When the Fire Module Applies
Officers select the Fire Module when the incident involves ignition and combustion — structure fires, vehicle fires, brush and wildland fires, and other incidents classified under NERIS fire incident types. The module adds fire-specific data requirements on top of core incident fields.
Fire Module Key Fields
Area of Origin
Where the fire started within the structure or property
Fire Spread
How far the fire extended at time of arrival and control
Ignition Cause
Cause category and factor contributing to ignition
Detector Performance
Smoke/heat detector presence, operation, and effectiveness
Suppression Factors
Sprinkler system presence and performance
Structure Type
Construction type and stories
Property Use
NERIS property use classification code
Actions Taken
Primary and secondary suppression and rescue actions
Where Officers Struggle
NFIRS officers familiar with fire incident reporting still face challenges in the Fire Module because NERIS uses different field definitions, different code sets, and different terminology than NFIRS. Area of origin, detector performance, and fire spread codes are among the most frequently missed or mis-coded fields during early NERIS adoption.
Station Draft and the Fire Module
Station Draft v0.1 includes focused coverage of structure fire and building fire incidents — the highest-volume Fire Module incident types. Officers paste a narrative; Station Draft maps it to Fire Module fields and flags each one. Vehicle fires and wildland coverage expand through the pilot.