Rescue Firefighter Data

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Rescue Firefighter Data

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

   

Grouped Fields

general

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_rescue_birth_month_year	Text	Date of birth of the person(s) injured or rescued. MM/YYYY format required	-
ff_rescue_gender	Text	Gender of the person(s) injured or rescued.	-
ff_rescue_race	Text	Race of the person(s) injured or rescued.	-

  

casualty.demographic

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_casualty_rank	Text	Rank of firefighter.	-
ff_casualty_service	Float	Years of service.	-
ff_casualty_classification	Text	Job classification of firefighter.	-

  

rescue

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_rescue_type	Text	Whether there was a rescue, non-rescue, assist, or self evacuation.	✓
ff_rescue_primary_mode	Text	Primary mode for rescue.	-
ff_rescue_actions	Array[Text]	Actions taken to support the rescue.	-
ff_rescue_impediment_type	Array[Text]	Whether conditions impacted the ability of rescue.	-

  

rescue.ff

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_rescue_mayday	Boolean	Whether there was a mayday called to indicate a firefighter needed assistance during the incident.	✓
ff_rescue_mayday_relative_time	Text	Relative to suppression, when the mayday was called.	-
ff_rescue_rit_activated	Boolean	Whether a RIT team was activated following a mayday declaration.	-

  

rescue.structure

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_rescue_room_type	Text	Type of room/space from which the occupant was rescued.	-
ff_rescue_elevation_type	Text	Elevation at which the occupant was found.	-
ff_rescue_gas_isolation	Boolean	Whether the space was isolated from the flow of heat and/or toxic gases.	-
ff_rescue_removal_path_type	Text	How the firefighter was removed from the structure.	-
ff_rescue_fire_relative_time	Text	Relative to suppression, when the firefighter was removed from the structure.	-

  

casualty

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_casualty_type	Text	Whether the person was uninjured, injured nonfatally, injured fatally.	-

  

casualty.injured.deployment

Attribute	Type	Definition / Comment	Mandatory
ff_casualty_linked_unit_id	Text	Name of the unit responding to the incident in FD Spec. Unit maps to Core Department Spec	✓
ff_casualty_reported_unit_id	Text	Name of the unit responding to the incident if neris id not yet in FD Spec.	-
ff_casualty_duty_type	Text	Duty state of the firefighter at the time of the incident.	-
ff_casualty_cause	Text	Apparent cause of the injury or fatality. Jump	-
ff_casualty_action	Text	Action that occurred during the time of the incident.	-
ff_casualty_ppe	Array[Text]	PPE worn during time of incident.	-
ff_casualty_incident_command	Boolean	Whether an incident command structure was in place during incident.	-
ff_casualty_incident_timeline	Text	Stage of the incident when the injury occurred.	-

  

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘general’

Field ‘ff_rescue_birth_month_year’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_birth_month_year
Type	Text
Overview	Date of birth of the person(s) injured or rescued.
Comments	MM/YYYY format required
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_gender’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_gender
Type	Text
Overview	Gender of the person(s) injured or rescued.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_race’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_race
Type	Text
Overview	Race of the person(s) injured or rescued.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘casualty.demographic’

Field ‘ff_casualty_rank’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_rank
Type	Text
Overview	Rank of firefighter.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_service’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_service
Type	Float
Overview	Years of service.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_classification’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_classification
Type	Text
Overview	Job classification of firefighter.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘rescue’

Field ‘ff_rescue_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_type
Type	Text
Overview	Whether there was a rescue, non-rescue, assist, or self evacuation.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_primary_mode’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_primary_mode
Type	Text
Overview	Primary mode for rescue.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_actions’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_actions
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Actions taken to support the rescue.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_impediment_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_impediment_type
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	Whether conditions impacted the ability of rescue.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘rescue.ff’

Field ‘ff_rescue_mayday’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_mayday
Type	Boolean
Overview	Whether there was a mayday called to indicate a firefighter needed assistance during the incident.
Mandatory	True
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_mayday_relative_time’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_mayday_relative_time
Type	Text
Overview	Relative to suppression, when the mayday was called.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_rit_activated’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_rit_activated
Type	Boolean
Overview	Whether a RIT team was activated following a mayday declaration.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Group of Fields: ‘rescue.structure’

Field ‘ff_rescue_room_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_room_type
Type	Text
Overview	Type of room/space from which the occupant was rescued.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_elevation_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_elevation_type
Type	Text
Overview	Elevation at which the occupant was found.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_gas_isolation’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_gas_isolation
Type	Boolean
Overview	Whether the space was isolated from the flow of heat and/or toxic gases.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_removal_path_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_removal_path_type
Type	Text
Overview	How the firefighter was removed from the structure.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_rescue_fire_relative_time’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_rescue_fire_relative_time
Type	Text
Overview	Relative to suppression, when the firefighter was removed from the structure.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘casualty’

Field ‘ff_casualty_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_type
Type	Text
Overview	Whether the person was uninjured, injured nonfatally, injured fatally.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Group of Fields: ‘casualty.injured.deployment’

Field ‘ff_casualty_linked_unit_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_linked_unit_id
Type	Text
Overview	Name of the unit responding to the incident in FD Spec.
Comments	Unit maps to Core Department Spec
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_reported_unit_id’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_reported_unit_id
Type	Text
Overview	Name of the unit responding to the incident if neris id not yet in FD Spec.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_duty_type’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_duty_type
Type	Text
Overview	Duty state of the firefighter at the time of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_cause’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_cause
Type	Text
Overview	Apparent cause of the injury or fatality.
Comments	Jump
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_action’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_action
Type	Text
Overview	Action that occurred during the time of the incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_ppe’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_ppe
Type	Array[Text]
Overview	PPE worn during time of incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Multi
Reference

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_incident_command’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_incident_command
Type	Boolean
Overview	Whether an incident command structure was in place during incident.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single

  

Field ‘ff_casualty_incident_timeline’

Attribute	Value
Key	ff_casualty_incident_timeline
Type	Text
Overview	Stage of the incident when the injury occurred.
Mandatory	False
Cardinality	Single
Reference

  

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