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National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). State Agency Liaison Meeting March 24, 2010. Objectives. Help State and local governments develop fire reporting and analysis capability
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National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) State Agency Liaison Meeting March 24, 2010
Objectives • Help State and local governments develop fire reporting and analysis capability • Obtain data that can be used to more accurately assess and subsequently combat the fire problem at a national level
Uses • Fire Marshall Annual Report • Fire Analysis • Fire Trends • Response Effectiveness • http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/nfirsuse.pdf
Training • National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS): Program Manager (R491) • NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study (Q494) • NFIRS: Data Analysis and Problem Solving Techniques (W495) • NFIRS: Data Analysis and Problem Solving Techniques (F495) • NFIRS: Introduction to NFIRS 5.0 (W497) • NFIRS: Introduction to NFIRS 5.0 (F497) • Free Order • NFIRS 5.0 Program Manager ToolkitThis interactive CD-ROM provides resources for Program Managers to implement, manage and market NFIRS 5.0. • Geographic Information System (GIS) TutorialThis interactive CD-ROM is designed to teach the fundamental concepts of GIS technology by demonstrating its use with NFIRS data and providing basic hands-on use of desktop GIS for displaying spatial information.
Incident Reporting Forms NFIRS 1 (two pages) All incidents NFIRS 2 (one page) All fires NFIRS 3 (one page) Structure fires NFIRS 4 (one page) Civilian fire casualty NFIRS 5 (two pages) Fire service casualty NFIRS 6 (one page) Medical Emergency NFIRS 7 (one page) Hazardous materials NFIRS 8 (one page) Wildland NFIRS 9 (one page) Apparatus or resources (optional) NFIRS 10 (one page) Personnel (optional) NFIRS 11 (two pages) Additional information (optional)
Data Analysis Tools • Fire Data Analysis Handbook http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-266.pdf • Example Reports http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/nfirs/status/index.shtm
For More Information http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/