Fire Module Data

Reporting by Responserack Fire Department RMS.

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

Fire Module - the fire content for all fire incidents

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
structure_arrival_conditions	Text	Fire conditions upon arriving on the scene of the incident.	✓
structure_progression_conditions	Boolean	Whether the fire extended beyond the conditions found upon arrival.	-
structure_damage	Text	Rating of damage to the fire building of origin as selected from a list of values.	✓
structure_floor_of_origin	Integer	Story above or below ground of fire origin. Negative integer is below ground, positive is above ground. 1 is ground floor.	✓
structure_room_of_origin	Text	Room of origin of the fire.	✓
structure_fire_cause	Text	General categorization of the cause (or likely cause) of the structure fire.	✓

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
outside_fire_cause	Text	General categorization of the cause (or likely cause) of the outdoor fire.	✓
outside_fire_acres_burned	Float	Estimated number of acres burned during the incident.	-

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
fire_suppression_appliance	Array[Text]	Describes the appliances used for suppression.	-
fire_water_supply	Text	Describes the type of water supply utilized for the incident.	-
fire_investigation_need	Text	Assessment by incident commander and/or officer in charge of the incident as to whether the fire necessitated a formal fire investigation.	✓
fire_investigation_type	Array[Text]	Categorizes the general type of investigation completed at the structure fire incident. Allow for multiple selections then require incident analysis/investigation model to be completed for formal information about the fire.	✓

Attribute	Value
Key	structure_arrival_conditions
Type	Text
Overview	Fire conditions upon arriving on the scene of the incident.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	structure_progression_conditions
Type	Boolean
Overview	Whether the fire extended beyond the conditions found upon arrival.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

Attribute	Value
Key	structure_damage
Type	Text
Overview	Rating of damage to the fire building of origin as selected from a list of values.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	structure_floor_of_origin
Type	Integer
Overview	Story above or below ground of fire origin.
Comments	Negative integer is below ground, positive is above ground. 1 is ground floor.
Cardinality	Single

Attribute	Value
Key	structure_fire_cause
Type	Text
Overview	General categorization of the cause (or likely cause) of the structure fire.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	outside_fire_cause
Type	Text
Overview	General categorization of the cause (or likely cause) of the outdoor fire.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	outside_fire_acres_burned
Type	Float
Overview	Estimated number of acres burned during the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

Attribute	Value
Key	fire_suppression_appliance
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Describes the appliances used for suppression.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	fire_water_supply
Type	Text
Overview	Describes the type of water supply utilized for the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	fire_investigation_need
Type	Text
Overview	Assessment by incident commander and/or officer in charge of the incident as to whether the fire necessitated a formal fire investigation.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

Attribute	Value
Key	fire_investigation_type
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Categorizes the general type of investigation completed at the structure fire incident.
Comments	Allow for multiple selections then require incident analysis/investigation model to be completed for formal information about the fire.
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

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