NERIS Incident Identifiers
Purpose
This article is designed to show and explain the Incident Identifiers that will be used while completing an Incident Report in NERIS.
Background
When completing an Incident Report one of the main factors is selecting an Incident Type. Much the same as it was in NFIRS, selecting an incident type drives much of what happens in the report. Below are diagrams that explain how Final Incident Types breakdown.
Main Incident Type Categories
This chart displays the categories of Incident Types that can be chosen when selecting Final Incident Types:
From here we will begin breaking down those categories
Fire Incident Types
Medical Incident Types
Hazardous Situation Types (HAZSIT)
Rescue Incident Types
Public Service Incidents
No Emergency / Non-Emergency
Special Incident Modifiers
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