Incident Form --NFIRS-1

The top section, COMPLETE ON ALL INCIDENTS, will be

discussed first. This section is to be completed each time a

fire service unit moves in response to an alarm of any type.

Many alarms require completing only this part of the form.

The section consists of lines A though H and is shown

below. The Information will be discussed one line at a time.

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The name of the fire department is entered on the line at the top of the form. Each individual incident must

be identified by the following elements from line A: fire department identification, incident number and

exposure number. The remaining entries on the line, also needed for each incident but not part of the

identification, include date, day of the week, alarm time, arrival time, time in service, and delete/change.

Fire Department Identification (FDID)

Definition

A unique number assigned by the state which identifies a particular fire department within the state. This

number may also identify the county, fire district, or other jurisdiction in which that fire department is

located. Most states use the two left-most digits to identify these jurisdictions within the state, and use the

remaining digits to identify the particular department within the jurisdiction. The number must not exceed

five digits.

Purpose

The fire department identification number (FDID) provides a means of identifying the incident data which

has been collected and reported by each individual department. Specific feedback on local fire experience

can then be prepared and sent to individual fire departments.

Entry

Enter the state-assigned fire department identification number.

Example

Incident Number

Definition

A unique number assigned to an incident so that no two incidents attended by a fire department within the

same calendar year will have the same number.

Purpose

This number will be used to identify a particular incident. You cannot always rely on the date and time of

the incident, because there are sometimes multiple incidents at the same time.

Entry

Enter the number assigned to the incident. The number may be assigned at the local, county, district, or

state level, depending on policies. Where independent fire departments function under a county or district

concept, for fire suppression purposes, the incident number could be assigned at that level. It may be

necessary to obtain this number from an alarm or dispatch center.

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Example

Exposure Number

Definition

EXPOSURE FIRE: A fire in a building, structure or vehicle resulting from a fire outside that building,

structure or vehicle, or a fire that extends to an outside property from a building, structure or vehicle. Where

fire involves more than one building, each building fire shall be considered a separate fire, with the ignition

for all but the original building fire classified as “exposure fires.” If the building fire ignites a truck parked

nearby but outside the building, the truck fire is an exposure fire. If the truck was parked inside the building

and is damaged by a fire which started elsewhere in the building, the truck is regarded as part of the

building contents rather than as a separate exposure fire. Each exposure fire is coded as a separate fire

with all causal factors coded to pertain specifically to each exposure.

Purpose

While the incident number permits all property involved in a single fire incident to be related together, the

exposure number identifies each separate property involved in the fire. This makes it possible to enter the

specific details of each exposure fire into the system, and, if necessary, to relate all the exposures to the

basic incident.

The exposure number also allows an accurate, verifiable count of the number of properties involved in a

large fire. It also provides a means of accurately locating where casualties have occurred.

Entry

In a fire involving exposures, an additional incident report form should be submitted for each exposure.

Each report form submitted for an exposure should contain the same incident number assigned to the

original property involved. A separate sequential exposure number is assigned to each exposure. The

original incident is always coded “00,” while exposures are numbered sequentially beginning with “01.”

Note: Treat similar items in a group as a single exposure (such as a fleet of cars).

Examples

Calendar Date: Month, Day, Year

Definition

The month, day, and year when the alarm was received by the fire department.

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Purpose

This entry is needed to analyze the time patterns of different types of incidents. This assists in targeting

prevention and suppression programs. The entry also provides a basis for legal reference to a specific

event.

Entry

For each incident, enter:

a. The month using its numerical designation.

01 = January

02 = February

03 = March

04 = April

b. The day of the month.

05 = May 09 = September

06 = June 10 = October

07 = July 11 = November

08 = August 12 = December

c. The last two digits of the year.

Example:

Day of Week

Definition

The day of the week the alarm was received and the identification.

Purpose

The data element can be used to analyze fire problems based on social trends.

Entry

Enter the day of the week when the incident occurred as a word, and code each day using the following

table.

1 = Sunday

2 = Monday

3 = Tuesday

4 = Wednesday

Example

An incident occurring on Monday would be entered:

5 = Thursday

6 = Friday

7 = Saturday

Alarm Time

Definition

The exact time of day (hour and minute) when the alarm was received by the fire department alarm center.

The 24-hour clock is used here (0001-2400). This is not an elapsed time.

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Purpose

The time of the alarm is important for three reasons: (1) as a legal requirement for recording the precise

time of the incident, (2) as information for determining the frequency of particular types of incidents by time

period, and (3) as the starting time for going into action on an incident, which can then be compared with

Arrival Time, to determine the length of time necessary to arrive at an incident and “Time in Service” to

determine the total amount of time spent at the incident scene.

Entry

Enter the time to the nearest minute when the original alarm was received by the fire department alarm

center. Use the 24-hour clock system.

1:06 a.m. = 0106

1:20 p.m. = 1320

12:00 Midnight = 2400

12:01 a.m. = 0001

Example

Arrival Time

Definition

The actual clock time when the first responding units arrived at the incident scene. The 24-hour clock

(0001-2400) is also used here. This is not an elapsed time.

Purpose

The time that responding units arrive at the scene is valuable to department management because it

reflects the actual time spent in traveling to the scene of the incident. It is useful in determining the actual

time spent at an incident and would indicate any delay between alarm and arrival.

Entry

Enter the time to the nearest minute when the first responding unit arrives at the scene. Use the 24-hour

clock system.

Example

Time in Service

Definition

Each reporting fire department can use its own operational definition for “time in service.” It usually is

defined as the time when all or most of the equipment is again ready for response to another alarm as

determined by the officer in charge at the scene. If one fire company is left at the scene as a “fire watch”

for a considerable period of time beyond the “in-service” time of other participating companies, record the

activities of this company separately in the Remarks section. The 24-hour clock (0001-2400) is also used

here. This is not an elapsed time.

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Purpose

This time element is necessary along with Arrival Time for calculating the total time spent on the incident

which is useful for determining staffing requirements and equipment needs.

Entry

Enter the “time in service” as defined by the local fire department and recorded at the alarm center. Use

the 24-hour clock system.

Example

If the units were placed back in service at 3:45 p.m., it would be recorded as:

Delete/Change

Definition

This box is used to indicate a change to information submitted on a previous incident report or to indicate

the deletion of an erroneous report. These changes or deletions should be authorized by the officer who

signed the original incident report.

Purpose

The purpose of the delete/change entry is to correct previously reported information.

Entry

1. A New Incident (ADD).

If the incident report being completed is a new report, leave this box blank and complete the incident report

as instructed in this manual.

2. Updating a Previously Submitted Incident (CHANGE).

If new or updated information becomes available on a previously submitted incident, it is possible to update

the original incident report information by submitting a “Change” incident report. Any item (Except FDID,

Incident Number or Exposure Number) can be updated. To submit a change:

A) Enter the same FDID, Incident Number and Exposure Number of the Incident Report you want to

change;

B) Check or “X” the Change box:

C)Enter the new or updated information and appropriate code numbers;

D) Sign and date the report (Line U). Normally a change report should be signed by the officer in

charge of the incident: and

E) Forward the report according to your normally established procedures.

3. Cancelling a Previously Submitted Incident (DELETE).

If a previously submitted Incident Report was erroneously submitted, or if it contains errors in the FDID,

Incident Number or Exposure number fields, it may be necessary to delete the incorrect incident from the

computer. To submit a delete report:

A) Enter the same FDID, Incident Number and Exposure Number of the Incident Report you want to

delete;

B) Check or “X” the Delete box;

C) Sign and date the report (Line U). Normally a delete report should be signed by the officer in charge

of the incident; and

D) Forward the report according to your normally established procedures.

If you are deleting an erroneous incident report, you must also complete a new incident report (and

accompanying casualty reports, if any) and submit it to replace the report deleted.

Some states may have restrictions on who may delete an incident or casualty report. Additional verification

may be required before a delete report will be processed by a state.

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A CHANGE REPORT:

It was erroneously reported that nine firefighters responded to a fire incident. Later, the officer in charge

corrected the information and sent in a change report with thirteen fire service personnel responding.

The change box is marked and lines A-H would look similar to the following example:

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Type of Situation Found

Definition

A statement of the observed condition(s) when the first emergency unit arrived on the scene. An

investigation may reveal that the situation at the scene changed from the time the alarm was given to the

time the first emergency unit arrived. For example, a roast in the oven ignites, filling the house with smoke

and causing a fire to be reported. Even though the lady of the house removed the roast from the house

prior to the fire fighters’ arrival and there is no fire damage, a structural fire would be reported.

Purpose

This data element is used to identify the various types of incidents to which the fire department responds.

The element can be used in analyzing the frequency of different types of fires, emergencies, and other

problems that the fire department is called to attend in a community. The element is one of the most

important items on the incident report as it identifies the specific type of incident.

Entry

Record the situation with which the fire department dealt upon arrival at the incident or the most serious

condition that developed after arrival on the scene. Broad examples might include: a fire, overpressure

rupture, rescue call, hazardous condition, service call, good intent call where the individual who made the

call made an honest mistake, or a false call. However, be more explicit in stating the exact situation found.

Indicate the type of fire or other incident condition in specific terms. Details of the change in situation after

arrival on the scene should be included in the Remarks section. Note that the situation found is to be

described as a “fire” if there is uncontrolled burning (combustion), regardless of whether there is any dollar

loss. An entry is required for this element on all incidents.

Examples

A house fire.

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TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND

1. FIRE, EXPLOSION

Included are fires out on arrival. Excluded are

unauthorized burning (56) and controlled burning (63).

11. Structure fire.

Included are any fires inside a building or structure whether or not there was structural damage

to the building.

12. Outside of structure fire (not included in 13,

14, or 15 below). Included are yard storage,

crops, and any fire outside a structure where the

material burning has a value.

13. Vehicle fire.

14. Trees, brush, grass fire.

15. Refuse fire.

Included are hostile fires outside a building

where the material burning has no value.

16. Explosion, no after-fire.

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17. Outside spill, leak with ensuing fire.

19. Fire, Explosion not classified above.

10. Fire, Explosion; insufficient information

available to classify further.

2. OVERPRESSURE RUPTURE (no combustion)

21. Steam rupture

Excluded is steam mistaken for smoke when the

steam is being released from a normal vent or

relief valve (65).

22 Air, gas rupture.

29. Overpressure Rupture not classified above.

20. Overpressure Rupture; insufficient information available to classify further.

3. RESCUE CALL

31. Inhalator call.

32. Emergency medical call.

Included are checking for injuries, treatment for

shock, and the like.

33. Lock-in.

34. Search.

35. Extrication.

Included are removal of persons from vehicles,

elevators, and the like.

39. Rescue call not classified above.

30. Rescue Call; insufficient information available

to classify further.

4. HAZARDOUS CONDITION, STANDBY

Included are potential accidents.

41. Spill, leak with no ignition.

Included are gas leaks and gasoline spills.

42. Explosive, bomb removal.

43. Excessive heat.

44. Power line down.

45. Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.

Included are incidents where disconnection of

the electrical energy clears the emergency.

Excluded are emergencies where there is a

sustained fire after the electrical energy has

been disconnected (division 1).

46. Aircraft standby.

47. Chemical emergency.

Included are chemical spills and radiation

leaks.

49. Hazardous Condition, Standby not classified

above.

40. Hazardous Condition, Standby; insufficient

information available to classify further.

Coded Examples

A house fire.

5. SERVICE CALL

51. Lock-out.

52. Water evacuation.

53. Smoke, odor removal.

54. Animal rescue.

55. Assist police.

56. Unauthorized burning.

Included are fires that are under control and not

endangering property. Excluded are fires

where burning is authorized and under control

(63).

57. Cover assignment, standby at fire station,

move-up.

59. Service Call not classified above.

50. Service Call; insufficient information available

to classify further.

6. GOOD INTENT CALL

61. Smoke scare.

Included are calls where actual smoke or odor

are present.

62. Wrong location.

63. Controlled burning.

Included are fires where burning is authorized

and under control.

64. Vicinity alarm.

Included are separate locations reported for an

actual fire and multiple boxes pulled for one

fire.

65. Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke.

69. Good Intent Call not classified above.

60. Good Intent Call; insufficient information available to classify further.

7. FALSE CALL

71. Malicious, mischievous false call.

72. Bomb scare, no bomb.

73. System maffunction.

74. Unintentional.

Included are tripping an interior device accidently, running a drain test without knowledge of the alarm connection, and the like.

79 False Call not classified above.

70. False Call; insufficient information available to

classify further.

9. OTHER SITUATION FOUND

99. Type of Situation Found not classified above.

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A false alarm at a nursing home because of alarm malfunction.

Type of Action Taken

Definition

The duties performed at the emergency scene by the responding fire department personnel. For example,

action may include extinguishing a fire, providing first aid, or investigating a reported situation.

Purpose

The action taken at a given emergency may be compared to the type of situation found. These two data

elements are the starting point for analysis of the action(s) necessary to effectively handle the range of

emergency situations a fire department encounters. This information also provides some indication of the

specific type of service required of the fire department.

Entry

Record the basic action taken by the responding fire department personnel to handle the incident. Specific

actions may include: extinguishing fires, investigating the source of the alarm, providing first aid, and

transporting the injured. The action may involve simply standing by at an incident for possible service. Be

as specific as possible in stating the action taken. If more than one listed activity was performed at the

incident, use the action and code which describe the primary action undertaken.

Examples

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TYPE OF ACTION TAKEN

1. Extinguishment.

Included are whatever other actions have to be taken, such as rescue, ventilation, overhaul, and the

like.

2. Rescue only.

Included are first aid, inhalator or resuscitator use, and the like.

Excluded are calls for ambulance service (7).

3. Investigation only.

Included are calls where the fire is out on arrival and false alarms.

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4. Remove hazard.

Included are washing down spills, shutting off utilities, and the like.

5. Standby.

6. Salvage.

7. Ambulance service.

Included are necessary medical treatment before and during the transport.

8. Fill in, move up, transfer.

9. Type of Action Taken not classified above.

Included are calls where all apparatus is placed in service before arrival at the incident.

0. Type of Action Taken undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

The fire department extinguished the fire.

Mutual Aid

Definition

No Mutual Aid: A Fire Department handles an incident within their jurisdiction with no help from adjacent

or outside fire departments.

Mutual Aid Received: A Fire Department handles an incident within their jurisdiction with additional

manpower or equipment from one or more fire departments outside their jurisdiction.

Mutual Aid Given: A Fire Department responds to another fire department’s jurisdiction to provide

assistance at an incident, or to cover a vacated station while the receiving fire department is busy at an

incident.

Purpose

Mutual aid information can be used to study response levels necessary to control various fire and

emergency situations. It can be used, to determine the adequacy of resources at the local level, and the

need for adjusting cooperative agreements. The Mutual Aid entry also serves as a data control to insure

that the same incident is not counted more than once while still giving credit for activity performed by

outside departments.

Entry

Check the appropriate box, if mutual aid is received or given. There are several variations which the mutual

aid entry may take. How and by whom the incident and casualty forms are completed are often dictated

by local or State policies. Cooperation among the fire departments receiving and giving mutual aid is

essential in sharing and recording the incident and casualty information.

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Examples

Three examples given below illustrate mutual aid entries. In each of these situations assume that the Avery

Fire Department is first due, the incident occurs in its jurisdiction, and that it receives mutual aid. Also,

assume that in these situations the Ridgeland Fire Department gives mutual aid.

