dispatch protocol based on the call specifics.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_incident_code’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_incident_code
Type	Text
Overview	Department-specific incident code pulled from CAD; should map to a type_incident for ETL in NERIS.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_final_disposition’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_final_disposition
Type	Text
Overview	Closing disposition of call set by dispatcher if call changes from initial dispatch.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_automatic_alarm’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_automatic_alarm
Type	Boolean
Overview	Identifies if the call is an automatic alarm.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘dispatch_unit_response’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_unit_response
Type	Array[Module]
Overview	Shared module for unit response information.
Comments	See shared.mod_unit_response
Cardinality	Multiple
Reference

  

Field ‘dispatch_tactic_timestamps’

Attribute	Value
Key	dispatch_tactic_timestamps
Type	Module
Overview	Timestamps for fire tactic employed.
Comments	see shared.mod_tactic_timestamps
Cardinality	Single

  

Alternative Views

View	Description
Examples	Data dictionary details on the data, types.
Overview	Overview of the data.

    

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