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Welcome to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Web site. This Web site provides system resources and an overview of the standard national reporting system used by U.S. fire departments to report fires and other incidents to which they respond and to maintain records of these incidents in a uniform manner. The site also includes information on training, technical support, and information for vendors who develop NFIRS-compatible software programs. Visitors to this site may also download coding handbooks, sample forms, and a system documentation manual. Learn More About NFIRS »

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NFIRS 5.6.0 Client Software Maintenance Release: December 31st, 2008

To All NFIRS State Program Managers and USFA Client Software Users

The USFA NFIRS 5.0 Version 5.6.0 client software maintenance release has been released as of today instead of January 2nd to ensure that the 2009 edit and rule changes take effect as of midnight tonight. Applying the update does not require a full uninstall and reinstall for users of previous versions 5.5.0, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, and 5.4.2.

On-line Users of the USFA Software

After the Version 5.6.0 release is made available, upon login to the on-line system users of the USFA NFIRS software Version 5.5.0, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, and 5.4.2 will be prompted to update to the new version. After the update is applied, when the user opens the Data Entry Tool, a DHS system security notice will be displayed, and the user will click OK to agree to its terms and access the Data Entry Tool.

Off-line Users of the USFA Software

To obtain the update for Version 5.6.0, an Internet connection will be required. The user will change to the On-line mode and obtain the Version 5.6.0 software update. To complete the version update process, the user must change to Off-Line mode and perform User Injection.

Release Contents

The primary focus of the release of version 5.5.0 of the NFIRS software is the implementation of the 2009 edit and rule changes. These edit and rule changes are delineated at the end of the Specification Changes and Corrections document found on the Design Documentation page.

Please note in particular the following change:

NFIRS 4.1 formatted incidents (4.1 transaction file format and 4.1 master file format) with an incident date later than 12/31/2008 are rejected from conversion/import with a critical error. Any converted 4.1 incidents with an incident date later than 12/31/2008 are rejected from import with a critical error.

This information was posted on December 31, 2008

Maintenance Window Complete: December 31, 2008

The maintenance window is complete and the NFIRS 5.0 System is available.

This information was posted on December 31, 2008

NFIRS 5.0 On-Line System Availability: December 31, 2008

The NFIRS 5.0 On-line system will be unavailable beginning Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 6AM EST until approximately 10AM EST as part of the preparation for the USFA NFIRS 5.0 Version 5.6.0 client software maintenance release that is scheduled to occur on the morning of January 2nd, 2009.

Users are asked to log off the system prior to 6AM EST and remain off the system until a notice is posted on the NFIRS 5.0 Home page that the maintenance window is complete and all services are available.

This information was posted on December 23, 2008

January 2009 Specification Cycle - Documentation Corrections

To All NFIRS 5.0 Vendors:

A number of corrections have been made to the preliminary Specification Cycle documents were released on Monday September the 29th. Preliminary Change #324 had an error where the Cleared Time and the Arrival Time were transposed in the second section of the two referenced edits. In addition, some of the "Change Dates" erroneously showed a year of 2007 instead of 2008. These issues have been corrected and the preliminary specification files have been reposted for download.

The new files have been given unique names (NFIRS_Spec_Changes_History_2009_R1.pdf and NFIRS_Spec_Tables_2009_R1.xls) so that they can be easily differentiated from the originals.

This information was posted on October 1, 2008

January 2009 Specification Cycle - Documentation Release

To assist Vendors in preparing for the January 2009 Specification Cycle Release, the Preliminary Specification Changes and Corrections Log (filename: NFIRS_Spec_Changes_History_2009.pdf) and the Specification Tables (filename: NFIRS_Spec_Tables_2009.xls) have been updated to include the changes that will be implemented in the January 2009 Specification Cycle.

The updated documents are posted in a separate section on the NFIRS 5.0 Design Documentation page.

The changes identified in the January 2009 Preliminary Changes and Corrections Log and Spec Tables will not be implemented in the live system until January 1, 2009.

This information was posted on September 29, 2008

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