NERIS Documentation - Scene Information

Purpose

1. The purpose of this article is to assist with the Scene tab when completing a fire report.

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Directions

1. From the Size Up section select on the Scene tab within a fire report.

Scene tab is a dynamic section and will reflect fields based on the Primary Incident Type Found.

2. From within the Scene you are able to document the property type where the incident occurred along with any additional property types or if used as a mixed property.

3. Using the toggles to indicate any High Hazard IBC Classification, if equipment or vehicles where involved, along with (Was confined to the object of origin?).

1. If equipment or vehicle is involved note you can navigate to document the details of either the equipment or vehicle by selecting the Details link.
   

4. When vehicle is involved and equipment was not you will then be able to document Vehicle involvement using the dropdown/list view.

5. From these three fields you are able to document property information using the dropdown/list view.

1. Items First Ignited
2. Type of Material First Ignited
3. Fire Spread

6. If (Was fire confined to object of origin?) toggle is enabled then the Fire Spread field will not populate.

7. Fields that have a dropdown/list view to choose from are indicated with the icon.

1. Dropdown/List fields include:
   
1. Type of Nearest Right of Way
   
2. Relative Slope Position
3. Aspect
4. HazMat Released
   

8. When documenting integer fields select the field and then type a numeric value.

1. Integer fields:
1. Distance from nearest Right of Way
2. Elevation in Feet
   
3. Flame Length
4. Rate of spread (Chains per hour) - A chain is a surveying unit equivalent to 66 feet and measures how quickly a fire moves across the landscape.
   

9. When selecting Special HazMat actions required or spill >= 55 gal. new fields will populate.

10. The three new fields that appear along with two toggle choices.

1. Fields:
1. Released From
2. Area Affected
3. Area Affected Unit
2. Toggles:
1. Was equipment or vehicle involved in the release
   

11. The Released From and Area Affected Unit are both dropdown/list choices where Area Affected is an integer field.

12. If equipment or vehicle is involved in the release,  you can navigate to document the details of either the equipment or vehicle by selecting the Details link.

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