Fire Incident Data Collection
Research & Resources

With a 2011 Fire Prevention & Safety grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the NASFM Foundation’s research focused on addressing the problem of “unknowns” in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) – specifically, undetermined and/or missing data about causes of fires in NFIRS.

The NASFM Foundation’s research included in-depth interviews with fire department personnel, as well as an online survey of nearly 3,500 fire service representatives involved in the collection of fire incident data for their departments.

Fire Incident Data Collection Course online: www.NASFM-training.org

NASFM Foundation Release on Data Project 2014
NASFM Foundation Final Report - Conquering the Unknowns
Appendix 1a NFIRS Field Notes NH
Appendix 1b DFS Incident Field Notes NJ
Appendix 2 Project Team and Advisory Committee Members
Appendix 3 Bios of Executive Team
Appendix 4 NFIRS Data Quality Rating Criteria
Appendix 5 NASFM Data Project In-Depth Interview Questions
Appendix 6 Survey Monkey Online Survey Questions
Appendix 7 Script with Non-Fire Professions
Appendix 8a Toolbox E-Book Format NASFM
Appendix 8b Toolbox Table Format NASFM
Appendix 9 Pennsauken NJPFSSOP121 Incident Reporting
Appendix 10 Massachusetts Basic Fire Incident Report Form

Fire Incident Data CollectionResearch & Resources

Fire Incident Data Collection
Research & Resources