Resources
NFIRS Reference Guides and Paper Forms:
NFIRS 5.0 Reference Guide (Full) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
NFIRS Field Notes Form (Two Page Paper Forms - Basic, Fire and Structure)
Condensed NFIRS Reference Guide by Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office
NFIRS 5.0 Data Entry Tool (DET) aka Federal Client Tool (FCT):
DET Guidebook USFA
DET Offline Database Structure
DET Invalid Incident Procedures
Data Entry Browser Interface (DEBI):
DEBI Quick Start Tutorial USFA
DEBI Log In USFA
Guide to DEBI (You Tube Video)
DEBI Overview by Wisconsin Dept. of Safety & Professional Services
DEBI Q & A USFA
NFIRS Coding Q & A:
NFIRS 5.0 Coding Questions Guide USFA
NFIRS Coding Q & A by Connecticut Division of Construction Services
Summary Output Reports Tool (SORT):
Using the SORT to Fight Fires With Facts USFA
Basic Guide to Using the USFA SORT by Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal
NFIRS Enhancements:
Estimated Dollar Loss:
Fire Loss Calculation by Cedar Rapids FD, Iowa
NFIRS Program Manager Helpful Resources:
Incident Type Cheat Sheet by Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office
Writing Effective Incident Reports
How to Report No Activity Reports by Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal
Presentations:
Performance Management in Practice by Atlanta Fire Rescue Dept.
Growing the Iowa NFIRS Program by Iowa State Fire Marshal Division
USFA Resources & News
About the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
2016 NFIRS Has No Specification or Correction Changes
email: contact@nfic.org
National Fire Information Council
Fighting Fire With Facts
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