NFIRS Training
The U.S. Fire Administration provides National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) resources for local and state fire personnel who are just beginning to use NFIRS and for advanced users who are managing their organization’s NFIRS program. Our training will help you to achieve uniformity in your incident and activity reporting and to use the data to identify and solve local and regional problems.
National Fire Academy
Free classroom and online training to enhance the knowledge and skills of NFIRS users is available from the National Fire Academy. Select a course below to read the course description, course location and application instructions.
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Enterprise Data Warehouse training
NFIRS Enterprise Data Warehouse Reports User Guide – Part 1
For New Enterprise Data Warehouse Users (Read-Only Permissions)
This guide will assist NFIRS users to properly set up a work area with the NFIRS Enterprise Data Warehouse to generate and customize the NFIRS Standard Reports.
NFIRS Enterprise Data Warehouse Reports Tool
Local Fire Department User Quick Start Guide
This quick start guide will help fire departments to schedule medium reports in the NFIRS Enterprise Data Warehouse, including reports from the Summary Output Reports Tool.
Download the quick start guide PDF
Posted Feb. 13, 2024
eNFIRS: NFIRS Data Warehouse quick start video
Video accompaniment to the NFIRS Enterprise Data Warehouse Reports Tool Local Fire Department User Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/nfirs/nfirs-data-warehouse-reports-tool-quick-start-guide.pdf
Watch more how-to NFIRS videos on YouTube
Getting started
Posted May 19, 2021
eNFIRS: Quick tour
An overview of the eNFIRS application.
Posted May 18, 2021
eNFIRS: Support and resources
An overview of the resources available to provide help with eNFIRS and general National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) questions.
Posted March 5, 2021
eNFIRS: How to register as a user
How to register as a new user in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Accounts
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: How to change your password
Instructions for National Fire Incident Reporting System users on how to change their password.
Posted April 14, 2021
eNFIRS: Forgot username and password
This video will guide the user through the process to self-manage their username and/or password.
Data entry
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: How to manage incident modules
How to manage the modules of an incident in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: Exposure incidents
How to create an exposure incident from another incident in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted May 19, 2021
eNFIRS: Form-Based Incident Report (FBIR) utility
How to export printable PDF reports of eNFIRS incidents through the Form-Based Incident Report (FBIR) utility.
Posted April 28, 2021
eNFIRS: Edit and save basic incident details
Learn how to edit and save basic incident details for records in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted March 5, 2021
eNFIRS: How to search for an incident
How to search for an incident in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted March 5, 2021
eNFIRS: How to create an incident
How to create and save an incident in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Fire departments
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: Update fire department details
How to update a fire department's details and apparatus records in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: Import fire departments
How to import fire departments into the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted May 19, 2021
eNFIRS: Export fire departments
Instructions on how to export fire departments from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) as text files.
Posted April 28, 2021
eNFIRS: Searching for fire departments
Learn how to search for fire departments in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Import and export incidents
Posted April 28, 2021
eNFIRS: Importing incident files (in depth)
Learn about the overall process for importing files into the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Posted April 14, 2021
eNFIRS: Exporting incidents
This video provides instruction on how to export incidents from the National Fire Incident Reporting System as raw text files.
Posted April 14, 2021
eNFIRS: Reading NFIRS incident log files
This video provides instructions on how to read the result log files after importing incidents into the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Posted March 4, 2021
eNFIRS: Bulk Import Utility
How to upload your incident files using the Bulk Import Utility into the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Program management
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: Permissions
How to edit user permissions in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and what these permissions allow a user to do.
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: Manage users
Instructions for system administrators on how to manage users in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). Topics covered include searching for users, unlocking user accounts, resetting passwords, approving new users and editing user details.
Posted May 20, 2021
eNFIRS: Bulk release and unrelease incidents
Instructions for National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) system administrators on how to release and unrelease incidents.
Posted April 28, 2021
eNFIRS: Manage fire departments and groups
Learn how to manage fire departments and groups in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).