1. The Ridgeland Fire Department provides mutual aid to the Avery Fire Department in fighting a fire. The

entire incident form would be completed by Avery and the “Rec’d.” block would be checked in the Mutual

Aid entry. The equipment provided by Ridgeland may be listed in the Remarks section, such as, Ridgeland

Fire Department: one pumper, one aerial ladder. The Ridgeland Fire Department will complete only the

first section of an incident form and will check the “Given” block in the Mutual Aid entry.

A fire department received aid from another department in fighting a fire.

2. The Ridgeland Fire Department provides a fill-in or cover service to the Avery Fire Department, but does

not go to any calls while covering. Ridgeland will complete the first section of an incident form and check

“Given” in the Mutual Aid block. Avery is not required to complete an incident form unless an injury is

sustained by Ridgeland.

A fire department sends equipment to a nearby community to “fill-in” for its fire department.

3. The Ridgeland Fire Department, while providing a fill-in service to the Avery Fire Department, is

dispatched to an incident in the Avery jurisdiction where it extinguishes a fire by itself. Ridgeland being

dispatched to fight a fire in Avery’s area requires that Avery complete an incident report assigning an Avery

incident number and “Recd.” in the Mutual Aid entry. In addition, Avery must account for all casualties

resulting from the incident. Much of the information will be provided by the Ridgeland Fire Department.

Ridgeland will complete the first section of an incident form, using their own FDID number, assign a

Ridgeland incident number and check “Given” in Mutual Aid entry.

A fire department goes to the aid of another in fighting a fire.

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Fixed Property Use

Definition

Each individual piece of property has a specific use, whether it be a structure or an open piece of land.

This entry refers to the use of the particular property where the fire occurs, not the overall use of the

complex that the property might be a part of. The use may be as a residence, store, recreation facility, or

any of a number of other purposes. The intent of this entry is to give the property use and not the

configuration of the building or other details of the property. For example, property used for the storage

of a product should be identified for that use regardless of whether the storage is inside or outside. Property

which is mobile or in transit is reported separately, and the fixed property it is located on at the time is

reported in this entry box. If the mobile property is not in transit, indicate its current use. A trailer, for

instance, might be described here as a single family home or a construction office.

Purpose

This element permits an analysis of the fire problem by property use. The fire problem is often different

for different fixed property uses. Information on the frequency and types of fires for each use can assist

in targeting fire prevention and suppression programs for each type of property, ordering priorities among

different types of properties, and evaluating the success of programs directed at particular types of

properties.

Entry

Describe in your own words the use of the property involved in the incident. Be as specific as possible.

There are many detailed codes for this entry as shown on the following pages. An alphabetized list can

be found in the Appendix.

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FIXED PROPERTY USE

The major divisions (single digit) of the Fixed Property Use classification are:

100-189: Public Assembly Property 600-689: Basic Industry, Utility, Defense

200-249: Educational Property Property

300-369: Institutional Property 700-799: Manufacturing Property

400-499: Residential Property 800-899: Storage Property

500-599: Store, Office Property 900-989: Special Property

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Determining which major division the fixed property

falls within will aid in finding the correct subdivision.

1. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY PROPERTY

Places for the congregation or gathering of people

for amusement, recreation, social, religious, patriotic, civic, travel, and similar purposes are known as

public assembly properties. Such properties are

characterized by the presence or potential presence of crowds, with attendant panic hazard in case

of fire or other emergency. They are generally open

to the public, or may, on occasions, be open to the

public. The occupants are present voluntarily and

are not ordinarily subject to discipline or control.

They are generally able-bodied persons, whose

presence is transient in character, and who do not

intend to sleep on the premises.

11. FIXED USE AMUSEMENT, RECREATION PLACES

111. Bowling establishment.

112. Billiard Center.

Included are pool centers and pool halls.

113. Amusement center.

Amusement hall, such as shooting gallery,

penny arcade, bingo hall, dance hall, and the

like. Excluded are bowling establishments

(111), billiard centers (112), and halls with

variable use (121).

114. Ice rink.

Included are establishments used solely for

ice skating, ice hockey, and curling. Ice rinks in

arenas and other places that can be converted

to other uses are classified in division 12.

115. Roller rink.

116. Swimming facility.

Included are all swimming pools, related cabanas, bathhouses, and equipment locations.

119. Fixed Use Amusement, Recreation Places

not classified above.

110. Fixed Use Amusement, Recreation Places;

insufficient information available to classify

further.

12. VARIABLE USE AMUSEMENT, RECREATION

PLACES

121. Ballroom, gymnasium.

Included are dance halls.

122. Exhibition hall, exposition hall.

Large open hall without fixed seating facilities.

Included are college “cages,” armory halls,

and field houses.

123. Arena, stadium.

Fixed seating in large areas. Included are ball

parks, race tracks, grandstands, and sports

gardens.

124. Playground.

129. Variable Use Amusement, Recreational

Places not classified above.

120. Variable Use Amusement, Recreational

Places; insufficient information available to

classify further.

13. CHURCHES, FUNERAL PARLORS

131. Church, chapel.

132. Religious education facility.

Facilities for use in periodic religious education. Included are Sunday schools. Excluded

are regular education buildings run by religious institutions which are classified in major

division 2.

133. Church hall.

Hall for fellowship, meetings, and the like. Included are offices, kitchens and classrooms

contained within the structure.

134. Funeral parlor, chapel.

Included are crematoriums, mortuaries,

morgues, and mausoleums.

139. Churches, Funeral Parlors not classified

above.

130. Churches, Funeral Parlors; insufficient information available to classify further.

14. CLUBS

141. City club.

Included are city club facilities without sleeping accommodations, such as athletic, lodge,

social, steam bathing, health, swimming,

YMCA, and boy’s clubs. If sleeping accommodations are present, classify in major division

4. Excluded are nightclubs (162).

142. Country club.

Included are country club facilities, such as

golf, tennis, rifle, hunting, fishing, beach, and

riding clubs.

143. Yacht club.

Included are boating and yacht club facilities.

Excluded are marinas and boat mooring facilities (885), boat repair facilities (782), and

marine refueling facilities (577).

149. Clubs not classified above.

140. Clubs; insufficient information available to

classify further.

15. LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, COURT ROOMS

151. Library.

152. Museum, art gallery.

Included are aquariums and planetariums.

153. Historic building.

154. Memorial structure, monument.

155. Court room.

156. Legislative hall.

159. Libraries, Museums, Court Rooms not classifled above.

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150. Libraries, Museums, Court Rooms; insufficient information available to classify further.

16. EATING, DRINKING PLACES

Included are retail establishments selling prepared foods and drinks.

161. Restaurant.

Those eating places specializing in food primarily for consumption on the premises. Included are cafeterias and diners, with table or

automatic service.

162. Nightclub.

Those places specializing in food and drink.

They may have dancing or entertainment.

Included are key clubs, supper clubs, and

dinner theaters.

163. Tavern.

Those places specializing in the sale of alcoholic beverages, consumed primarily on the

premises, with food as a minor supplement

only.

164. Lunchroom, drive-in.

Those places specializing in quick service for

food or beverages. Included are lunch counters, drive-ins, snack bars, and the like. Excluded are delicatessens (516).

169. Eating, Drinking Places not classified

above.

160. Eatlng, drinking Places; insufficient information available to classify further.

17. PASSENGER TERMINALS

Included are incidental freight handling facilities.

171. Airport passenger terminal.

172. Hellport, hellstop.

173. Bus passenger terminal.

Included are terminals for airline limousines

and downtown airline terminal buildings.

174. Street level rail terminal.

175. Underground rail terminal.

176. Elevated rail terminal.

177. Marine passenger terminal.

Included are ferry terminals.

179. Passenger Terminals not classified above.

170. Passenger Terminals; insufficient information available to classify further.

18. THEATERS, STUDIOS

181. Legitimate theater.

Included are combined live and movie theaters.

182. Auditorium, concert hall.

183. Motion-picture theater.

Excluded are drive-in theaters (184).

184. Drive-in motion-picture theater.

185. Radio, TV studio.

186. Motion-picture studio.

Included are motion-picture making studios

and editing areas. Excluded are film processing facilities (797).

189. Theaters, Studlos not classified above.

180. Theaters, Studios; insufficient information

available to classify further.

10. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

109. Public Assembly Property not classified

above.

100. Public Assembly Property; insufficient information available to classify further.

2. EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY

Educational properties are those used for the gathering of groups of persons for purposes of instruction such as schools, colleges, universities, and

academies. Educational properties are distinguished from public assembly properties in that the

same occupants are present regularly, and they are

subject to discipline and control. Included are partday nursery schools, kindergartens, and other

schools whose primary purpose is education.

Other properties associated with educational institutions are classified in accordance with their actual

use.

21. NONRESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

All public, private, or parochial schools where

students attend during the day only.

211, Nursery school.

Schools for prekindergarten-age children, operating 4 hours a day or less. If operating over

4 hours, classify as child day care center (321).

212. Kindergarten.

Schools for children in the grade before grade

213. Elementary school.

214. Junior high school.

Included are intermediate and middle schools.

215. High school.

219. Nonresidential Schools not classified

above.

210. Nonresldentlal Schools; insufficient information available to classify further.

22. RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

All public, private, or parochial boarding

schools, including such day student facilities

as may be present.

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221. Residential school classroom building.

Buildings containing classrooms. Included are

such laboratories, libraries, and offices as may

be present. If one building houses the entire

school, the fire is classified by point of origin,

that is, dormitory, office, etc. Other buildings in

a school property are classified as to their

appropriate fixed property use.

229. Residential Schools not classified above.

220. Residential Schools; insufficient information

available to classify further.

23. TRADE, BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Other than high school or college.

231. Vocational, trade school.

232. Business school.

233. Specialty school.

234. Rehabilitation center where attendance is

by choice.

Excluded are vocational rehabilitation centers

where attendance is by direction (346).

239. Trade, Business Schools not classified

above.

230. Trade, Business Schools; insufficient information available to classify further.

24. COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES

241. College classroom building.

Buildings containing classrooms used for

higher education whether a college, university, junior college, community college, or any

other institution of higher learning. Included

are such incidental laboratories, libraries, and

offices as may be present. If one building

houses the entire college, classify here. Other

buildings in a college are classified under the

appropriate fixed property use, such as dormitory, office, and the like.

249. Colleges, Universities not classified above.

240. Colleges, Universities; insufficient information available to classify further.

20. EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

209. Educational Property not classified above.

200. Educational Property; insufficient information available to classify further.

3. INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY

institutional properties are those used for

purposes such as medical or other treatment

or care of persons suffering from physical or

mental illness, disease, or infirmity; for the

care of infants, convalescents, or aged persons; and for penal or corrective purposes.

Institutional buildings ordinarily provide sleeping facilities for the occupants.

31. CARE OF THE AGED

Care of the aged in any type of structure regardless of the name or title (See subdivision

332 for sanatoriums).

311. Care of the aged with nursing staff.

312. Care of the aged without nursing staff.

319. Care of the Aged not classified above.

310. Care of the Aged; insufficient information

available to classify further.

32. CARE OF THE YOUNG

321. Day child-care center.

Care of preschool-age children operating more

than 4 hours a day. If operating 4 hours or less

a day, classify as nursery school (211).

322. Children’s home, orphanage.

Included are facilities with one or more paid

staff on full time basis and where the relationship is a “staff-child” relationship. Excluded

are foster homes (323).

323. Foster home.

Included are facilities where one or more foster children are cared for without a paid staff

and where the relationship is a “parent-child”

relationship.

329. Care of the Young not classified above.

320. Care of the Young; insufficient information

available to classify further.

33. CARE OF THE SICK, INJURED

331. Hospital, hospital-type infirmary.

332. Sanatorium, sanitarium.

Included are facilities for care of post-operative patients, where care of aged is minor in

proportion to other care.

334. Clinic, clinic-type infirmary.

Included are separate clinic buildings for maternity and other uses. Excluded are medical

office buildings (593) and outpatient clinics

(593).

339. Care of the Sick, injured not classified

above.

330. Care of the Sick, injured; insufficient information available to classify further.

34. CARE OF THE PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED

341. Prison ceil, ceil block for men.

342. Prison ceil, cell block for women.

343. Juvenile detention home.

Regardless of local terminology, living units

shall be classified here when three or more

units are located within common fire division

walls, and the units are under a common roof,

or have a common basement.

344. Men’s detention camp.

Minimum security type.

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345. Police station.

346. Vocational rehabilitation center.

Attendance by direction. Excluded are rehabilitation centers where attendance is by

choice (234).

349. Care of the Physically Restrained not classified above.

340. Care of the Physically restrained; insufficient information available to classify further.

35. CARE OF THE PHYSICALLY INCONVENIENCED

Included are facilities which care for persons

who are physically incapable of self help under

emergency conditions.

350. Care of the Physically Inconvenienced; insufficient information available to classify further.

351. institution for deaf, mute, or blind.

352. institution for physical rehabilitation.

359. Care of the Physically Inconvenienced not

classified above.

call his building. Thus, a residential property

called a “hotel” on the sign over the door may

not be a hotel by these definitions. Form a fire

standpoint it may be an Apartment (division

42), or a Rooming House (division 43), depending upon its use.

There are three major differences between categories of residential property used in this standard:

a. A separate and independent living unit for each

person or group of related persons; or not.

b. Kitchens in individual units; or not.

c. Generally long-term occupants; or not.

In residential structures falling between the categories given below, use the category appearing most

applicable.

Separate living units - Yes

Kitchens in units - Yes

Long-term occupants - Yes

41. ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING

36. CARE OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

Included are facilities which care for persons

who are mentally incapable of self help under

emergency conditions.

361. Mental institution.

Included are facilities for the criminally insane.

362. Institution for the mentally retarded.

369. Care of the Mentally Handicapped not classified above.

360. Care of the Mentally Handicapped; insufficient information available to classify further.

30. INSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

309. institutional Property not classified above.

300. institutional Property; insufficient information available to classify further.

4. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

A residential property is one in which sleeping

accommodations are provided for normal living

purposes, and includes all buildings designated to

provide sleeping accommodations except those

classified under Institutional (major division 3).

Subdivisions of residential property used in this

section are separated according to potential life

hazard. Popular names and legal definitions may be

different from those given here. The categories

here, however, are significant from a fire and life

protection standpoint.

CAUTION: Classify the property by its actual

use according to the standard definitions given

here, not by what the property owner cares to

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Private dwellings and duplexes each occupied

by members of a single family group, with total

sleeping accommodations for not more than

20 persons, with rooms rented to no more than

two outsiders per unit.

If sleeping accommodations for more than 20

persons are provided in one building, it shall

be classified as an apartment or a dormitory. If

a separate business or other occupancy is

contained in the building, it shall be classified

in division 42 and the appropriate property

complex used.

“Row houses,” “townhouses,” “garden apartments,” and other similar units regardless of

local terminology, shall be classified as dwellings (division 41) when one or two units are

separated from the adjoining units by fire division walls, and the one or two units are under

their own roof.

A mobil home not in transit, and used as a

dwelling, should be classified here, and also

as a “mobil building” (subdivision 17) in Mobil

Property Type. A travel trailer not in transit and

used as a dwelling should be classified here,

and also as a “travel trailer” (subdivision 15) in

Mobile Property Type.

Parking garages, for one- and two-family

dwellings, whether attached or detached, are

classified in subdivision 881.
411. One-family dwelling: year-round use.

