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Welcome to OFIRS
Ohio Fire Incident Reporting System
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General tips for ALL Reports
Don’t forget to add occupants & owners names
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$ Dollar Loss is an estimate $
There are several methods of calculating Dollar Loss:
Ask a contractor the replacement value
Contact the Insurance Agent
Check with the homeowner
County auditor’s website
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NARRATIVE IS NECESSARY
AND REQUIRED FOR ALL
FIRE RELATED
INCIDENTS
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Reporting All Incidents
Helps your department make
good decisions about the needs of your
community.
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Grants Opportunities• By reporting to OFIRS you are also
reporting to NFIRS (National Fire Incident Reporting System)
• Several organizations use NFIRS data; NFPA, FEMA, CPSC, ISO, BOCA, EPA
• Many of these organizations offer grant funds.
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Incident Type Categories
Fires
111 - 173
Ruptures
Explosions
211 - 251
Medical
Rescue
311 - 381
Hazard
Spills Leaks
411 - 482
Service Calls
511 - 571
Good Intent
Controlled Burns
611 - 671
False Alarm
Bomb Scare
CO calls
711 - 746
Weather
Disasters
811 - 815
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DO NOT USEINCIDENT TYPE
100 OR 110
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THE GOOD NEWSINCIDENT TYPES
113 - 118
ARE CONFINED STRUCTURE FIRES and DO NOT REQUIRE
Completion of the FIRE MODULE
BUT $ LOSS CAN NOT EXCEED
$5000
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Fire Incident TypesStructure111
SilosBridges112
ConfinedCooking113
ConfinedChimney
114
ConfinedTrash 118
Mobile Home 121 Residence
ModularBuilding123
Vehicles131
Motor HomeCamper136 - 137
Mulch140
NaturalVegetation141 – 143
Trash 150 151
Dumpster154
GrillsFence
162
Mailbox 164
Crops &Orchards171–173
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Cooking Fires• Contained cooking fire is Incident Type
113(fire module NOT required)
• A cooking fire that extends beyond the stove would be Incident Type 111.
• Area of Origin 24• Equipment Involved in Ignition: Range (646) or Oven (645)
Make & model are only important IF the equipment failed to operate properly.
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Check your categories
Check your categories
A Cooking Fire
Should be
Equipment Involved In
Ignition 645 or 646
Not
124
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Chimney Fires• A contained chimney fire is Incident Type 114• If the chimney fire spreads beyond the chimney then it
would be Incident Type 111. • Fire module - Area of Origin 52• Be sure to include the Equipment Involved in Ignition;
chimney, fireplace, wood stove, etc.• Dollar loss & narrative are important
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Incident Type 118 is a contained Trash Fire INSIDE a structure
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Incident Type 151 is a Trash Fire OUTSIDE a structure
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Outdoor Toilet• A favorite target of juvenile
firesetters
• Incident Type 112
• Specific Use 926
• Area of origin 25
• Remember dollar loss $$$
• Arson or juvenile?
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• Incident Type Code 111
• Equipment Involved
in Ignition 811
• Heat Source 11, 12 or 13
Dryer Fires
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Utility Poles• Should be coded Incident Type
162
• Even if the fire department does not extinguish the fire, it is still reported as Incident Type 162
Remember to include Equipment Involved in Ignition
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Mulch Fires
• In order to track this type of fire we need to be consistent in coding
• Incident Type 140
• Specific Use 931–965• Area of origin 90-94• Items 1st ignited 44• Type of material 1st ignited 61• Dollar loss
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Dumpster Fires
Incident Type 154
Property/Specific Use 900 Outside series
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Vehicle Fires Incident Type 130 – 138
Action Taken
Specific Use ( 900 series )
Vehicle Information
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Camper or RVIncident Type 137
Identify the Type of CamperUnder Mobile Property Type
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??? EXPOSURES ???• An exposure to the original incident is any
property of value not connected to the structure
of origin.
• A house fire that spreads to the car in the driveway is a structure fire with the vehicle being exposure 001
• A house fire that damages the car in the garage is a structure fire with the car considered contents.
