Fire Incident Reporting with FIREHOUSE Software Version 7

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Fire Incident ReportingwithFIREHOUSE
SoftwareVersion 7

• Presented by Peter Eleftherakis
• Northeast Representative

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Fire Incident Reporting

• Agenda
• Setting NFIRS Administrative Options
• Screen-by-screen Review
• The FIREHOUSE Software Incident Module

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NFIRS Administrative Options
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NFIRS Administrative Options
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NFIRS Administrative Options
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NFIRS Administrative Options
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NFIRS Administrative Options
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Administrative Options for Fire Incident Module

• New for Version 7
• National Grid Address Type Added
• Modifiable Field Captions
• Append-only option extended to all Notes Fields
• New NFPA 1720 Report
• Options New in Version 6 included
• Allow append to narrative option
• Auto Generate Narrative setup
• Default times from previous entries for
  responding unit and/or mutual aid detail records
• Auto calculate last unit cleared time
• Lock Units Personnel records if incident is
  locked
• Restrict views to involvements and/or casualty
  reports from other users
• Ownership of incident from CAD or external import

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Lets walk through an incident
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NFIRS Modules

• Basic Module (Required for all Incidents)
• Fire Structure Modules
• Civilian Fire Service Casualty Modules
• EMS Module
• Hazardous Materials Module
• Wildland Fire Module
• Arson/Investigation Module
• Responding Units and Personnel
• Supplemental Module

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Basic Module
Property Use
Actions Taken
Overide Lock
Vehicle Dates
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Units Personnel Tab
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Response Tab
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Property Involvement Tab
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Additional Modules
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Fire Module

• Required for Incident Types 111, 112, 120-143,
  160-173
• Optional Wildland Fire Module can be used instead
  for incident types 140-143, 160, 170-173, 631,
  and 632
• Information on particular types of fires or items
  involved in the fire.

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Structure Fire Module

• Required for all Structure Fires.
• A structure is an assembly of materials forming a
  construction for occupancy or use to serve a
  specific purpose.
• Information on different factors or items
  involved in the building fire.

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Civilian Fire Casualty Module

• Completed only for civilian casualties resulting
  from a fire.
• A fire casualty is a person who is injured or
  killed as a result of a fire, and includes
  injuries or deaths from natural or accidental
  causes sustained while involved in the activities
  of fire control, attempting rescue, or escaping
  from the dangers of the fire.

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Fire Service Casualty Module

• Report all injuries, deaths, or exposures to fire
  service personnel that occur in conjunction with
  any incident response.
• Fire Service Personnel Exposures are reported in
  this module also
• Exposure occurs when fire service personnel come
  in contact with a toxic substance or harmful
  physical agent through any route of entry into
  the body (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, skin
  absorption, or direct contact). Exposures can be
  reported regardless of the presence of clinical
  signs and symptoms.

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EMS Module

• EMS Module is used gather basic data as it
  relates to the provision of emergency medical
  care to the community. It is may be used by both
  responding EMS unit(s) and fire suppression
  unit(s) that provide emergency medical services.
• Stay tuned for details

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Hazardous Materials Module

• A reportable HazMat call occurs when
• Specialized HazMat resources were dispatched or
  used or should have been dispatched or used, for
  assessing, mitigating, or managing the situation.
• Releases or spills of hazardous materials that
  exceed 55 gallons.

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Wildland Fire Module

• Purpose of the Wildland Fire Module is to
  document REPORTABLE wildland fires.
• Prescribed Fires are also REPORTABLE wildland
  fires
• Permits wildland fires to be profiled in-depth
  for resource allocation, incident management, and
  fire impact analysis.

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Detailed Loss Value Report
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Arson/Investigation Module

• Arson Module may be used whenever the Cause of
  Ignition is intentional, or under
  investigation without any distinction made as to
  whether or not a crime has occurred, or a
  determination of criminal intent.
• May be used to document juvenile-set fires.
• Investigation module is now available for
  non-incident related investigation activities.

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Vehicle/Accident Extrication Report
Vehicle Model Added
Vehicle Make Added
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NFPA 1710/1720 Module

• Allows you to track 1710 or 1720 responses.
• Response buttons allow you to quickly select the
  unit date/times that apply to each field.

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Incident Narrative

• Auto Generate incident narrative
• Narratives can be locked so non-admin users can
  only append to existing narrative.

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Other Tab
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How do I report to my State?

• Export NFIRS 5 Transaction File wizard
• How often to submit? (check with your state fire
  marshals office)
• Incident Data
• Departmental Data
• Transfer Methods

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How can I use this data?

• Local Call Statistics
• Resource and Personnel Studies
• Target Hazard Identification
• Future Planning
• Public Relations