2. Introduction Janet O’Reilly Herron Deputy State Fire Marshal Office of the State Fire Marshal 801-284-6353 Responsible for the

3. NFIRS 5.0 All-Incident Reporting System

4. Development of NFIRS u America Burning 1972 (Commission on Fire Prevention and Control) u United States Fire Administration (USFA) was created to evaluate the Nation’s fire problem

5. National Fire Information Council (NFIC) 48 States 36 Metro Fire departments [500,000 pop. or more] www.nfic.org Represents 15,000 plus fire departments nationwide

6. Why NFIRS 5.0? NFIRS 5.0 – Why? New NFIRS Codes Inputting the data Reporting tools

7. NFIRS 5.0 Development Strategy To meet the needs of the local fire department Each data element was carefully scrutinized for inclusion in the system... Is it COLLECTABLE by a typical firefighter at the scene? Is it REPORTABLE and USEABLE in an information system?

8. Why Change?

9. Need for Data... Fire service leaders need up-to-date, comprehensive data for decision making Program Effectiveness Resource Deployment Codes & Standards Development Need for New Programs and Services Legislative Initiatives Identify Training Needs Product Safety

10. Factors considered during development 1. Changing Role of the Fire Service 2. Changing Technology 3. Increased Demand for Information

11. Multi-Responsibilities Complex Incident Types Greater Reliance on Information to Manage Limited Resources Changing Roles of the Fire Service

12. Changing Technology Internet

13. Simplicity of Reporting Single entry of data Accuracy Acceptance Participation Point and Click Check-off Boxes

14. Abbreviated Reporting In a contained fire in a building NFIRS 5.0 will allow firefighters to use the abbreviated report form

15. 70’s Technology is.. Frustrating! Anywhere, USA Fire Reporting Office

16. Multiple Actions Taken Can list multiple actions taken Shows the productivity of the department A single scene can involve Extinguishment,overhaul, Rescue, EMS Explain unusual circumstances

17. Flexibility Room for expansion Special studies field National Code Plus One

18. Demand for InformationNationalPolicyMakersStateLawMakersStateAgenciesPublic Medi a FireService Local LocalOfficial FireChief Information Partners Partners

19.  Data In  Information out! = Our goal is to get from data to information

20. Inputting the Data ?Who’s doing data entry? Chief ?? Support Staff??? Officers???? Grunts????? Nobody??????

21. Understanding the Technology If you can understand this orthis,

22. UFIRS 5.0 Data Flow Local department completes report Dept enters reports into database (NO burning up the pc!)

23. Data Flow Dept submits data to state office State submits to NFIC/USFA Statistics to/from USFA/All Users