Core Incident Data

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Core Incident Data

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

   

Grouped Fields

type_identifiers

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_final_type	Array[Array[Text]]	Disposition or final incident type as assessed on scene.	✓
incident_final_type_primary	Array[Boolean]	Flag for the primary incident type. Only one type can be True. Intended for when multiple types are present.	-
incident_special_modifier	Array[Text]	Incident modifier(s) that can help describe the magnitude or class of the incident.	-

  

location

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_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. Decreasing order of priority given to: submitted point, location geocode, submitted polygon centroid	-
incident_polygon	Multipolygon	WGS84 polygon of the footprint of the incident.	-
incident_location	Module	Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location. See shared.mod_civic_location	✓
incident_location_use	Module	How the location is being used. Consists of the fields of mod_location_use. See shared.mod_location_use	-
incident_people_present	Boolean	Whether people were present at the time of the incident.	-

  

displacement

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_displaced_number	Integer	Number of people displaced.	-
incident_displaced_cause	Array[Text]	Cause for displacement.	-

  

rescues

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
rescue_ff	Array[Module]	Firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_ff. See mod_rescue_ff	✓
rescue_nonff	Array[Module]	Non firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_civ. See mod_rescue_nonff	✓
incident_rescue_animal	Integer	Total number of animals rescued.	-

  

actions_taken

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_actions_taken	Array[Array[Text]]	Actions taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.	-
incident_noaction	Text	Reason no action taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.	-

  

aid

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_aid_direction	Text	Whether aid was given or received.	-
incident_aid_type	Text	Type of aid given or received.	-
incident_aid_department_name	Array[Text]	Name of the Fire Department to which aid was given/received. Comes from core_mod_entity_fd.fd_name as linked through aid agencies	-
incident_aid_nonfd	Array[Text]	Type of non-fire department entities from which aid was received.	-

  

narrative

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_narrative_impediment	Text	Description of any obstacles that impacted the incident.	-
incident_narrative_outcome	Text	Description of the final disposition of the incident.	-

  

augmentation

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
parcel	Module	Characteristics of the parcel at which the incident occurred. Consists of the fields of mod_parcel. See augmentation.mod_parcel	-
weather	Module	Characteristics of the weather at the location and time of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_weather. See augmentation.mod_weather	-

  

general

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
incident_neris_id	Text	Unique identifier in NERIS for the incident.	✓
incident_internal_id	Text	Department’s internal unique identifier for the incident.	✓
fire	Module	Specific fields for incident types that include fire type.	-
medical	Array[Module]	Specific fields for incident types that include medical.	-
hazsit	Module	Specific fields for incident types that include hazsit.	-
emerging_hazard	Array[Module]	Information on emerging hazard(s). Consists of the fields of one or more group from mod_emerging_hazard.	-
tactic_timestamps	Module	Timestamps for fire tactic employed. Comes from Dispatch module where available	-
exposure	Array[Module]	Exposure details.	-
unit_response	Array[Module]	Shared module for unit response information. See shared.mod_unit_response	✓
risk_reduction	Module	Specific fields for alarms, suppression systems, and their performance. See incident.mod_risk_reduction	✓

  

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘type_identifiers’

Field ‘incident_final_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_final_type
Type	Array[Array[Text]]
Overview	Disposition or final incident type as assessed on scene.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘incident_final_type_primary’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_final_type_primary
Type	Array[Boolean]
Overview	Flag for the primary incident type. Only one type can be True.
Comments	Intended for when multiple types are present.
Cardinality	Multi

  

Field ‘incident_special_modifier’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_special_modifier
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Incident modifier(s) that can help describe the magnitude or class of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘location’

