The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is leading a national effort to develop and launch a new interoperable fire information and innovative analytics platform, known as the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS).
NERIS will empower the fire and emergency services community by equipping them with an empirical basis for decision-making. It will provide the community with reliable predictive analytics to support enhanced preparedness and response to all-hazard incidents, wildland urban interface events, community risk reduction efforts, climate change threats and associated resilience and mitigation efforts, and future pandemic emergency response resource preparedness.
Modernizing the U.S. Fire Data System: 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.
Watch the webinarMedia advisory
- May 9, 2023
- U.S. Fire Administration announces effort to launch new fire information and analytics platform
Answers to your NERIS questions
- analytics
- data entry
- data query
- data standard
- external data integration
- FDIDs
- federal statutory requirements
- individual/SLTT roles
- key features
- live data service
- NFA training
- NFIRS replacement
- NFIRS software updates
- outreach & education
- state fire marshals
- state program managers
- state information requirements
- timeline for development
- user access
- vendors
Have a question or need more information? Please email the NERIS Information Desk.