412. One-family dwelling: seasonal use.

414. Two-family dwelling: year-round use.

415. Two-family dwelling: seasonal use.

419. One- and Two-Family Dwelling not classifled above.

410. One- and Two-Family Dwelling; insufficient

information available to classify further.

42. APARTMENTS, TENEMENTS, FLATS

Separate living units - Yes

Kitchen in units - Yes

Long-term occupants - Yes

Quarters for families living independently of

each other, and with kitchen facilities in individual units, whether designated as “apartment house,” “garden apartment,” “tenement,”

“condominium apartment,” “flat,” or by any

other name.

Regardless of local terminology, living units

shall be classified here when three or more

units are located within common fire division

walls, and the units are under a common roof,

or have a common basement.

An apartment in a building with a separate

store, office, or other business is identified

here and also as a “Business with Residential

Complex” (Complex Code 40).

Parking garages exclusively for tenants,

whether attached or detached, are classified

in subdivision 881 or 882.

421. 1 or 2 living units with business.

Excluded are one or two living units without

business which are classified as dwellings (division 41).

422. 3 through 6 units.

423. 7 through 20 units.

424. Over 20 units.

429. Apartments, Tenements, Flats not classifled above.

420. Apartments, Tenements, Fiats; insufficient

information available to classify further.

43. ROOMING, BOARDING, LODGING HOUSES.

Separate living units - Yes

Kitchens in units - No

Long-term occupants - Either

Living quarters in which separate sleeping

rooms are rented, with sleeping accommodations for a total of not more than 15 persons, on

either a transient or permanent basis, with or

without meals, but without separate cooking

facilities for individual occupants.

Halfway houses or group care homes can be

classified here if all persons are certified by

mental or health authorities as capable of self

help under emergency conditions.

Where rooms are rented for one or two persons, classify in division 41. Where rooms are

rented for more than 15 persons, classify in

division 44 or division 46.

431. 3 to 8 roomers or boarders.

432. 9 to 15 roomers or boarders.

439. Rooming, Boarding, Lodging Houses not

classified above.

430. Rooming, Boarding, Lodging Houses; insufficient information available to classify further.

44. HOTELS, MOTELS, INNS, LODGES

Separate living units - Yes

Kitchens in units - No

Long-term occupants - No

Living quarters in which there are sleeping accommodations for hire for more than 15 persons, primarily used by transients, lodged with

or without meals, but without separate cooking

facilities in each unit, whether designated as a

“hotel,” “motel,” “club,” “apartment hotel,”

“YMCA,” ”lodge,” or by any other name. Included are dormitories for transient occupants.

441. Less than 20 units: year-round use.

442. Less than 20 units: seasonal use.

443. 20 to 99 units: year-round use.

444. 20 to 99 units: seasonal use.

445. 100 or more units: year-round use.

446. 100 or more units: seasonal use.

449. Hotels, Motels, inns, Lodges not classified

above.

440. Hotels, Motels, inns, Lodges; insufficient information available to classify further.

46. DORMITORIES

Separate living units - Either

Kitchens in units - No

Long-term occupants - Yes

Living quarters provided for an extended period, for persons not members of the same

family group, in one room or a series of closely

associated rooms, under joint occupancy and

single management, with or without meals.

Use division 44 for dormitories with transient

occupants.

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461. School, college, university, dormitory.

462. Fraternity, sorority house.

463. Nurses’ quarters.

464. Military barracks.

465. Convent, monastery, other religious dormitory.

466. Bunk house, worker’s barracks.

469. Dormitories not classified above.

460. Dormitories; insufficient information available

to classify further.

48. HOME HOTELS

Separate living units - Yes

Kitchens in units - Yes

Long-term occupants - No

Living quarters for persons or families living independently of each other, with kitchen facilities and with a transient population, whether

designated as “hotel,““apartment,” “apartment

hotel,” or by any other name.

481. Less than 20 units: year-round.

482. Less than 20 units: seasonal.

483. 20 to 99 units: year-round.

484. 20 to 99 units: seasonal.

485. 100 or more units: year-round.

486. 100 or more units: seasonal.

489. Home Hotels not classified above.

480. Home Hotels; insufficient information available to classify further.

49. OTHER RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES

491. Children’s playhouse.

492. Outdoor sleeping quarters.

Included are tents.

490. Other Residential Occupancies; insufficient

information available to classify further.

499. Other Residential Occupancies not classifled above.

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409. Residential Property not classified above.

400. Residential Property; insufficient information

available to classify further.

5. STORE, OFFICE PROPERTY

Store properties include all markets and other

areas, buildings, or structures for the display,

sale, repair, or service of merchandise, new or

used, purchased or rented. Mercantile or store

properties generally have a capacity for a large

number of people and usually have a display

and sales area that is large in relation to the

storage area.

Office properties are those which are principally used for the transaction of business and

the keeping of private or public records.

51. FOOD, BEVERAGE SALES

Sale of food and beverage for consumption on

the premises is classified in division 16.

511. Supermarket.

Supermarkets that sell a broad line of food

items as well as some nonfood items and

cover over 10,000 square feet in total area.

512. Market, grocery store.

Markets and grocery stores that sell a broad

line of food items as well as some nonfood

items and cover less than 10,000 square feet

in total area.

513. Specialty food store.

Specialty food stores that specialize in a few

basic food items and may have supplementary

items for customer convenience. Included are

meat, fish, candy, bakery, gourmet shops, and

roadside farm produce stands and counters.

Excluded are liquor, beverage stores (514),

creamery, dairy stores (515), and delicatessens (516).

514. Liquor, beverage store.

515. Creamery, dairy store.

Included are quick-freeze and frozen ice cream

stores and stands.

516. Delicatessen.

Sale of prepared foods mainly for consumption

off the premises. Included are pick-up and

carry-out services. Excluded are drive-in type

restaurants (164).

519. Food, Beverage Sales not classified above.

510. Food, Beverage Sales; insufficient information available to classify further.

52. TEXTILES, WEARING APPAREL SALES

521. Clothing store.

Sale of wearing apparel, whether new or used,

and clothing rental shops. included are sales

of accessories incidental to clothing sale.

Excluded are shoe stores (522) and fur stores

(525).

522. Clothing accessories, shoe store.

Shops specializing in clothing accessories,

whether new, used, or rented. included are tie,

shoe,-shirt, and hat stores.

523. Shoe repair shop.

Repair of boots and shoes (cobbling). Included

are repairers who also make footwear; and

shining stands and shops.

524. Tailor, dressmaking shop.

Included are stores specializing in alterations

to readymade wear.

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525. Fur store.

Stores specializing in fur sales. Excluded are

fur departments of stores with a broad line of

clothing goods (521) and the storage of fur

garments (828).

526. Dry goods Store.

Included are all sales of dry goods, yard goods,

and piece goods. Excluded are clothing stores

(521), clothing accessories stores (522), and

rug or carpet sales (536).

529. Textile, Wearing Apparel Sales not classifled above.

520. Textile, Wearing Apparel Sales; insufficient

information available to classify further.

53. HOUSEHOLD GOODS SALES, REPAIRS

Sale of common items used principally to equip

and maintain the home.

531. Furniture store.

Included are sale of all new and used furniture,

Office furniture, and large nondesk-top equipment, such as water coolers. Excluded are

office supply and desk-top office equipment

sales (541), and furniture departments of large

multi-department store (581).

532. Appliance store.

Included are those stores principally selling

major and minor appliances with or without associated repair departments. Excluded are appliance repair shops without sales (538).

533. Hardware store.

Included are sales of tools and associated

equipment, parts, and retail plumbing supplies.

534. Music store.

Included are the sale or rental of records,

sheet music, pianos, organs, and other instruments, and associated listening and teaching

facilities.

535. Wallpaper, paint store.

Included are sales of wall coverings and decorating materials, and sale or rental of associated tools and equipment.

536. Rug, floor covering store.

Included are the sale and rental of rugs, carpets, and floor coverings, and the sale or rental

of associated tools and equipment.

537. Furniture repair shop.

included are shops for repair of furniture and

upholstery without sales. Excluded are repairs

with sales (531).

538. Appliance repair shop.

Included are shops for repair of appliances

without sales. Excluded are repairs with sales

(532).

539. Household Goods Sales, Repairs not classified above.

530. Household Goods Sales, Repairs; insufficient information available to classify further.

54. SPECIALTY SHOPS

Sales of material commonly used in the home.

541. Book, stationery store.

Included are sales of new or used books, office

supplies, and desk-top office equipment. Excluded are sales of larger office equipment

and office furniture (531).

542. Newsstand, tobacco shop.

543. Drug store.

Usually has a pharmacist on duty. Excluded

are drug stores which are chiefly variety stores

(582 or 583).

544. Jewelry store.

Included are jewelry and watch repair shops

and associated gift sales.

545. Gift shop.

Included are sales of glassware, china, silver,

and other gift items. Excluded are jewelry and

watch repair shops (544).

546. Leather goods shop.

Included are the sale of leather goods, and

luggage of all types and from all materials.

Excluded are shoe stores (522).

547. Florist shop, greenhouse.

Included are florist shops for the sale of flowers (artificial or natural), greenhouses, and

flower raising operations.

548. Optical goods sales.

Included are opticians, eyeglass fitting and

grinding.

549. Specialty Shops not classified above.

540. Specialty Shops; insufficient information

available to classify further.

55. RECREATION, HOBBY, OR HOME REPAIR

SUPPLY SALES, PERSONAL SERVICES

The sale and processing of material used in

hobbies, sports, and recreation activities, and

personal service. Excluded are record shops

(534).

551. Hobby, toy shop.

Included are the sale of toys and hobby supplies. Excluded are art supplies (563), sporting

goods (552), and photographic goods (553).

552. Sporting goods store.

Included are the sale of firearms, ammunition,

tents, and other material for use in all sporting

events. Excluded are sportswear shops (521).

553. Photographic supply sales, still picture studio.

included are the sale of photographic equipment. Excluded are motion picture studios

(186) and plant processing of film (797).

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554. Garden supply store.

Included are the retail sale of equipment,

seeds, fertilizer for home or garden use, and

sale or rental of snow blowers, lawn sweepers,

and other home maintenance machines.

555. Retail lumber sales.

Lumber distribution centers often of the supermarket type. Included are sales of related

home repair supplies. Excluded are lumber

yards principally for storage (851).

556. Pet store, animal hospital.

Sale of pets, animal and pet supplies. included

are animal hospitals and care centers.

557. Barber, beauty shop.

558. Fireworks sales.

Included are retail fireworks sales from temporary or permanent locations.

559. Recreation, Hobby, or Home Repair Supply

Sales, Personal Services not classified

above.

550. Recreation, Hobby, or Home Repair Supply

sales, Personal Services; insufficient information available to classify further.

56. PROFESSIONAL SUPPLIES, SERVICES

561. Professional supply sales.

Included are the sale of stethoscopes, hospital

supplies, special tools, engineering instruments, and other professional supplies.

562. Trade supply sales.

Included are the sale of machinist’s supplies,

plumber’s tools, and carpenter’s equipment.

563. Art supply sales.

564. Self-service laundry, dry cleaning.

565. Linen supply house.

566. Laundry, dry cleaner pick-up shop.

Shops for pick-up of laundry and cleaning with

little or no processing on the premises, other

than pressing.

567. Home maintenance services.

Included are firms doing home maintenance

work such as floor cleaning, window washing,

chimney cleaning, and exterminating.

568. Restaurant supplies, services.

569. Professional Supplies, Services not classified above.

560. Professional Supplies, Services; insufficient

information available to classify further.

57. MOTOR VEHICLE OR BOAT SALES, SERVICES

571. Public service station.

Fuel service facilities for motor vehicles operated for the public, such as gasoline service

stations, diesel fuel stations, and LP-Gas stations, with associated lubritorium and wash

facilities. included are service station islands.

Excluded are marine service facilities (577).

572. Private service station.

Private or fleet vehicle refueling where an

employee may fuel the vehicle himself, such

as at a transit company garage, a trucking

company yard, or a farm.

573. Motor vehicle repair, paint shop.

Repair of automobiles or motor trucks and

shops doing specialized repair work to motor

vehicles such as repair of auto tops, hoods, or

electrical systems. Excluded are car washing

facilities (578).

574. Motor vehicle, trailer sales.

Included are the sale of farm implements and

motorcycles.

575. Motor vehicle accessory sales.

Sale of accessories for motor vehicles such as

lights, tires, parts, and special tools.

576. Boat, pleasure craft sales.

Sale of boats, marine vessels, outboard motors, and accessories. Excluded are incidental

sales at boat storage facilities (885) and boat

repair yards (782).

577. Marine service station.

Refueling facilities for marine vessels of any

size.

570. Car washing facility.

579. Motor Vehicle or Boat Sales, Services not

classified above.

570. Motor Vehicle or Boat Sales, Services; insufficient information available to classify further.

58. GENERAL ITEM STORES

included are stores selling a wide range of

items that cannot be readily classified in previous subdivisions.

581. Department store.

A store with many separate lines of goods, but

to be classified here the store must have a full

furniture department.

582. Small variety store.

A store of less than 10,000 square feet with a

wide range of goods but no furniture department. Included are Army-Navy stores, “5 and

10 cent stores,” second-hand stores, and surplus stores.

583. Large variety store.

A store of 10,000 square feet or over with a

wide range of goods but no furniture department. Merchandise is usually displayed as in a

supermarket, and stores are usually self-service with check out counters.

584. Mail order store.

Mail order and catalog stores with display area

regardless of size. Use subdivision 581 when

applicable and when the mail order section is

a small section of the large store.

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585. Mail.

Included are only the areas common to a

multistore facility.

See Property Complex for “Shopping Center.”

589. General item Stores not classified above.

580. General item Stores; insufficient information

available to classify further.

59. OFFICES

591. General business office.

592.

593.

Office buildings for the administration of industrial and business enterprises whether at the

plant or located elsewhere. included are offices of insurance carriers, consultants, and

adjusting agencies; real estate operators,

developers, and agents; lawyers, advocates,

and solicitors; importers, exporters, manufacturers’ agents, commodity brokers; trade associations, chambers of commerce, professional societies; labor organizations; religious

organizations; local and county government

offices; state or provincial government offices;

central government offices; offices of the

armed forces and defense agencies; and savings and loan companies without first story

banking premises.

Bank, with first story banking facilities.

Excluded are savings and loan companies

without first story banking premises (591).

Medical, research, scientific office.

Included are surgical, dental, health service

offices: offices of nurses and midwives; consuiting rooms or offices of physicians, surgeons, and other medical practitioners; offices

primarily engaged in research; and offices at

meteorological institutes. Excluded are laboratories classified in division 62.

Office properties are those used for the transaction of business, for the keeping of accounts

and records, and for similar purposes. Included are buildings housing business, administrative, professional, or regulatory functions;

doctors’ and dentists’ offices, unless of such

character as to be classified as hospitals;

service facilities usual to office buildings; and

municipal office buildings, as their principal

function is the transaction of the public business and the keeping of books and records.

Minor office occupancy incidental to operations in another property shall be considered

part of the predominating property.

594. Engineering, architectural, technical office.

included are surveying and scientific engineering development offices, and permanent office

buildings of a contractor. Excluded are contractor’s jobsite located shops and pan’s storage (916).

595. Mailing firm.

596. Post office.

599. Offices not classified above.

590. Offices; insufficient information available to 

classify further.

50. MERCANTILE PROPERTIES, OFFICES; UNCLASSIFIED

509. Mercantile Properties, Offices not classifled above.

500. Mercantile Properties, Offices; insufficient

information available to classify further.

