Join us for a week of webinars on topics that highlight exciting NFIRS modernization upgrades and allow you to ask questions and get feedback from the experts.
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The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to severe weather and natural disasters.
The eNFIRS data entry tool is available to create or modify incidents directly in the system. Bulk Import and Bulk Export tools are not ready for use. Account management functions are available for state program managers.
The U.S. Fire Administration is using the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) to conduct a national-level special study on fire department responses to COVID-19. The goal of the study is to help fire departments consistently document fire department calls to suspected or confirmed incidents involving COVID-19.
890,340
fire service personnel responses to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 incidents from Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2020.
This page presents a snapshot of fire losses by state reported through NFIRS in 2018. Also included is information about fire departments and firefighter and home fire fatalities in 2020.
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) rescue | 51.2% |
Good intent | 16.7% |
Service calls | 8.7% |
Fires | 8.4% |
False alarms | 7.7% |
Hazards | 6.1% |
Weather | 0.5% |
Other | 0.3% |
Explosions | 0.3% |
Chart/table total does not total 100 percent due to rounding.
Presenter: Sara Wood, NFIRS Program Manager, Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal. Air date: 2016
This presentation focuses on applications of NFIRS and other fire data beyond standards of accreditation, writing reports and grant qualification. The application of data-driven decisions can improve resources, call loads, educational messages and much more. Here’s what you will learn:
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Coming soon
We’re partnering with the International Association of Fire Chiefs to increase NFIRS awareness and participation and to improve data quality. Our NFIRS toolkit will help you to market the benefits of using NFIRS to fire departments, other organizations and communities. Expected release date: April 2021