Field ‘incident_point’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_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.
Comments	Decreasing order of priority given to: submitted point, location geocode, submitted polygon centroid
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘incident_polygon’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_polygon
Type	Multipolygon
Overview	WGS84 polygon of the footprint of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘incident_location’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_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 ‘incident_location_use’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_location_use
Type	Module
Overview	How the location is being used. Consists of the fields of mod_location_use.
Comments	See shared.mod_location_use
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘incident_people_present’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_people_present
Type	Boolean
Overview	Whether people were present at the time of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Group of Fields: ‘displacement’

Field ‘incident_displaced_number’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_displaced_number
Type	Integer
Overview	Number of people displaced.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

| Computed | count of core_mod_incident.incident_displaced_cause | 

 

Field ‘incident_displaced_cause’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_displaced_cause
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Cause for displacement.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘rescues’

Field ‘rescue_ff’

Attribute	Value
Key	rescue_ff
Type	Array[Module]
Overview	Firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_ff.
Comments	See mod_rescue_ff
Cardinality	Multi

  

Field ‘rescue_nonff’

Attribute	Value
Key	rescue_nonff
Type	Array[Module]
Overview	Non firefighter rescue and/or casualty module. Consists of the fields of mod_rescue_civ.
Comments	See mod_rescue_nonff
Cardinality	Multi

  

Field ‘incident_rescue_animal’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_rescue_animal
Type	Integer
Overview	Total number of animals rescued.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Group of Fields: ‘actions_taken’

Field ‘incident_actions_taken’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_actions_taken
Type	Array[Array[Text]]
Overview	Actions taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘incident_noaction’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_noaction
Type	Text
Overview	Reason no action taken by the fire department on the scene of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘aid’

Field ‘incident_aid_direction’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_aid_direction
Type	Text
Overview	Whether aid was given or received.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘incident_aid_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_aid_type
Type	Text
Overview	Type of aid given or received.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘incident_aid_department_name’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_aid_department_name
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Name of the Fire Department to which aid was given/received.
Comments	Comes from core_mod_entity_fd.fd_name as linked through aid agencies
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘incident_aid_nonfd’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_aid_nonfd
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Type of non-fire department entities from which aid was received.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘narrative’

Field ‘incident_narrative_impediment’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_narrative_impediment
Type	Text
Overview	Description of any obstacles that impacted the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘incident_narrative_outcome’

Attribute	Value
Key	incident_narrative_outcome
Type	Text
Overview	Description of the final disposition of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Group of Fields: ‘augmentation’

Field ‘parcel’

Attribute	Value
Key	parcel
Type	Module
Overview	Characteristics of the parcel at which the incident occurred. Consists of the fields of mod_parcel.
Comments	See augmentation.mod_parcel
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘weather’

Attribute	Value
Key	weather
Type	Module
Overview	Characteristics of the weather at the location and time of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_weather.
Comments	See augmentation.mod_weather
Cardinality	Single

  

Group of Fields: ‘general’

Field ‘incident_neris_id’

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

  

Field ‘incident_internal_id’

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

  

Field ‘fire’

Attribute	Value
Key	fire
Type	Module
Overview	Specific fields for incident types that include fire type.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘medical’

Attribute	Value
Key	medical
Type	Array[Module]
Overview	Specific fields for incident types that include medical.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi

  

Field ‘hazsit’

Attribute	Value
Key	hazsit
Type	Module
Overview	Specific fields for incident types that include hazsit.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘emerging_hazard’

Attribute	Value
Key	emerging_hazard
Type	Array[Module]
Overview	Information on emerging hazard(s). Consists of the fields of one or more group from mod_emerging_hazard.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘tactic_timestamps’

Attribute	Value
Key	tactic_timestamps
Type	Module
Overview	Timestamps for fire tactic employed.
Comments	Comes from Dispatch module where available
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘exposure’

Attribute	Value
Key	exposure
Type	Array[Module]
Overview	Exposure details.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘unit_response’

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

  

Field ‘risk_reduction’

Attribute	Value
Key	risk_reduction
Type	Module
Overview	Specific fields for alarms, suppression systems, and their performance.
Comments	See incident.mod_risk_reduction
Cardinality	Single

  

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