6. BASIC INDUSTRY, UTILITY, DEFENSE

PROPERTY

Included are agriculture, forestry, the extractive and mining industries, mineral products,

utilities, laboratories, nuclear plants, and communication facilities; and national defense

sites, since they depend so heavily on communications.

61. NUCLEONICS, ENERGY PRODUCTION

611.

612.

613.

614.

615.

616.

619.

610.

Radioactive material working.

Included are plants manufacturing fuel elements or involved with radioactive waste disposal, and plants processing or producing

uranium, radium, thorium, heavy water, or

plutonium.

Nuclear ordnance plant.

included are bomb assembly plants.

Nuclear energy plant.

Production of energy for power purposes.

included are the generation of electricity if an

integral part of the nuclear plant.

Steam, heat energy plant.

Creation of heat and steam from any fuel

except nuclear. Included are integral BoiierTurbine-Generator units driven. by non nuclear

fuels.

Electric generating plant.

Generation of electric energy. Included are locations producing electricity for public use, for

rail transport use, for groups of factories, and

for individual properties. Excluded are the

energy sources (613 or 614) unless they are

integral units.

Gas manufacturing plant.

Manufacture of gas in gas works, including

peak shaving gas plants.

Nucleonics, Energy Production not classifled above.

Nucleonics, Energy Production; insufficient

information available to classify further.

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62. LABORATORIES

Included are classrooms and offices incidental

to laboratory facilities. Minor laboratory areas

incidental to operations in another property

shall be considered part of the predominating

property.

621. Chemical, medlcal laboratory.

Included are biological laboratories.

622. Physical materials testlng laboratory.

Included are all laboratories for testing physical properties of materials, hydraulic laboratories, physics laboratories, and physical materials laboratories.

623. Personnel, psychological laboratory.

Included are laboratories for the testing and

measuring of persons, and educational laboratories.

624. Radioactive materials laboratory.

Any laboratory handling or using radioactive

material in a quantity requiring marking.

625. Electrical, electronic laboratory.

626. Agricultural laboratory.

627. General research laboratory.

629. Laboratories not classified above.

620. Laboratories; insufficient information available to classify further.

63. COMMUNICATIONS, DEFENSE, DOCUMENT

FACILITIES

Critical areas where security must be maintained in order to assure national, business, or

public safety continuity.

631. National defense site not elsewhere classifled.

Included are missile or space vehicle launch

sites. Excluded are radio and radar sites (632).

The missiles or vehicles, themselves, are classified under Mobil Property Type.

632. Radio, radar site.

Included are microwave transmitter sites, flight

control facilities, satellite tracking stations, and

repeater sites. Excluded are fire, police, and

industrial communication centers (633).

633. Fire, police, industrial communications

center.

included are municipal, county, state, and

province emergency communications facilities, such as fire control centers, police control

centers, disaster control facilities,and all auxiliary equipment locations; and industrial

communications centers.

634. Telephone exchange, central office.

Included are communications cable sites with

the associated repeater and terminal facilities.

635. Computer, data-processing center.

636. Document center, record repository.

 639. Communications, Defense, Document Facilities not classified above.

630. Communications, Defense, Document Facilities; insufficient information available to

classify further.

64. UTILITY, ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

642. Electric transmission, distribution system.

Distribution of electricity outside generating

plant premises. Included are substations,

transformers, and utility poles.

644. Gas distribution system, pipeline.

Piping systems and associated equipment for

the distribution of gas fuels from manufacturing plants, storage facilities, or wells to the

user. Included are transmission lines, compressors, and distribution piping.

645. Flammable liquid distribution system, pipeIlne.

Piping systems and associated equipment for

the distribution of flammable liquid from manufacturing plants, storage facilities, or wells to

the user. Included are transmission lines,

compressors, and distribution piping.

646. Steam, heat distribution system.

Distribution of steam, hot water, hot chemicals, and hot oils, for heating and power purposes. Included are “district heating” systems.

647. Water supply system.

Collection, treatment, storage, and distribution

of water.

648. Sanitary service.

Garbage and sewage disposal. Included are

sewer systems, commercial incinerators, and

industrial rubbish burners. Excluded are

dumps (932).

649. Utility, Energy Distribution Systems not

classified above.

640. Utility, Energy Distribution Systems; insufficient information available to classify further.

65. AGRICULTURE

Production of raw agricultural products and

farming. Processing and working of products

is classified elsewhere.

651. Poultry, egg production.

652. Cow, cattle production.

included are cow milking facilities, milk

houses, and milk cooling facilities. Excluded

are milk processing plants (712).

653. Piggery, hog production.

654. Other livestock production.

655. Crops, orchards.

656. Tobacco curing shed.

657. Fruit, vegetable packing.

Packing of raw fruit and vegetables as picked.

Excluded are fruit and vegetable processing

plants (713).

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659. Agriculture, not classified above.

650. Agriculture; insufficient information available

to classify further.

66. FORESTS, HUNTING, FISHING

661. Forest, standing timber without logging operations.

Included are wildlife preserves; timber tracts

where planting, replanting, and conservation

of forests are conducted; areas where uncultivated materials, such as gums and resin, wild

rubber, saps, barks, wild fruits and flowers,

and roots are gathered; and facilities where

extracting, concentrating, and distilling of sap,

and charcoal burning are carried on when

located in the forest.

662. Forest, standing timber with logging operation.

Included are land areas where there is felling

and rough cutting of trees, hewing or rough

shaping of poles, blocks, and other wood

materials; and timber and log piles in the forest. Excluded are sawmills operating in the

forest (751).

663. Hunting, trapping, game propagation.

Included are areas where hunting, trapping,

and game propagation of wild animals is conducted for commercial purposes not connected with sport.

664. Tree

Individual tree fires are classified here.

665. Fish hatchery.

666. Wood chip pile.

669. Forest, Hunting, Fishing not classified

above.

660. Forest, Hunting, Fishing; insufficient information available to classify further.

67. MINING, QUARRYING OF NATURAL RAW

MATERIAL

Underground and surface mines, quarries, and

oil wells.

Included are supplemental on-site machinery,

prospecting for minerals, and preparing sites

for extraction. Quarries and mines attached to

other properties are, as far as possible, classified in this division.

671. Coal mine.

672. Ore mine.

673. Ore concentration plant.

674. Petroleum, natural gas well with accompanying reservoir.

Oil and gas producing property, oil well and

natural gas well operations. Included are prospecting and drilling, oil shale or bituminous

sand operations, and extraction of crude oil.

Excluded are pipe line operations (644 and

645).

675. Stone, slate, clay, gravel, sand quarries,

pits.

The extraction of building and monumental

stone or slate; ceramic, refractory, and other

clay; and all sand and gravel.

676. Salt mine.

The extracting and quarrying of salt. included

are evaporating in salt pans, crushing, screening, and refining. Excluded are the refinement

of salt for human consumption in establishments not engaged in extracting or quarrying

salt (719).

677. Chemical, fertilizer, mineral mine.

The mining and quarrying of phosphate and

nitrate minerals, fluorspar, sulfur ores and

natural sulfur, potash, sodium and borate

minerals, borites, pyrites, arsenic, strontium

and lithium minerals, and mineral pigments.

Included are guano gathering operations.

678. Nonmetallic mineral mine, quarry.

All other nonmetallic mining and quarrying,

such as asbestos. Included are areas where

peat is cut and dug.

679. Mining, Quarrying of Natural Raw Materials

not classified above.

670. Mining, Quarrying of Natural Raw Materials;

insufficient information available to classify

further.

68. NONMETALLIC MINERAL, MINERAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURE

Manufacture of clay products, glass and glass

products; pottery, china, and earthenware;

cement, concrete products, and other nonmetallic mineral products. Coal and petroleum

are classified in division 67.

681. Structural clay products manufacture.

Manufacture of structural clay products such

as bricks, tiles, pipes, crucibles, architectural

terra cotta; stove lining, chimney pipes and

tops; and refractories.

682. Glass manufacture, excluding containers.

Manufacture of all glass and glass products

except glass containers. Included are the

manufacture of optical glasses and glass fiber.

Excluded are the grinding of lenses (792 or

548) and glass container manufacturing (683).

683. Glass container manufacture.

684. Pottery, china, earthenware manufacture.

685. Cement manufacture.

686. Concrete batch plant.

687. Abrasives manufacture.

Included are the shaping of natural abrasives

into grindstones, coating cloth and paper with

abrasives, and making abrasive bonded

wheels and disks.

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688. Nonmetallic mineral product manufacture.

Manufacture of concrete, gypsum and plaster

products, asbestos, mineral wool, cut-stone

and stone producers, and all other nonmetallic

mineral products.

689. Nonmetallic Mineral, Mineral Products

Manufacture not classified above.

680. Nonmetallic Mineral, Mineral Products

Manufacture; insufficient information available to classify further.

60. BASIC INDUSTRY, UTILITY, DEFENSE: UNCLASSIFIED

609. Basic Industry, Utility, Defense not classified above.

600. Basic Industry, Utility, Defense; insufficient

information available to classify further.

7. MANUFACTURING PROPERTY

Included are properties where there is mechanical or chemical transformation of inorganic or organic substances into new products, whether the work is performed by powerdriven machines or by hand, whether it is done

in a factory or in the worker’s home, and

whether the products are sold at wholesale or

retail. The assembly of component parts of

manufactured products is part of manufacture,

except in cases where the activity is appropriately classified in division 91, Construction.

Included are factories making products of all

kinds and properties devoted to operations

such as processing, assembling, mixing, packing, finishing or decorating, repairing, and

similar operations. For mineral processing,

use division 68.

71. FOOD

711. Slaughtering, preparation, preserving of

meat.

Abattoirs and meat packing plants; killing,

dressing, and packing poultry, rabbits, and

small game. included are processing and

packing activities such as curing, smoking,

salting, pickling, packing in air-tight containers, and quick-freezing, as well as manufacture of natural sausage casing and the rendering of lard and other edible animal fats. Excluded are canning and processing of fish and

sea foods (714).

712 Dairy product manufacture.

Manufacture of creamery and processed

butter, natural and processed cheese, condensed and other types of concentrated milk,

ice cream and ices, powdered milk, and other

edible milk products. Included are the pasteurizing and bottling of milk.

713. Canning, preserving of fruits, vegetables.

Canning (packing in air-tight containers) of

fruits and vegetables including fruit and vegetable juices; manufacture of raisins and dried

fruits, preserves, jams and jellies, pickles and

sauces and canned soups. Included are dehydration and quick-freezing.

714. Canning, preserving of fish, sea foods.

Preserving and processing fish and other

marine foods. Included are such operations as

salting, drying, dehydrating, smoking, curing,

cooling, pickling, packing in air-tight containers, and quick-freezing. Excluded are icing,

salting, filleting of fish catch, and processing of

the catch aboard fishing vessels (Mobil Property Type 48).

715. Manufacture of grain mill products.

Grain mills (flour, meal, dry feeds): husking,

cleaning, and polishing of rice; preparation of

breakfast foods such as rolled oats, rice, wheat

and corn flakes, parched grain; prepared feeds

for animals and fowl; blended and prepared

flour, and other cereal and pulse preparations.

Included are coffee, pulse, root peeling mills,

and starch and its products.

716. Bakery product manufacture.

717.

718.

719.

Manufacture of bread, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pies, pastries, and similar “perishable”

bakery products; biscuits and similar “dry”

bakery products. Excluded are breakfast foods

(715).

Sugar refining, confectionery manufacture.

Manufacture and refining of raw sugar, syrup,

and granulated or clarified sugar from sugar

cane or sugar beets. Manufacture of cocoa

and chocolate powder from beans, chocolates,

all types of confectionery.

Snack foods manufacture.

Potato chips and other products of deep fat

frying.

Food Industries not classified above.

Included are the manufacture of baking powder and yeast; condiments, mustard, and vinegar; food specialities; egg specialties; spice

grinding; processing of tea leaves into black

tea; edible salt refining; and harvesting and

the manufacturing of ice, except dry ice. Excluded is the manufacture of dry ice (761).

710. Food Industries; insufficient information available to classify further.

72. BEVERAGES, TOBACCO, ESSENTIAL OILS

721. Distilling, rectifying, blending spirits.

Included are the distilling of ethyl alcohol for all

purposes and the distilling, rectifying, and

blending of alcoholic liquors.

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722. Wines, Winery.

Production of wines, cider, and other fermented beverages except malt liquors.

723. Brewery, manufacture of malt.

The production of malt and malt liquors.

724. Soft drink, carbonated water industry.

Manufacture of nonalcoholic beverages, such

as soft drinks and carbonated mineral waters.

Included are the incidental manufacture of

flavoring extracts and syrups. Excluded are

the manufacture of syrup alone (717).

725. Tobacco products manufacture.

Included are stemming, redrying, and other

operations after auctioning which are connected with preparing raw-leaf tobacco for

manufacturing. Excluded are tobacco drying

sheds (656).

726. Vegetable and animal oil, fat; soap making.

Production of crude oil, cake, and meal by

crushing or extraction, from oilseeds and nuts;

the extraction of fish and other marine animal

oils; the rendering of inedible animal oils and

fats; manufacture of margarine; and the refining and hydrogenation (or hardening) of oils

and fats. Manufacture of soaps, detergents,

and other washing and cleaning compounds,

except where the process is chemical only, not

involving oil or fat from livestock. Excluded are

the manufacture of lard and other edible fats

(711), and butter (712).

729. Beverages, Tobacco, Essential Oils not

classified above.

720. Beverages, Tobacco, Essential Oils; insufficient information available to classify further.

73. TEXTILES

731. Cotton gln.

732. Cotton spinning, weaving.

Preparing cotton fibers, such as picking, carding, combing, carbonizing, spinning, and

weaving of yarns and fabrics. Manufacture of

narrow fabrics and other small wares; carpets

and rugs; and lace, braids, and other primary

textiles. Excluded are spinning and weaving of

asbestos (688).

733. Wool or worsted spinning, weaving.

Preparing wool and worsted fibers, such as

scouring, carding, combing, carbonizing, spinning, and weaving of yarns and fabrics. Manufacture of narrow fabrics and other small

wares; carpets and rugs; and lace, braids, and

other primary textiles. Excluded are spinning

and weaving of asbestos (688).

734. Mixed, blended, other fibers.

Spinning, weaving, preparing mixed, blended,

and other fibers such as flax, hemp, jute, silk,

sisal, and synthetic fibers such as retting,

scutching, scouring, carding, combing, carbonizing, throwing, spinning, and weaving.

Manufacture of narrow fabrics and other small

wares; carpets and rugs; and lace, braid, yarn,

and other primary textiles. Excluded are spinning and weaving of asbestos (688).

735. Textile finishing plant.

Bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing of all

fabrics and fibers.

736. Knitting mills for all fibers.

Included are mills engaged in producing hosiery, outerwear, underwear, and other knitwear. Excluded are the making of garments

from knitted fabrics other than in knitting mills

(742).

737. Cordage, rope, twine, net manufacture.

Manufacture of rope, cable, cordage, twine,

net, and other related goods from hemp, jute,

cotton, paper, straw, coir, flax, and other fibers.

738. Floor covering, coated fabric manufacture,

excluding rubber.

Manufacture of linoleum and other hard surfaced floor coverings, artificial leather, oil

cloth, and impregnated and coated fabrics.

Excluded are the manufacture of rubber tile

(747) and clay tile (681).

