Module 'Fire Department' - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Module ‘Fire Department’

Description: Describes the fire department.

This module is NOT optional it is NOT ‘department use’; meaning it’s contents are used by FEMA NFIRS reports.

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Fire Department Transactions:

Fire Department Header - ‘Indicates the start of a Fire Department Record’- Optional, at most 1
Fire Department Apparatus - ‘Provides details of the Apparatus Available’- Optional, at most 1
Fire Department Personnel - ‘Provides details for a member of the Fire Department’- Optional, at most 1

Fire Department Header Blocks:

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire Department Header’ transaction.

Block	Elements
A
N/A	Fire Department ID — Fire Department State — Record Type/Transaction Code — Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete) — Fire Department Name — Fire Department Street Number or Milepost — Fire Department Street Prefix — Fire Department Street or Highway Name — Fire Department Street Type — Fire Department Street Suffix — Fire Department City — Fire Department Zip — Fire Department Phone — Fire Department Fax — Fire Department E-mail — Fire Department FIPS County Code — Number of Stations — Number of Paid Firefighters — Number of Volunteer Firefighters — Number of Volunteer Paid Per Call

Fire Department Apparatus Blocks:

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire Department Apparatus’ transaction.

Block	Elements
A
N/A	Fire Department ID — Fire Department State — Record Type/Transaction Code — Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete) — Apparatus Sequence Number — Apparatus ID — Apparatus Type — Apparatus Name — Apparatus First In Service Date

Fire Department Personnel Blocks:

These blocks are collections of elements carried by the ‘Fire Department Personnel’ transaction.

Block	Elements
A
N/A	Fire Department ID — Fire Department State — Record Type/Transaction Code — Transaction Type (Add, Update, Delete) — Firefighter Sequence Number — Firefighter Personnel ID — Firefighter First Name — Firefighter Middle Initial — Firefighter Last Name — Firefighter Rank — Firefighter Phone1 — Firefighter Phone2 — Firefighter Email

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