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NFIRS Fire Incident

Schema representing a National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) fire incident record from USFA's public data release

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
incidentKey	string	Composite key for the incident record
fdid	string	Fire department identifier
state	string	Two-letter state abbreviation
incidentDate	string	Date of the fire incident
incidentNumber	string	Local incident number assigned by the fire department
exposureNumber	integer	Exposure number (0 for primary, 1+ for additional exposures)
incidentType	string	NFIRS incident type code
aidGiven	string	Type of mutual aid given or received
alarmDate	string	Date alarm was received
alarmTime	string	Time alarm was received (HHMM format)
arrivalDate	string	Date first unit arrived on scene
arrivalTime	string	Time first unit arrived (HHMM)
incidentControlDate	string	Date incident was placed under control
lastUnitClearedDate	string	Date last unit cleared the scene
propertyUse	string	NFIRS property use code
streetAddress	string	Street address of the incident
city	string	City where incident occurred
zipCode	string	ZIP code of incident location
county	string	County FIPS code
civilianDeaths	integer	Number of civilian deaths
civilianInjuries	integer	Number of civilian injuries
firefighterDeaths	integer	Number of firefighter deaths
firefighterInjuries	integer	Number of firefighter injuries
propertyLoss	number	Estimated property loss in dollars
contentsLoss	number	Estimated contents loss in dollars

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JSON Schema

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  "description": "Schema representing a National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) fire incident record from USFA's public data release",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "incidentKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Composite key for the incident record"
    },
    "fdid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Fire department identifier"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state abbreviation",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 2
    },
    "incidentDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of the fire incident"
    },
    "incidentNumber": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Local incident number assigned by the fire department"
    },
    "exposureNumber": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Exposure number (0 for primary, 1+ for additional exposures)"
    },
    "incidentType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NFIRS incident type code"
    },
    "aidGiven": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of mutual aid given or received"
    },
    "alarmDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date alarm was received"
    },
    "alarmTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Time alarm was received (HHMM format)"
    },
    "arrivalDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date first unit arrived on scene"
    },
    "arrivalTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Time first unit arrived (HHMM)"
    },
    "incidentControlDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date incident was placed under control"
    },
    "lastUnitClearedDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date last unit cleared the scene"
    },
    "propertyUse": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "NFIRS property use code"
    },
    "streetAddress": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Street address of the incident"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City where incident occurred"
    },
    "zipCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ZIP code of incident location"
    },
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "County FIPS code"
    },
    "civilianDeaths": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of civilian deaths",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "civilianInjuries": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of civilian injuries",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "firefighterDeaths": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of firefighter deaths",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "firefighterInjuries": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of firefighter injuries",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "propertyLoss": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Estimated property loss in dollars",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "contentsLoss": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Estimated contents loss in dollars",
      "minimum": 0
    }
  },
  "required": ["fdid", "state", "incidentDate", "incidentNumber", "incidentType"]
}