739. Textiles not classified above.

Included are the manufacture of straw, coir,

and similar matting and mats; felt by processes other than weaving; batting, padding,

wadding, and upholstery filling from all fibers; 

the recovery of fibers from waste and rags. Excluded are the manufacture of wood-excelsior

upholstery filling (751).

730. Textiles; insufficient information available to

classify further.

74. FOOTWEAR, WEARING APPAREL,

LEATHER, RUBBER

741. Footwear manufacture.

Manufacture of all kinds of footwear, boots,

shoes, cut stock, findings, leggings, and gaiters from leather, fabrics, plastics, wood, and

other materials. Excluded are vulcanized footwear (747) and repair shops which make footwear on a custom basis (523).

742. Wearing apparel manufacture, excluding

footwear.

Manufacture of wearing apparel by cutting and

sewing fabrics, leather, fur, and other materials; the making of hat bodies, hats, and millinery; and the manufacture of umbrellas and

walking sticks, Excluded are the repair of

wearing apparel in connection with the cleaning and pressing of these articles (796), tailor

ing and dressmaking (524), and shoe repair-;

(523).

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743. Made-up textile goods manufacture, exclud- 753. Wood, cork products manufacture (not coning wearing apparel. tainers).

Manufacture of products of wood and cork,

and small ware consisting wholly or mainly of

wood.

754. Furniture, fixture, bedding manufacture.

Manufacture of household, office, restaurant,

public building, and professional furniture;

bedding and upholstery; office and store fittings and fixtures regardless of the materials

used. Excluded are the manufacture of special

medical furniture, equipment, fixtures, and

machines (791).

755. Paper, pulp, paperboard manufacture.

Manufacture of pulp from wood, rags, and

other fibers; and of paper, paperboard, insulation board, and fiber building paper. Included

are the coating, glazing, and laminating of

paper and paperboard. Excluded are the

manufacture of asphalted and tar-saturated

paper (768)‘, abrasive paper (687), sensitized

paper (792), and carbon and stencil paper

(799).

756. Paper, pulp, paperboard products manufacture.

Manufacturers who do no weaving and primarily engage in making up cloth goods such as

house furnishings, trimmings of fabric, embroideries and pennants. Included are stitching,

pleating, and tucking for the trade.

744. Tanneries, leather finishing.

Included are currying, finishing, embossing,

and japanning of leather.

745. Fur products manufacture, excluding wearing apparel.

Included are scraping, currying, tanning,

bleaching, and dyeing of fur and other pelts;

the manufacture of fur and skin rugs and mats,

hatter’s fur, and other fur and skin articles; and

fellmongery. Excluded are wearing apparel

items manufactured from fur products (742).

746. Leather products manufacture, excluding

footwear, wearing apparel.

Manufacture of leather products and articles

made of leather, and products and articles

made of leather, and products and articles

made of leather and leather substitutes, such

as leather sporting goods. Excluded are the

manufacture of wooden saddlery (753), the

manufacture of footwear (741), and the manufacture of wearing apparel (742).

747. Rubber, rubber products manufacture.

Manufacture of natural or synthetic rubber and

all kinds of rubber products. The reclaiming of

rubber from used tires, scrap, and miscellaneous waste rubber.

Manufacture of pressed and molded pulp

goods and articles made of paperboard.

757. Newspaper or magazine printing, publlshIng.

Printing, lithographing, and publishing newspapers, periodicals, magazines, trade journals, reviews, and related services.

749. Footwear, Wearing Apparel, Leather, Rubber, not classified above.

740. Footwear, Wearing Apparel, Leather, Rubber; insufficient information available to classify further.

758. Printing, publishing, allied industry.

Included are commercial or job printing,

lithographing; manufacture of greeting cards;

looseleaf devices, library binders, bookbinding; blank book making, paper ruling; and other

work related to bookbinding such as bronzing,

gilding, and edging; mat and mounting; services for the printing trades such as typesetting,

engraving, and etching steel and copper

plates; making woodcuts; photoengraving;

electrotyping and stereotyping. Excluded are

type foundaries (773) and engraving on precious metals (794).

75. WOOD, FURNITURE, PAPER, PRINTING

751. Sawmill, planing mill, wood products mill.

Manufacture of lumber products; wooden

building materials and prefabricated parts and

structures; cooperage and other wood stock;

veneers and plywood; and excelsior. Included

are areas doing preservation of wood; and

sawmills and planing mills, whether or not

mobile or operated in the forest. Excluded are

the hewing and rough shaping of poles and

other wood materials in the forest (662).

752. Wooden or cane containers, small cane

ware manufacture.

Manufacture of boxes, crates, drums, barrels,

and other wooden containers, baskets and

other rattan, reed, or willow containers; and

small ware made entirely or mainly of rattan,

reed, willow, or other cane.

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759. Wood, Furniture, Paper, Printing not classified above.

750. Wood, Furniture, Paper, Printing; insufficient information available to classify further.

76. CHEMICAL, PLASTIC, PETROLEUM

For the purpose of this classification, a chemical is a material which has had or will have a

controlled change in the molecular structure or

composition, not involving polymerization;

while a plastic is a material whose molecule

has been polymerized. Use division 61 for

heavy water or for nuclear changes.
761. Industrial chemical manufacture.

Manufacture of industrial organic and inorganic chemicals and industrial gases. Included

are dry ice manufacturing plants. Excluded are

all monomers and plastics plants (763).

762. Hazardous chemical manufacture.

Manufacture of materials requiring special

handling in manufacture, shipment, storage,

or use. Included are explosives, blasting

agents, fireworks, matches, unstable rocket

propellants, pyroxylin (cellulose nitrate) plastics, hazardous monomers, and organic peroxides. Excluded are the manufacture and handling of nuclear materials (611).

763. Plastic manufacture.

Manufacture of raw materials for plastics except those included in 762, and of synthetic

resins, plastics, and elastomers.

764. Plastic product manufacture.

Included are facilities making plastic furnishings, housings, enclosures, covers, linings,

and machine parts whether by molding, extruding, or any other method.

765. Paint, varnish, lacquer, ink, wax, adhesive

manufacture.

Included are the manufacture of varnish stains

and shellac, enamels, japans, polishes, and

gelatin.

766. Drug, cosmetic, pharmaceutical manufacture.

Manufacture of drugs, medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations, perfumes, cosmetics

and other toilet preparations.

767. Petroleum refinery, natural gas plant.

Included are the manufacture of petrochemicals, producing products from crude petroleum and its fractionation products including

asphalt, the manufacture of petroleum and

petroleum products from coal and other materials, including blending of lubricating oils and

greases, and refinery tankage.

768. Asphalt, coal product manufacture.

Manufacture of asphalt tar or similar paving

and roofing materials and fuel briquettes and

packaged fuel. Included are the distillation of

coal in coke ovens except as noted below. Excluded are the distillation of coal in coke ovens

in iron and steel works (771) and the manufacture of coal gas (616).

769. Chemical, Plastic, Petroleum not classified

above.

760. Chemical, Plastic, Petroleum; insufficient information available to classify further.

77. METAL, METAL PRODUCTS

771. Iron, steel manufacture.

Manufacture of iron and steel shapes, consisting of all processes from smelting in blast

furnaces to the semi-finished stages in rolling

mills and foundaries. Included are coke ovens

associated with blast furnaces.

772. Nonferrous metal manufacture.

Manufacture of nonferrous metal shapes. Included are the processes of smelting, alloying

and refining, rolling and drawing, and founding

and casting, that are necessary to produce

ingots, bars, billets, sheets, strips, castings,

and extrusions.

773. Metal product manufacture.

Transformation of metal forms into finished

products such as household cutlery. Included

are industries engaged in enamelling, japanning, lacquering, gilding, galvanizing, plating,

and polishing metal products: blacksmithing

and welding. Excluded are plants manufacturing machinery (774), electrical equipment

(775), silverware and jewelry (794), and specialized automobile, aircraft, and ship parts

(division 78).

774. Machinery manufacture.

Manufacture of machinery and prime movers

other than electrical equipment. Included are

machine shops engaged in producing and repairing machine and equipment parts, and the

production of ball bearings and mechanical

precision measuring instruments, as well as

industrial engines, and measuring and dispensing pumps. Excluded are plants manufacturing electrical equipment (775) and engines

or specialized parts for automobile, aircraft,

and marine use (division 78).

775. Electrical equipment manufacture.

Manufacture of machinery, apparatus, and

supplies for the generation, storage, transmission, and transformation of electrical energy.

Included are the manufacture of insulated wire

and cable and the repair of electrical machinery. Excluded are instruments for measuring

and recording electrical quantities and characteristics (791).

776. Electrical appliance, electronics equipment

manufacture.

Included are plants manufacturing electric

lamps; computers, communication equipment,

and related products including radios and television sets; phonographs; electric batteries; Xray and therapeutic apparatus; electronic

tubes and components as well as the repair of

electrical appliances. Excluded are instruments for measuring and recording electrical

quantities and characteristics (791).

779. Metal, Metal Products not classified above.

770. Metal, Metal Products; insufficient information to classify further.

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78. VEHICLE ASSEMBLY, MANUFACTURE

781. Shipbuilding, repairing of vessels over 65

feet.

Shipyards engaged in building and repair work

on vessels over 65 feet in length including

barges, lighters, and tugs whether self-propelled or not. Included are specialized marine

engines, masts, spars, rigging and ship parts

manufacture, dry docks, and ship breaking

yards.

782. Boat building, repairing of vessels 65 feet

and under.

Boat yards engaged in building and repair

work on vessels 65 feet and under in length

regardless of material used in manufacture

and whether self-propelled or not. Included

are facilities manufacturing specialized marine engines, outboard engines, masts, sails,

rigging, and boat parts.

783. Railway equipment manufacture, assembly, repair.

The building and rebuilding of locomotives and

railroad or tramway cars for freight and passenger service, and the production of specialized parts for locomotive and railroad tramway

cars. Included are shops operated by railway

companies for the manufacture and repair of

locomotives and cars.

784. Motor vehicle manufacture, assembly.

Manufacture and assembly of motor vehicles

such as automobiles, buses, trucks, truck trailers, universal carriers, motorcycles, and motor

scooters. Included are plants manufacturing

motor vehicle parts and accessories. Excluded

are plants principally manufacturing tires and

tubes (747), automobile glass (682), electrical

equipment (775) agricultural and road-building tractors and fork-lift trucks (774), and facilities involved with motor vehicle repairs (573).

785. Bicycle manufacturing, assembly, repair.

Manufacture of bicycles, tricycles, pedicabs,

and parts.

786. Aircraft and rocket manufacturing, assembly, repair.

Manufacture, assembly, and repair of airplanes, gliders, rockets, missiles, and aircraft

parts such as engines, propellers, pontoons,

and undercarriages. Excluded are the manufacture of electric and electronic equipment

(775 or 776) and aeronautical instruments

(791).

787. Manufacture of transport equipment.

Plants manufacturing special transport equipment such as animal-drawn and hand-drawn

vehicles and parts for such vehicles such as

wheels and axles.

789. Vehicle Assembly, Manufacture not classified above.

780. Vehicle Assembly, Manufacture; insufficient

information available to classify further.

79. OTHER MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing industries not classified in any

other division.

791. Instrument manufacture.

Manufacture of measuring, controlling, laboratory, and scientific instruments, and surgical,

medical, and dental instruments and supplies.

Excluded are the manufacture of optical instruments for scientific and medical use (792), the

manufacture of X-ray and electric therapeutic

apparatus (776), and the production of measuring and dispensing pumps (774).

792. Photographic, optical goods manufacture.

The manufacture of optical instruments and

lens grinding; ophthalmic goods, photographic

equipment and supplies, including sensitized

film, plates, and paper. Included are plants

manufacturing optical instruments for scientific and medical use.

793. Watch, clock manufacture.

The manufacture of clocks and watches, clock

and watch parts and cases, and mechanisms

for timing devices.

794. Jewelry manufacture.

Manufacture of jewelry, silverware, and plate

ware, using precious metals, precious and

semiprecious stones, and pearls. Included are

the cutting and polishing of precious and semiprecious stones, the striking of medals and

coins, and engraving on precious metals.

795. Musical Instrument manufacture.

The manufacture of musical instruments, such

as pianos, stringed instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. Included

are the manufacture of phonograph record

blanks. Excluded are manufacture of phonograph and speech recording machines (776).

796. Laundry, dry cleaning plant.

Mechanical and hand laundries. Included are

plants supplying laundered linens (aprons,

table covers, towels, napkins, or diapers) on a

contract basis; cleaning, pressing, and dyeing,

and performing minor repairs to apparel and

household furnishings.

797. Photographic film processing laboratory.

Processing of photographic film in special

plants and centers. Excluded are film processing operations incidental to other operations,

such as to newspaper offices or hospitals.

798. Toy, sporting good manufacturing not classified in other divisions.

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799. Other Manufacturing not classified above.

Included are plants manufacturing carbon and

stencil paper.

790. Other Manufacturing; insufficient information

available to classify further.

70. MANUFACTURING PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

708. General maintenance shop not elsewhere

classified.

709. Manufacturing Property not classified

above.

700. Manufacturing Property; insufficient information available to classify further.

8. STORAGE PROPERTY

Storage properties are all buildings, structures, or areas utilized primarily for the storage

or sheltering of goods, merchandise, products,

vehicles, or animals; and incidental servicing,

processing, and repair operations,

Included are the resale (sale without transformation) of goods to businesses, institutions,

and government, such as the resale of industrial and construction materials, machinery,

and equipment; farm machinery, implements,

and supplies; and business and professional

equipment. Also included are warehousing,

grading, sorting, breaking bulk, and repacking

which are associated with reselling. Repacking in air-tight containers is canning and is

classified in subdivisions 713 and 714.

Storage properties are characterized by the

presence of relatively small numbers of persons in proportion to the area. Any new use

which increases the number of occupants to a

figure comparable with other classes of properties changes the classification of the building to that of the new use. If substantial mercantile or office operations exist (10 customers

or more present at busy period), reclassify

where appropriate in major division 5 (Store,

Office Property).

81. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS STORAGE

811. Seeds, beans, nuts, sllage storage In bulk.

Storage of seeds, beans, grain, natural feed,

hay, or nuts in bulk in bins, silos, or piles in the

open or in cribs. Excluded are storage in barns

(815) and storage in elevators (816).

812. Boxed, crated, packaged agricultural products storage.

Agricultural products stored in boxes, crates,

or cartons, regardless of packaging material or

container size.

813. Loose, bagged agricultural products storage.

Agricultural products stored in bags of any material or size, or stored loose. Excluded are

bagged products inside cardboard boxes

(812), loose tobacco storage (814), and bulk

storage of seeds, feeds, beans, nuts, and grain

(811).

814. Loose, baled tobacco storage.

Tobacco stored in loose quantities or in bales,

crates, hogsheads, or barrels before or after

auction, but before manufacture of finished

tobacco products. Excluded are tobacco curing sheds (656) and storage during processing

(725).

815. Barns, stables.

Included are facilities associated with farms,

zoos, or wildlife preserves whether for providing restraint or protection for animals or for

storage of feed. Excluded are silos (811).

816. Grain elevators.

Included are soy bean elevators.

817. Livestock storage.

Storage of livestock at any point beyond the

raising ranch or farm. Included are rail and

truck stockyards and other livestock pens and

yards.

818. Agricultural supply storage.

Storage of materials for agricultural purchase.

Included are hay, feed, seed, fertilizer, and

nonmotorized farm implement stores.

