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NFIRS 5.0 Incident Type: ‘Biological Hazard, Confirmed or Suspected’

Incident Type Value
Code 451
Name Biological Hazard, Confirmed or Suspected
Group Hazardous Condition - No Fire Group
 
 
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Module Suggestions / Conditions

When this incident is completed, with no mutual aid, and no actions taken, determined:

Module Description
Basic The ‘Basic Module’ is the base that everything else depends upon; it contains the transactions that any incident type could require, and that are mandatory. Required
Fire Provides report data for a fire incident. Can be supplemented with a wildland fire module or a structure fire module. Disallowed
Wildland Fire Provides report data instead of a fire module for a wildland fire. Disallowed
Emergency Medical Service - Patient For departments that provide emergency medical services. Provides report data for all medical incidents where primary patient care is provided. Can be used in conjunction with ‘Civilian Fire Casualty Module’ and ‘Fire Service Casualty Module’. Allowed
Supplemental This is a paper only form for report data on persons or entities and/or for special studies fields. Optional
 
 

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