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Vehicle
inside the garage is contents
If the fire starts here
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A vehicle Outside that is damaged
becomes an EXPOSURE
If the fire starts here
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ACTION TAKENAt least one Action Taken is required.
If you have extinguished a fire,
11 should be at the top of the list
You can enter as many actions as you would like but only the top 3 are sent to the Marshal’s office & USFA
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Specific Property Use Code
• Is a required field
• Vehicle fires do not usually start in the residence (419) but rather in the garage (881) or (882) or in a residential driveway(962) street(961) or parking lot(965)
• 419 should ONLY be used for residential structure fires
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Fire Casualties
• Many of the national statistics are based on YOUR reports
• Age is an important factor when developing educational or safety programs
• HIPAA is not an issue because the information is statistical in nature
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Fire Module• Number of buildings & type
• Area of Origin
• Heat Source
• Type & form of material 1st ignited
• Cause of Ignition
• Factors contributing to Ignition
• Human factors contributing to Ignition
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Is it residential ?What code did you use
in Specific Property Use ?
How many building are involved ?
You must have a number in the residential Living Units
ORCheck the Not Residential box
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These two fields should be describingthe same item
area of origin
is required
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These 2 fields are now required
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Equipment Involved in Ignition is
indicated by Heat Source 10, 11, 12 or
13
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Equipment Equipment InvolvedInvolved
or Mobile Property
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Choose the Correct Code for Equipment Involved
Electrical 200 series
218
Switch
261
Plug
217 Outle
t
210 wiring
631
Coffee Pot
645 or 646
Oven or Range
122
Fireplace
811
Dryer
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Include Brand & Model if the Equipment is defective
otherwise just complete the 3 required fields
2
Power
Source
Required
3
A Dryer
is not
portable
1
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Smoke Detector& Sprinklerinformation
are important
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Candles2%
Construction2%
Exposure fires4%
Children Playing5%
Smoking6%
Unknown/Misc12%
Arson/Suspicious11%
Cooking25%
Electrical17%
Heating16%
Based on YOUR reports
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If you choose the check box “fire spread was confined to object of origin” in the Fire Module then you must check the same box in the Structure Module
1 Fire Spread in the structure module would have to be 1.
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Children Playing with heat source is an important statistic
In order to track this valuable information you will
need to specifically use the following 3 fields:
1. Heat Source = be specific was it a lighter, candle, stove?
2. Factors Contributing to Ignition Codes = 19
3. Human factors contributing to Ignition = 7
and then list their AGE
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• Cause of Ignition • All 3 codes can indicate
Arson/Suspicious• (1) Intentional • (5) Under Investigation• (U) Cause undetermined after
Investigation• Use these 3 codes with care
ARSON/SUSPICIOUS
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Mutual Aid
• Giving Mutual Aid means actually arriving on the scene and participating in the incident
• If you are receiving Mutual Aid, you include only your apparatus & personnel
• You MUST list the departments giving or receiving aid to your department
• If you use Automatic Aid codes 4 or 5, you must list the FDID number of the aid department.
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Good Data• Correct codes
• Dollar Loss
• Fire Casualties
• Narrative
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Use our Web Upload
• Create your Export file• Log on to the internet• https://www.comapps.ohio.gov/sfm/
fire_apps/fmpr/nfirs/login.aspx
• Save the site to your Favorites
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User ID=FDIDPassword=zip code web
Coding Tips available
here in PDF form
NOTE
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Click Select
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You should see a green successful message
Click Upload File(s)
Highlight the file you created in your reporting software
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To be sure Your reports
have uploadedcorrectly
Click here forMonthlytotals
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Monthly Totals of ALL Incidents by FDID
Usually available within 2 hours after upload
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All Fire StatisticsAre available
ByState
CountyFire Department
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Ohio Statistics
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Ohio Printable Statistics on line
Or contact usFor specificstatistics
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QUESTIONSQUESTIONS CALL
State Fire Marshal
Fire Prevention Bureau
888-243-0305
Or e-mail