819. Agricultural Products Storage not classifled above.

810. Agricultural Products Storage; insufficient

information available to classify further.

82. TEXTILE STORAGE

821. Baled cotton storage.

included are cotton compresses.

822. Baled wool, worsted storage.

823. Baled silk, synthetic fiber storage.

824. Baled jute, hemp, flax, sisal, other mixed or

blended fiber storage.

825. Cloth, yarn storage.

826. Wearing apparel, garments, finished textile

storage.

827. Leather, leather products storage.

828. Fur, skin, hair products storage.

829. Textile Storage not classified above.

820. Textile Storage; insufficient information available to classify further.

83. PROCESSED FOOD, TOBACCO STORAGE

831. Packaged foodstuff storage.

Foodstuffs stored in cardboard or paper packages.

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832. Canned or bottled food, soft drink storage.

Storage of canned or bottled foodstuffs. Included are plants which bottle materials made

elsewhere.

833. Loose, bagged processed food storage.

Processed foods stored in bulk or in bags of

any material or size. Excluded are animal feed

in hay, grain, seed, and feed stores (818),

natural animal feed stored in bulk (81 I), and

natural animal feed stored in bags (813).

834. Food locker plants.

835. Cold storage.

836. Bulk sugar storage.

837. Bulk flour, starch storage.

838. Packaged tobacco product storage.

Storage of finished tobacco products in any

type package of any type material.

839. Processed Food, Tobacco Storage not classified above.

830. Processed Food, Tobacco Storage; insufficient information available to classify further.

84. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE STORAGE

Included are gases of all kinds, flammable

liquids, and combustible liquids, except those

specifically mentioned in division 86 below,

such as 865 for paint and varnish.

841. Flammable, combustible liquid tank storage.

Included are airport fuel dispensing systems,

bulk plants, terminals, and tank farms. Excluded are refinery tankage (767) and reservoir at oil wells (674).

842. Gasometer, cryogenic gas storage.

843. LP-Gas bulk plant.

Excluded is filling individual cylinders for the

public (571).

844. Missile, rocket fuel storage.

Included are storage facilities at the manufacturing plant, launching site, and intermediate

fixed storage locations.

845. Package petroleum products storage.

846. Alcoholic beverage storage.

Storage of liquor, beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages, whether in barrels, casks,

kegs, or bottles.

849. Petroleum Products, Alcoholic Beverage

Storage not classified above.

840. Petroleum Products, Alcoholic Beverage

Storage; insufficient information available to

classify further.

85. WOOD, PAPER PRODUCTS STORAGE

851. Lumberyard, building materials storage.

Storage of lumber and building materials.

Excluded are storage of timber, pulpwood,

logs, and wood fuel while in the forest (662) or

at sites awaiting use (856); and wood chips

(666).

852. Wood products, furniture storage.

853. Fiber products storage.

Storage of products made from fibers of ordinary combustible materials, such as fiberboard; or noncombustible fiber materials with

combustible components such as fiberglass

insulation. Included are pulp, felt, excelsior,

and rope.

854. Rolled paper storage.

855. Paper, paper products storage.

Included are cartons, bags, waste paper, and

baled paper. Excluded are rolled paper (854)

and pulp storage (853).

856. Timber, pulpwood, logs, wood fuel.

Included are areas where timber, pulpwood,

logs, and wood fuel are stored in bulk after

leaving the forest and before processing or

use. Excluded is storage in the forest (662).

859. Wood, Paper Products Storage not classified above.

850. Wood, Paper Products Storage; insufficient

information available to classify further.

86. CHEMICAL OR PLASTIC, CHEMICAL OR

PLASTIC PRODUCT STORAGE

For the purpose of this classification, a chemical is a material which has had or will have a

controlled change in its molecular structure or

composition, not involving polymerization:

white a plastic is a material whose molecule

has been polymerized.

861. Industrial chemical storage.

862. Hazardous chemical storage.

Excluded are radioactive materials (division

61).

863. Plastic, plastic product storage.

864. Fertilizer storage.

Excluded are fertilizer storage in connection

with agricultural supply storage (818).

865. Paint, varnish storage.

866. Drug, cosmetic, pharmaceutical storage.

867. Rubber, rubber products storage.

868. Photographic film storage.

Storage of photographic films, new or exposed, including motion picture film, X-ray film,

industrial film, and hobby film. Included are

picture distribution facilities such as film exchanges.

869. Chemical or Plastic, Chemical or Plastic

Product Storage not classified above.

860. Chemical or Plastic, Chemical or Plastic

Product Storage; insufficient information

available to classify further.

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87. METAL, METAL PRODUCT STORAGE

871. Basic metal form Storage.

872. Metal parts storage (often in trays or bins,

or on racks).

873. Hardware Storage.

Included are storage of auto parts, auto accessories, tools, and plumber’s supplies.

874. Machinery Storage.

875. Electrical appliance, supply storage.

876. Finished metal products Storage (Often in

cartons or crates).

877. Scrap, junkyards.

included are nonmetal waste and scrap, such

as wastepaper and tires. Excluded are refuse

dumping areas (932).

879. Metal, Metal Products Storage not classifled above.

870. Metal, Metal Products Storage; insufficient

information available to classify further.

88. VEHICLE STORAGE

881. Residential parking garage.

Parking of motor vehicles in one-story residential garages. Included are dwelling garages

whether separate or attached. Excluded are

general vehicle parking garages (882).

882. General vehicle parking garage.

Parking of vehicles of various ownership in

facilities under the direction of one management. Excluded are facilities for repair of motor

vehicles (573), dwelling or one-story residential garages (881), and garages for public

works vehicles and dump trucks (884).

883. Bus, truck, auto fleet, automobile dealer

storage.

Parking of motor vehicles of the same ownership and management. included are truck

parking, auto fleet parking., bus parking, trackless trolley parking, and taxicab parking. Excluded are machinery and equipment storage

(884).

884. Heavy machine, equipment storage.

Parking of road, farm, and contracting equipment in a suitably managed location. included

are storage of public works vehicles, construction and earth-moving equipment, dump

trucks, and cranes.

885. Boat, ship storage.

A marine parking “garage.” Docking and mooring facilities for boats in the water. Included

are launching facilities and storage of boats

and ships for relatively long periods of time.

Excluded are yacht club buildings (143), boat

repairing yards (782), and marine service stations (577).

886. Aircraft hangar.

887. Railway storage.

Included are locomotive storage, car storage,

and track repair equipment storage, and all

fixed railroad storage facilities. Excluded are

railroad yards and signaling and switching facilities (division 95).

888. Fire stations.

889. Vehicle Storage not classified above.

880. Vehicle Storage; insufficient information available to classify further.

89. GENERAL ITEM STORAGE

891. General warehouse.

Excluded are warehouses storing mainly wood

furniture (852), warehouses storing mainly

foodstuffs (division 83), and warehouses storing mainly textiles (division 82).

892. Bagged mineral products storage.

Included are storage facilities for cement, lime

and gypsum.

893. Packaged mineral products storage.

included are storage facilities for glass, clay

products, pottery and earthenware.

894. Freight terminal.

895. Coal, coke briquette, charcoal storage.

Storage of solid fuels in bags, boxes, or bulk.

Excluded are wood fuel storage facilities (662).

896. Military stores, national defense storage

not elsewhere classified.

897. Ice storage.

Storage of natural and manufactured ice. included are separate, detached, portable coinoperated storage, and dispensing units.

898. Wharf, pier.

899. General Item Storage not classified above.

890. General Item Storage; insufficient information

available to classify further.

80. STORAGE PROPERTY: UNCLASSIFIED

808. Tool shed.

809. Storage Property not classified above.

800. Storage Property; insufficient information

available to classify further.

9. SPECIAL PROPERTY

These properties are not readily classified in

any of the preceding major divisions. They

include mainly outdoor properties.

Fixtures such as signs, fences, and poles

which are usually on outdoor property are not

separate fixed property uses. The fixed property use upon which this item is located should

be identified. The sign, fence, or fixture, if

involved in ignition, should be identified in the

appropriate sections of lines J and L.

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91. CONSTRUCTION, UNOCCUPIED PROPERTY

Property under construction or demolition by

contractors or governmental authorities.

Included are structures where work is being

done by specialist contractors such as carpenters, plumbers, masons, plasterers, and technicians.

Excluded are structures where the remodeling, repair, construction, or demolition is being

done by the staff or employees of a property

manager or areas where the normal operation

of an enterprise, such as clearing .earth for

mining, requires such activity.

911. Building under constructlon.

912. Bullding under demolition.

913. Construction, structure other than buiidings.

For nonstructures, use 981.

914. Demolition, structure other than buildings.

For nonstructures, use 981.

915. Vacant property.

Property without contents. Excluded is idle

property (917).

916. Contractor’s shed.

917. idle property.

Idle property with some or all contents of previous occupancy. Excluded is vacant property

(915).

918. Building under renovation.

Included are vacant or idle properties actively

undergoing renovation. Excluded are buildings which are being renovated while still

occupied (classify as to their fixed property

use).

919. Construction, Unoccupied Property not

classified above.

910. Construction, Unoccupied Property; insufficient information available to classify further.

92. SPECIAL STRUCTURES

Classification here is only for fires in these

structures. Where fires involve mobile property using these structures, classify in division

94, 95, and 96 as appropriate.

921. Bridge, trestle.

Included are overhead or elevated structures,

such as overpasses, elevated roads, and railways.

922. Tunnel.

924. Toll station.

925. Shelter.

included are storm, tornado, bomb, fallout,

weather, and bus shelters.

926. Outbuilding, excluding garage.

Included are privies.

927. Outdoor telephone booth.

928. Aerial tramway.

Included are ski lifts and chair lifts.

929. Special Structures not classified above.

920. Special Structures; insufficient information

available to classify further.

93. OUTDOOR PROPERTIES

931. Open land, field.

included are grass, brush, and light ground

cover, campsites without utilities, and parks.

Excluded are forests (661), felled timber and

log piles in the forest (662), farm crops (665),

and vacant lots (936).

932. Dump, sanitary landfill.

Included are refuse disposal areas and dumps

in open ground.

933. Public mailbox.

934. Cemetery.

935. Campsite with utilities.

936. Vacant lot.

Included are uncared for plots of land. Excluded are graded and cared for plots of land

(931)

939. Outdoor Properties not classified above.

930. Outdoor Properties; insufficient information

available to classify further.

94. WATER AREAS

941. in open sea, tidal waters.

942. Within designated port, channel, anchorage.

943. Alongside quay, pier, pilings.

Excluded are flammable liquid or gas loading

and unloading facilities (944).

944. At flammable liquid or gas loading, unloading facility.

945. Aground.

Indicate distance to nearest shoreline.

946. inland water area.

included are lake, pond, river or stream, and

the like.

949. Water Areas not classified above.

940. Water Areas; insufficient information available to classify further.

95. RAILROAD PROPERTY

included are railroad, subway, railway, trolley,

and other fixed rail property.

951. Railroad right of way.

Included are the areas marked by fence or 30

feet beyond ballast on each side, outside of

switch yards, terminals, and sidings.

952. Switch yard, marshalling yard.

953. Siding.

The spurs within an industrial plant or other

property.

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954. Railroad slgnallng, switch control equipment location.

959. Railroad Property not classified above.

950. Railroad Property; insufficient information

available to classify further.

96. ROAD, PARKING PROPERTY

961. Limited access highway, divided highway.

962. Paved public street.

Included are associated parallel or diagonal

parking on right of way. Excluded are limited

access and divided highways (961).

963. Paved private street, way.

included are paved driveways. Excluded are

uncovered parking areas (965).

964. Unpaved street, road, path.

included are unpaved driveways.

965. Uncovered parking area.

Included are open parking lots, rest stops, and

open car stacking mechanisms. Excluded are

driveways (963), covered parking garages

(882), and campsites with utilities (935).

97. AIRCRAFT AREAS

971. In flight.

972. On runway.

Included are the approach and overrun areas.

973. On taxiway, uncovered parking area, maintenance area.

Included are all airport areas other than runway or loading ramp. Excluded are aircraft

hangars (886).

974. At loading ramp.

979. Aircraft Areas not classified above.

970. Aircraft Areas; insufficient information available to classify further.

98. EQUIPMENT OPERATING AREAS

981. Construction site.

Excluded are oil and gas fields (982), and

building or structure construction and demolition sites (division 91).

982. 011, gas field.

983. Pipeline, power line right of way.

989. Equipment Operating areas not classified

above.

980. Equipment Operating Areas; insufficient information available to classify further.

90. SPECIAL PROPERTIES: UNCLASSIFIED

909. Special Properties not classified above.

900. Special Properties; insufficient information

available to classify further.

00. FIXED PROPERTY USE: UNCLASSIFIED

008. Fixed Property Use not applicable.

009. Fixed Property Use not elsewhere classlfled.

000. Fixed Property Use undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

Fire in a small appliance repair shop, without sales.

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Ignition Factor

Definition

The condition or situation that allowed the heat source and combustible material to combine to start a fire.

For example, the ignition factor can be a deliberate act, a mechanical failure, or an act of nature.

Purpose

The ignition factor is crucial as a guide to fire prevention, because it can indicate whether the type of fire

is potentially preventable by better education, inspections, investigations and prosecutions, or some other

strategy. The ignition factor is also part of the description of the entire sequence which consists of Area

of Fire Origin, Equipment Involved in Ignition, Form of Heat of ignition, and Type and Form of Material

Ignited. The Analysis of how these factors interact will provide valuable information on how the chain of

events leading to ignition might best be broken.

Entry

Record the factor which best explains why the heat source and the material ignited were able to combine

to initiate the fire. If the incident is a non-fire incident, leave blank.

Examples

An emergency medical call.

Codes © NFPA 1976

IGNITION FACTOR

1. INCENDIARY 3. MISUSE OF HEAT OF IGNITlON

Legal decision or physical evidence indicates

that the fire was deliberately set.

31. Abandoned, discarded material.

11. Incendiary, not during clvil disturbance.

included are discarded cigarettes, cigars, and

the like.

12. Incendiary, during civil disturbance. Thawing,

2. SUSPlClOUS

32.

Circumstances indicate the possibility that the 33.

fire may have been deliberately set, multiple

ignitions were found, or there were suspicious 35.

Circumstances and no accidental or natural 36.

ignition factor could be found. 37.

21. Suspicious, not during civil disturbance.

22. Suspicious, during civil disturbance. 39.

Falling asleep.

inadequate control of open fire.

Included are smoking out animals.

Cutting, welding too close to.

Children with, children playing.

Unconscious; mental, physical impairment;

drug, alcohol stupor.

Misuse of Heat of Ignition not classified

above.

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30. Misuse of Heat of ignition; insufficient infor- 61. Design deficiencymation available to classify further. Included are catalytic converters.

4. MISUSE OF MATERIAL IGNITED 62. Construction deficiency.

Fuel spilled, released accidentally. 63. installed too close to combustibles.

improper fueling technique. 64. Other installation deficiency.

Flammable liquid used to kindle fire. 65. Property too close to.

41.

42.

43.

44. Washing part, cleaning, refinishing, painting.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

improper container.

Combustible too close to heat.

improper storage.

Children with, child playing.

Misuse of Material ignited not classified

above.

Included are exposure fires.

69. Design, Construction, installation deficiency

not classified above.

60. Design, Construction, installation deficiency; insufficient information available to

classify further.

