NFIRS Help Desk
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Over 22,000 U.S. fire departments are helping their communities reduce the risk from fires and other emergencies by reporting their incident data to NFIRS.
Contact your state’s NFIRS Program Manager to find out how your department can get started with NFIRS today!
NFIRS Incident Reporting Participation
Incident reports on emergency responses by fire service are being submitted to NFIRS every day from the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial community. The purpose of presenting this information is to increase awareness to the incidents being reported to NFIRS, in order to generate more timely reporting and increased participation. Below are updated total counts of fire departments reporting and incidents submitted to NFIRS for 2023 as of April 11, 2024. The incident totals include all incidents with status as valid, invalid, or no activity and released or unreleased.
For more information, click the reports below to view the summary reporting totals by state. The numbers and reports will be updated each month.
| NFIRS Reporting By Year | Total Fire Departments | Increase from Last Month | Total Incidents | Increase from Last Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Incidents (CY) | 21,444 | 981 | 28,296,146 | 1,548,498 |
- NFIRS monthly participation report by state (2023) (April 11, 2024)
- NFIRS yearly participation report (2022-2023) (April 11, 2024)
Modernizing the U.S. Fire Data System:
NERIS Data Framework and Development Update
On May 2, the U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell with UL's Fire Safety Research Institute Vice President & Executive Director, Steve Kerber, UL's Fire Safety Research Institute's Research Manager, Tom Jenkins, West Metro Fire and Rescue (CO) Chief, Don Lombardi and Fairfax Bounty Fire and Rescue (VA) and the President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Chief John Butler hosted the NERIS Data Framework and Development Update webinar.
The webinar shared the latest NERIS developments and explored how USFA and FSRI are moving towards a modernized approach in managing emergency response data and analytics across the nation.
- Learn about the latest progress and next steps for NERIS
- Explore the newly launched beta version of the Core Data Schemas
- Hear first-hand insights from Fire Chiefs testing the prototype version
Understanding the Proposed NERIS Data Framework
On Dec. 14, the U.S. Fire Administrator with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology and UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute will presented a deep dive into the proposed NERIS data framework.
An Introduction to NERIS
On July 13, the U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate's Senior Science Advisor, Dr. David Alexander, UL's Fire Safety Research Institute Vice President & Executive Director, Dr. Steve Kerber and Philadelphia Fire Commissioner, Adam Thiel hosted the Modernizing the U.S. Fire Data System: An Introduction to NERIS webinar.
The webinar provided a virtual discussion about the vision, purpose and impact of the new NERIS.
Our latest NFIRSGrams
NFIRSGrams provide coding help to fire department personnel using the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Nov. 2, 2016Updated: May 6, 2024
UPDATEDCalculating fire loss on NFIRS forms
Basic Module
Learn how to calculate fire loss to accurately document a fire incident.
NFIRS 5.0 Complete Reference Guide
Step-by-step instructions for submitting fire incident information to NFIRS 5.0.
Download the reference guideNFIRS 5.0 Self-Study (Q0494)
This online course introduces you to NFIRS. It provides information about its modules, coding scenarios and data conversion.
Enroll in NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study