National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Integration

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The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) provides reporting guidelines that fire departments must adhere to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to severe weather and natural disasters. The NFIRS has two objectives: (1) help state and local governments collect fire reporting data for analysis on a local level and (2) collect data that can be used to more accurately assess and combat fire problems on a national level.

The NFIRS is the world’s largest database of fire incident information and captures roughly 75 percent of all reported fires that occur annually. Although participation in the NFIRS is voluntary, all 50 U.S. states, including the District of Columbia, report NFIRS data. By contributing to NFIRS, fire departments help the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) assess the severity and reach of the nation’s fire problem, develop national public education campaigns, make recommendations for national codes and standards, and identify focus for research efforts.

Through seamless integration, ProDIGIQ’s ARFF Management System (PATMOS) allows airport ARFF personnel to automatically submit reports to NFIRS, eliminating duplication of efforts while contributing to the USFA’s database. This automatic submission of incident data also reduces labor and cost.