40. Misuse of Material ignited; insufficient information available to classify further.

7. OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCY

71. Collision, overturn, knockdown.

72. Accidentally turned on, not turned off.

73. Unattended.

5. MECHANICAL FAILURE, MALFUNCTION 74. Overloaded.

51. Part failure, leak, break. 75. Spontaneous heating.

52. Automatic control failure. 76. improper startup, shutdown procedures.

Included are delayed ignitions of oil burners. 79. Operational Deficiency not classified above.

53. Manual control failure. 70. Operational Deficiency; insufficient informa54. Short circuit, ground fault. tion available to classify further.

55. Other electrical failure. 8. NATURAL CONDlTION

56. Lack of maintenance, worn out. 81.

Included are failure to clean; grease or lint 82

build-ups; chimneys or stove pipes.

57. Backfire. 84:

Included are ignitions outside the combustion 89.

chamber. Excluded are fires originating as a 80.

result of hot catalytic converters (61).

High wind.

Earthquake.

High water, Including floods.

Lightning.

Natural Condition not classified above.

Natural Condition; insufficient information

available to classify further.

59. Mechanical Failure, Malfunction not classi- 9. OTHER IGNITION FACTOR

fled above. 91. Animal.

50. Mechanical Failure, Malfunction; insufficient 92. Rekindled from a previous fire.

information available to classify further. 99. Other Ignition Factor not classified above.

6. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION 00. ignition Factor undetermined or not reDEFICIENCY ported.

Coded Examples

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Correct Address

Definition

The exact location of the incident, which may be a street address or directions from a recognized landmark,

or an intersection of two roadways. The information must be specific, complete, accurate, and consistent.

Purpose

Incident address information is required at the local government level for establishing a legal report

reference. As a matter of privacy rights, the address is retained at the individual fire department and at the

state levels, but not at the national level.. This information may also be useful for identifying local problems,

such as checking for multiple incidents at the same address, checking zip code and census tract entries.

Entry

The address identifies the exact location of the fire or incident. If additional space is required to describe

the address properly, use the Remarks section. If the involved property is a motor vehicle, boat, or other

property in transit, list the nearest address or describe the location where the incident occurred. If

necessary, include a sketch in the Remarks section. It is important that a person reading the report know

where the incident occurred. It is recommended that you develop a standard method of entering address

information.

The following list gives standard abbreviations to use for the address of the incident:

AV - Avenue LP -Loop

BL - Boulevard PY - Parkway

CL - Circle PL - Place

CT - court RD - Road

DR - Drive RT - Route

EX - Expressway SQ - Square

FY - Freeway ST - Street

HY - Highway TK - Turnpike

LN - Lane WY - Way

E - East

N -North

S - South

W - West

NE- Northeast

NW- Northwest

SE- Southeast

SW - Southwest

Examples

A house fire at 135 Northwest Pleasant Street.

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Zip Code

Definition

A numerical code assigned by the U.S. Postal Service to all jurisdictions within the United States.

Purpose

This data element completes the full address of the incident and provides a means of linking fire incident

data to other geographic and population factors for comparative analysis at the local and regional levels.

Entry

Enter the first five digits of the Postal Zip Code number for the address of the property involved in the

incident. For locations using a nine digit zip code, use the first (left most) five numbers.

Example

A house fire occurs in an area with the zip code 19701.

Census Tract

Definition

The census tract number is a six-digit number assigned by the U.S. Census Bureau. This number identifies

an area of land within the United States. Not all jurisdictions have census tracts.

Purpose

This data element provides a means of cross reference and comparative analysis of incidents with the

geographic and population information that is available from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Entry

Enter the number for the census tract in which the property involved in the incident is located. The right

two spaces are always assumed to follow a decimal point. If the incident occurs in an area where a census

tract number has not been assigned, leave blank.

Local Planning Commissions or Zoning Commissions may be able to provide census tract numbers or

maps for your response area, if they are available.

Examples

A location having a census tract of 1066.01 is:

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A location having a census tract of 3 is:

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Occupant Name

Definition

The full name of the person, company, or agency that occupies the property where the incident occurred.

Purpose

The occupant name is required at the local government level for legal reference. Occupant name also

provided a basis for long-term analysis in recognizing patterns of repeated fires involving the same person

in the same or different locations over a period of time,

Entry

Enter the full name of the person, company or agency that occupies the area where the incident occurred.

For businesses, also enter the manager’s name, or that of some responsible person. Enter the name of

the company or agency as normally written. Enter a person’s name in the format last, first, middle initial.

If the Occupant Name is not known, several available resources may be checked for information, such as

street directory publications, utility company records, other public agencies and the like. Vacant, unoccupied or abandoned is explained in remarks.

Examples

Telephone

Definition

The telephone number of the occupant, including the area code.

Purpose

This number may assist later in gaining additional information from the occupant.

Entry

The area code and telephone number are entered in the block. Enter “n/a” if there was no telephone.

Example

The occupant’s telephone number was 302-555-0367.

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Room or Apartment

Definition

The number of the specific room or apartment where the incident occurred.

Purpose

This number is part of the address information when the incident occurred within a room or apartment when

there are several in a complex.

Entry

Enter the room or apartment number in the block. Enter “n/a” if not applicable.

Examples

The incident occurred in a one family dwelling.

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Owner Name

Definition

The full name of the person, company, or agency that owns the property where the incident occurred.

Purpose

The property owner’s name is also required at the local government level for contacting the owner in

connection with the fire and for legal referral. Also, this information may be useful in the analysis of

repeated fires in buildings under the same ownership. This information is gathered for local use only.

Entry

Enter the full name of the person, company or agency as normally written. Never use “same as above” on

this line, even if the occupant and owner are the same. Enter a person’s name in the format last, first,

middle initial. If the Owner Name is not known, several available resources may be checked for

information, such as street directory publications, utility company records, other public agencies and the

like.

Examples

The owner was James C. Caldwell.

Address

Definition

The address of the owner of the property where the incident occurred.

Purpose

This information may be of value to local authorities for contacting the owner in connection with the fire

and in making long-term analysis of reported fires in buildings under the same ownership.

Entry

Enter the address of the owner of the property where the incident occurred. Do not use “same as above.”

If the owner lives outside the city, include the city, state and zip code.

Example

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Telephone

Definition

The telephone number of the owner of the property.

Purpose

Provides a means for contacting the property owner to obtain additional information.

Entry

Enter the area code and telephone number of the owner. Enter “n/a” if there is no telephone.

Example

The owner’s telephone number is 302-555-4241.

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Method of Alarm From Public

Definition

The method of alarm from the public is intended to identify the first device used to notify the fire department

of an incident. Basic devices include the telephone, municipal alarm system, private alarm system, radio

from a police or fire vehicle, and people walking into a fire station.

Purpose

This information can be useful for studying the use and effectiveness of each method of notifying the fire

department. This information is also useful for analyzing the effects of different types of alarm systems to

determine if they increase or decrease false alarms.

Entry

Record the method by which the fire department or the alarm center first became aware of the incident.

For local use, record the telephone number of the calling party or the number of the alarm box if either of

these methods were the primary means of receiving the alarm. Do not record the means by which the

individual fire companies were notified of the incident by the alarm center.

Examples

METHOD OF ALARM FROM PUBLIC

The method by which the first fire department

person is notified of the incident.

1. Telephone direct to fire department.

The reporting person direct dials the fire alarm

center. Included are commercial and private

telephone facilities. “911” systems are only

included if the fire alarm center receives all

“911” calls directly. For tie-line calls, see 7.

2. Coded signal municipal fire alarm system.

Included are telegraph systems, radio systems, and auxiliary connection to them.

3. Private fire alarm system.

Included are signals received from central

stations and remote stations.

4. Radio.

Included are fires reported by radio from vehicles on fire department or police department

frequencies directly to alarm headquarters.

5. Direct report to a fire station (verbal).

Included are fires seen from or reported to a

fire station.

6. No alarm received-no response.

Included are fires reported to or observed by

firedepartment personnel afterthey have been

extinguished by others and are cold.

7. Telephone tie-line to fire department.

The reporting person direct dials another

emergency agency. Included are all calls received over a direct telephone tie-line from

another emergency call center or facility tied

directly to the fire department. The “911” system is included here when the civilian gets a

police call center or another call center and his

call is transferred to the fire alarm center.

8. Voice signal municipal fire alarm center.

Included are all telephone type fire alarm

systems.

9. Method of Alarm from the Public not classified

above.

0. Method of Alarm from the Public undetermined or not reported.

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District

Definition

The number or other code which identifies a fire company or station response area or other area as

developed by your department. This data element is a very powerful tool for local fire department use. It

has a maximum length of three positions. These positions can contain any combination of letters or

numbers as designated by a local fire department.

Purpose

This data element permits your fire department to develop it’s own method of locating the frequency and

severity of incidents by district. District numbers may identify specific townships, contract service areas,

wards, station response areas, or any other boundary that a department may wish to use.

Entry

Enter the fire department assigned District code for the specific district, if any, where the incident occurred.

Be consistent in entering the code numbers. It is best if you fill all three positions of the data element to

avoid confusion by the person processing the report. Incorrect or inconsistent entry by a fire department

may cause incorrect data to be shown on your feedback reports.

If the incident is out of the reporting fire department’s jurisdiction, enter “O/J” or “OUT.”

The following combinations of letters and numbers should be used cautiously for District numbers as they

can easily be confused by data entry operators:

Letter “B’/Number “8”

Letter “D”/Number “0” or Letter “0”

Letter “O”/Number “0”

Letter “Z“/Number “2”

Letter “G"/Number “6”

Letter U/Number “0” or Letter “0”

Examples

An incident occurs in District 2.

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Shift

Definition

The identification or designation of the shift on duty which responds to the specific incident. This applies

only to fire departments with shift or separate work force arrangements.

Purpose

For determining workload balances and staffing requirements.

Entry

Where applicable, enter the designation of the shift on duty which responded to the incident. If the incident

was of such duration that the shift changed during the control of the incident, record the shift change time

and the designation of the new shift in the Remarks section.

Examples

Shift #3 responds to an incident.

Number of Alarms

Definition

The actual number of alarms transmitted for the incident. The definition of an alarm is determined at the

local level.

Purpose

The number of alarms provides one way to measure incident severity. Knowing the number of alarms may

be useful for local analysis of resource requirements. The number of alarms also may be related to mutual

aid support.

Entry

Enter the number of alarms transmitted for the incident. This information is for local fire department use

only. Where multiple alarms are sounded, the time for each alarm should be recorded in the Remarks

section.

Examples

A three alarm fire -in a Business District.

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Number of Fire Service Personnel Responded

Definition

The total complement of fire officers and fire fighters who respond. This includes all fire personnel

assigned to the incident whether they arrive at the scene or were cancelled before arrival at the scene.

Purpose

This information is useful in determining actual personnel requirements for different types of incidents and

for different levels of incident severity. This data element may be examined with respect to casualties and

damage estimates.

Entry

Enter the total number of fire officers and fire service personnel who respond.

Example

Sixteen fire fighters respond.

Number of Engines Responded

Definition

The total number of engines (pumpers) which respond.

Purpose

This information is useful for maintenance scheduling and determining future engine needs.

Entry

Enter the total number of engines which respond.

Example

Number of Aerial Apparatus Responded

Definition

The total number of aerial apparatus units which respond.

Purpose

This information is useful for maintenance scheduling and determining future aerial apparatus purchasing

needs.

Entry

Enter the total number of aerial ladders, elevated platforms, or similar apparatus which respond.

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Example

One aerial ladder responds.

Number of Other Vehicles Responded

Definition

The total number of other vehicles that respond. This entry includes the fire chief’s vehicle and specialized

apparatus responding to the scene. Specialized equipment may include rescue vehicles, ambulances,

foam trucks, tankers, field-woods-brush equipment, compressors, command posts, cranes and fuel

tenders.

Purpose

This information is useful for maintenance scheduling and determining future other vehicle needs.

Entry

Enter the total number of vehicles which respond, other than engines and aerial apparatus. Write the types

of these “other”vehicles in the box or in the Remarks section. Local policy should establish which vehicles

are to be counted.

Example

The fire chief responds to a fire incident.

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The next section on the form, COMPLETE IF CASUALTY, is to be completed for each incident in which

an injury or fatality occurs.

Number of Incident-Related Injuries

Definition

The number of people injured, either as a result of an incident or the action of handling the incident. An

injury is physical damage to a person that requires either: a) treatment by a practitioner of medicine within

One year of the incident, orb) at least one day of restricted activity immediately following the incident. An

injury is a casualty.

Purpose

The number of civilian injuries is an important measure of fire protection effectiveness. This information

can be correlated with occupancy type, structural conditions, and other data to help understand how to

reduce future fire injuries. Furthermore, this information can be used to reduce fire fighter injuries through

better equipment, training and physicalconditioning.

Entry

Identify and record the number of people injured, whether as a result of a fire or other incident. Enter

separately the number of fire service personnel and the combined number of civilians or other emergency

personnel injured. Include those people who were injured while responding to or returning from the

incident. If the injury occurred on fire department property after the apparatus was back in service, do not

include it in this count. Fire fighter injuries which occur during training or elsewhere should be collected

using the fire fighter casualty report (NFIRS-3). Remember when reporting a fire fighter casualty on this

type of incident, an incident report must be filled out, complete with an incident number. Details on each

incident-related civilian and other emergency personnel injury must be recorded on an NFIRS-2 form.

Details on fire fighter injuries must be recorded on an NFIRS-3 form.

Example

One civilian and one fire fighter are injured,

Number of Incident-Related Fatalities

Definition

The number of people fatally injured (dead) at the scene, or people who die within one year of the incident

as a result of their injuries. A fatality is a casualty.

Purpose

The number of fatalities is another important measure of fire protection effectiveness. This information can

be correlated with occupancy type, structural conditions, and other data to help understand how to reduce

future fire fatalities. Furthermore, this information can be used to reduce fire fighter fatalities through better

equipment, training and physical conditioning.

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Entry

Record the number of fatalities at the scene which occurred as a result of the incident. Make a separate

entry for the number of fire service personnel and the combined number of civilians or other emergency

personnel. Include those fatalities which occurred responding to and returning from the reported incident.

If the fatality occurred on fire department property after the apparatus was in service a new incident would

have to be created to include the fire service person in the casualty statistics. The details of civilian or other

emergency personnel fatalities must be recorded on the NFIRS-2 form. Details of fire service fatalities

must be recorded on the NFIRS-3 form.

Example

Two civilians are killed in an apartment fire.

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The next section on the form, COMPLETE FOR ALL FIRES, is composed of lines, J,K,L and M. This section

includes four of the five causal factors which together describe the cause of the fire: “Equipment Involved

in Ignition (if any),” “ Form of Heat of Ignition, ” “Type of Material Ignited,” “Form of Material Ignited.”

Sometimes the, “Area of Fire Origin” is referred to as a sixth causal factor. Also included are “Complex,”

“Mobile Property Type,” “ Method of Extinguishment, ” “Level of Fire Origin,” and “Estimated Dollar Loss.”

COMPLEX

Definition

A property meeting all three of the following criteria:

I. a. A single building containing two or more specific “fixed property uses” listed on pages 115-136,

b. More than one building of the same or different “fixed property use” listed on pages 115-136.

or

c. Other multiuse property

and

II. Located within a continuous boundary

and

Ill. Operated under one business management or ownership.

If the complex itself is nested inside another complex (e.g., hotel at an airport, or shopping center on a

military reservation), then record the complex managed by those who manage the fixed property use where

the fire started. For example: (a) a “hotel“ at an airport leased to and managed by a hotel chain, use “Hotel

Complex”; and (b) a “hotel” at a university managed by the university, use “Educational Complex.”

Purpose

The complex use designation captures data on the overall use of property so that all specific uses of

segments of that property can be linked to its general use.

Entry

Describe the complex use in your own words and complete with appropriate codes.

Examples

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COMPLEX

58. Shopping complex.

Included are department stores, malls, discount houses, and shopping centers. Also

included are groups of business and commer11.

12.

14.

20.

33.

34.

40.

41.

42.

44.

47.

Public recreation complex.

Included are zoos, amusement parks, and

general recreational parks.

Stadium, exhibition hall complex.

Included are ballparks, racetracks, sports

gardens, and armories.

Club complex.

Included are golf clubs, tennis clubs, and

country clubs.

Educational complex.

Included are schools, colleges, and universities.

Medical care complex.

Included are hospitals, medical centers, and

mental institutions.

Prison complex.

Business with residential complex.

Included are apartments over stores.

Dwelling complex (one-and two-family).

Apartment complex.

Hotel complex.

Included are motels, inns, and lodges.

Mobile home park complex.

59.

61.

63.

65.

66.

70.

80.

91.

93.

94.

95.

96.

97.

98.

99.

cial establishments which may contain theaters and other places of assembly.

Office complex.

Included are nonmilitary government office

complexes.

Power production complex.

Military reservation, defense complex.

Farm complex.

Indian reservation complex.

industrial plant, manufacturing complex.

Warehouse, storage complex.

Construction complex. 

Included are demolition operations.

Campsite complex. 

Waterfront complex.

Included are marinas.

Railroad transport complex.

Road complex.

Included are highways, streets, and all public

ways.

Airport complex.

No complex.

Other complex.

If other properties meeting the definition for a

complex as defined above are identified, they

may be indicated by Complex Code 99.

Coded Examples

A fire in a single family dwelling.

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Mobile Property Type

This element provides a means to identify property which was designed to be movable, either under its

own power or towed, whether in fact it still is moveable. Dumpsters (formerly 72) are no longer considered

as Mobil Property.

Purpose

This element permits an analysis of the fire problem in vehicles and other mobile property.

Completing this entry also requires completing Line S.

Entry

Enter a brief description of the mobile property and the proper code that best describes this property type.

If no Mobile Property, enter n/a and Code “08.”

Examples

A fire in a mobile home.

CODES © NFPA 1976

MOBILE PROPERTY USE

1. PASSENGER ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Motor vehicles such as automobiles, buses, or

mobil homes used primarily for transporting or

housing people. Included are abandoned

vehicles.

11. Automobile.

Included are taxicabs, limousines, race cars,

and ambulances.

12. Bus, trackless trolley.

Included are school buses.

13. All terrain vehicles.

Included are motorcycles, golf carts, snowmobiles, and dune buggies.

14. Motor home.

A mobile unit containing its own motive power.

Included are pickup truck mounted campers

and bookmobiles.

15. Travel trailer.

A portable structure built or placed on a chassis and designed to be pulled by a vehicle.

16. Camping trailer.

A collapsible portable structure built on a

chassis and designed to be pulled by a vehicle.

17. Mobil home, mobil building.

A structure built on a chassis and designed to

be pulled by a vehicle to a semipermanent site.

Included are mobil classrooms, mobile banks,

mobile office buildings, whether on wheels, off

their wheels on jacks, or on a foundation.

19. Passenger Road Transport Vehicles not

classified above.

10. Passenger Road Transport Vehicles; insufficient information available to classify further.

2. FREIGHT ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Vehicles primarily for transporting goods. Included are abandoned vehicles. Excluded are

materials handling equipment (63).

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21. General use trucks over one ton net weight.

Included are solid chassis trucks, mail trucks,

dump trucks, and fire apparatus.

22. General use small trucks under one ton

weight.

Included are pickups, wagons, and non-motorized hauling rigs.

23. Semi-trailer truck with or without tractor.

24. Tank truck for nonflammable cargo.

25. Tank truck for flammable or combustible

liquid, chemical.

26. Tank Truck for compressed gas or LP-Gas.

27. Trash truck.

Included are refuse rendering and waste collection vehicles.

29. Freight Road Transport Vehicles not classifled above.

20. Freight Road Transport Vehicles; insufficient

information available to classify further.

3. RAIL TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Railroad, subway, railway, trolley car, and

other rail vehicles are included.

31. Passenger, diner car.

32. Freight, box, hopper car.

33. Tank car.

34. Container, piggy back car.

35. Locomotive, engine.

36. Self-powered car.

Included are trolley and rapid transit cars.

Excluded are trackless trolleys (12).

37. Maintenance equipment, car.

Included are cabooses and cranes.

39. Rail Transport Vehicle not classified above.

30. Rail Transport Vehicle; insufficient information available to classify further.

4. WATER TRANSPORT VESSELS

Included are all water vessels, irrespective of

ownership

41. Motor craft (under 65 feet length overall).

Vessels under 65 feet length overall. Excluded

are commercial fishing vessels (48).

42. Vessel (under 1,000 gross tons).

Vessels over 65 feet length overall, but under

1,000 gross tons. included are water taxies, industrial vessels, and “yachts.”

43. Passenger ship.

44. Tank ship.

45. Combat ship.

46. Cargo ship.

Vessels not classified in subdivisions 41, 42,

43, 44, and 45.

47. Nonself-propelled vessel.

All vessels without their own motive power. Included are towed petroleum balloons, barges,

and other towed or towable vessels. Excluded

are sailboats (49).

48. Commercial fishing vessel.

Included are vessels on inland, coastal, and

ocean waters, and operation of oyster beds,

fish hatcheries, and factory vessels. Excluded

are fish hatcheries themselves (fixed property

use, subdivision 665).

49. Water Transport Vessels not classified

above. Included are sailboats without auxiliary power.

40. Water Transport Vessels; insufficient information available to classify further.

5. AIR TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Transport by air of passengers and freight,

whether by regular services or by private

charter.

51. Personal, business, utility aircraft under

12,500 lbs. gross weight.

52. Personal, business, utility aircraft 12,500

lbs. gross weight and over.

53. Commercial Transport Aircraft, Reciprocating engine powered, fixed wing.

54. Commercial transport aircraft, jet and other

turbine powered, fixed wing.

55. Nonmilitary helicopters; vertical take-off aircraft.

56. Combat type military aircraft (attack bombers, fighters, patrol).

57. Noncombat type military aircraft (cargo,

training, utility, reconnaissance).

58. Nonmilitary ground effect machines (hovercraft).

59. Air Transport Vehicles not classified above.

Included are gliders and kites.

50. Air Transport Vehicles; insufficient information available to classify further.

6. HEAVY EQUIPMENT

61. Earth moving equipment.

included are bulldozers, shovels, graders,

scrapers, trenchers, and plows.

62. Construction equipment.

Included are water drilling equipment, pile

drivers, tunneling equipment, air compressors,

and the like.

63. Materlals handling equipment.

Included are fork lifts, industrial tow motors,

loaders, and stackers.

64. Crane.

65. Tractor, harvester, picker.

66. Drilling rig for petroleum and gas only.

67. Armored equipment.

Included are armored cars and military vehicles.

68. Manned, unmanned space vehicle.

Included are rockets and missiles. For launching site, see fixed property use 631.

69. Heavy Equipment not classified above.

60. Heavy Equipment; insufficient information

available to classify further.

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7. SPECIAL VEHICLES 9. OTHER MOBILE PROPERTY TYPES

71. Garden equipment. 99. Mobile Property Type not classified above.

Included are power driven lawn, yard, and 08. Mobile Property Type not applicable.

snow equipment. 00. Mobile Property Type undetermined or not

79. Special Vehicles not classified above. reported.

70. Special Vehicles; insufficient information available to classify further.

Coded Examples

A fire in a mobile home.

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Area of Fire Origin

Definition

This data element specifically identifies the primary use of the area where the fire originated within the

property. Previous data elements were concerned with the entire building or group of buildings (complex),

and the portion of a complex having a fixed occupancy (fixed property use). The area of origin may be a

room, an area or portion of a room, a vehicle or a portion of a vehicle or possibly some open area devoted

to a specific use. For example, an office building may be the complex, a restaurant in that building the fixed

property use, and the kitchen in that restaurant the area of origin. Every fire has an area of fire origin.

Purpose

This information when used with other causal factors describes the exact location and cause of the fire.

Entry

Enter a written description of the area of fire origin and the appropriate code number.

Examples

A fire started in the kitchen of a single family dwelling.

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AREA OF ORIGIN

0. MEANS OF EGRESS

01. Hallway, corridor, mall.

02.

03.

04.

05.

09.

Exterior stairway.

Included are fire escapes and exterior ramps.

32.

lnterior stairway.

33

Included are interior ramps.

Escalator.

Lobby, entrance way.

34.

Means of Egress not classified above.

27. Office.

28. Personal service area.

Included are health clubs, massage parlors,

and barber and beauty treatment areas.,

3. FUNCTION AREAS

31 Laboratory.

1. ASSEMBLY, SALES AREAS (groups of 35

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

people)

Large assembly area with fixed seats (100 or

more persons).

Included are auditoriums, chapels, places of

worship, theaters, arenas, and lecture halls.

Large open room without fixed seats,(100 or

more persons).

Included are ballrooms, gymnasiums, roller

rinks, bowling alley lanes, multi-use areas,

and the like.

Small assembly area with or without fixed

seats (less than 100 persons).

Included are classrooms, meeting rooms,

multipurpose rooms, and the like.

Lounge area.

Included are living rooms, common rooms, TV

rooms, dens, recreation rooms, family rooms,

sitting rooms, music rooms, and the like.

Sales, showroom area.

included are shops, Excluded are display

windows (56).

Library.

Included are art galleries and exhibit spaces.

Swimming pool.

36.

37.

38.

39.

4.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

19. Assembly, Sales Areas not classified above.

2. FUNCTION AREAS

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

Sleeplng room for under 5 persons.

Included are patient rooms, bedrooms, cells,

lockups, and the like.

Sleeping area for 5 or more persons.

Included are wards, dormitories, barracks, and

the like.

Dining area, lunchroom, cafeteria.

Included are dining rooms, mess rooms, canteens, and beverage service bars.

Kitchen, cooklng area.

Lavatory, locker room, cloakroom.

Included are checkrooms, rest rooms, bathrooms, powder rooms, washrooms, shower

rooms, sauna baths, outhouses, and portable

toilets.

Laundry room, area.

Included are wash houses.

46.

47.

49.

5.

51.

52.

53.

54.

Printing or photographic room, area.

First aid, treatment room.

Included are areas where minor surgery is performed.

Operating room.

Included are recovery rooms and operating

theaters.

Electronic equipment room, area.

Included are control centers, radar rooms,

electronic computer areas, data processing

centers, telephone equipment rooms, telephone booths, and the like.

Performance, stage area.

Included are backstage areas, dressing

rooms, ice rinks, boxing rings, and basketball

floors.

Projection room, area.

Included are stage light and spotlight areas.

Process, manufacturing area.

Included are workrooms.

Function Areas not classified above.

STORAGE AREAS

Product storage room or area, storage tank,

storage bin.

included are all areas where products are held

awaiting process, shipment, use, or sale.

Closet.

Supply storage room or area.

Included are tool rooms, maintenance supply

rooms, dead storage rooms, and the like.

Records storage room, vault.

Shipping, receiving, loading area.

Included are packing departments, mail

rooms, and loading bays.

Trash or rubbish area, container.

Included are wastepaper storage areas, industrial waste containers, compactors, garbage

and trash chutes without incinerators. Excluded are incinerators (64).

Garage, carport, vehicle storage area.

Storage Areas not classified above.

SERVICE FACILITIES

Elevator, dumb-Walter.

Included are the shaft areas.

Utility shaft.

Included are pipe, ventilation, and conduit

shafts.

Light shaft.

Chute.

Included are laundry chutes and mail chutes.

Excluded are trash chutes (46).

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55. Duct.

Included are air conditioning, heating, cable,

and exhaust ducts.

56. Display window.

57. Chimney.

58. Conveyor.

59. Service Facilities not classified above.

6. SERVICE, EQUIPMENT AREAS

61. Machinery room, area.

Included are elevator machinery rooms, engine rooms, pump rooms, head houses, refrigeration rooms, and the like.

62. Heating equipment room or area, water

heater area.

63. Switchgear area, transformer vault.

64. Incinerator room, area.

Included are all incinerator operations. Excluded are rubbish areas without incinerators

(46).

65. Maintenance shop, area.

included are repair shops, welding shops,

paint shops, workshops, and paint spraying

areas.

66. Test cell.

67. Enclosure with pressurized air.

68. Enclosure with enriched oxygen atmosphere.

69. Service, Equipment Areas not classified

above.

7. STRUCTURAL AREAS

71. Crawl space, substructure space.

72. Exterior balcony, open porch.

73. Ceiling and floor assembly, concealed floor/

ceiling space.

74. Ceiling and roof assembly, concealed roof/

ceiling space.

75. Wall assembly, concealed wall space.

76. Exterior wall surface.

77. Exterior roof surface.

78. Awning.

79. Structural Areas not classified above.

8. TRANSPORTATION, VEHICLE AREAS

81. Passenger area of transportation equipment.

82. Trunk, load carrying area of transportation

equipment.

83. Engine area, running gear, wheel area of

transportation equipment.

84. Fuel tank, fuel line area of transportation

equipment.

85. Operating, control area of transportation

equipment.

Included are the bridge of ships, cockpit of

planes, cab of trucks, and the like.

86. Exterior exposed surface of transportation

equipment.

89. Transportation, Vehicle Areas not classified

above.

9. OTHER AREA OF ORIGIN

91. On or near railroad right of way, embankment.

92. On or near highway, public way, street.

93. Court, terrace, patio.

94. Lawn, field, open area.

Included are farmland, parks, and vacant lots.

95. Wildland area, woods.

97. Multiple location, use area.

98. Area of Origin not applicable.

99. Other Area of Origin not classified above.

00. Area of Origin undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

A fire started in the kitchen of a single family dwelling.

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Equipment Involved in Ignition (if any)

Definition

The piece of equipment, if any, which provided the principal heat that caused ignition, whether the

equipment malfunctioned or was used improperly.

Purpose

Analysis of the equipment involved in ignition is useful in improving product safety and preventative

maintenance. It is just as important to know the kind of equipment which was used improperly as it is to

know the kind of equipment which malfunctioned. Misuse can be the direct result of the way the equipment

is designated and constructed. Even if the equipment involved in ignition was operating properly, it is still

important to collect Equipment Involved in Ignition information. When involved in ignition, Equipment

information provides an important part of the causal data. Equipment involved in ignition, if any, can be

compared to the other causal data to determine if the equipment was (or was not) operating properly.

Entry

Specify the equipment which was involved in the ignition. Examples include television sets, clothes dryers,

and space heaters. Completing this entry also requires completing line T at the bottom of the form.

Add comments under Remarks if necessary. If no equipment was involved in the ignition, enter: “n/a” or

“No Equipment Involved” and code 98.

Examples

Fire started by a short circuit in a hot plate.

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Codes © NFPA 1976 Included are combination cooling and heating

systems. Excluded are the cords and plugs

EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN IGNITION (47).

31. Central air conditioning, refrigeration equip-

(IF ANY)

1. HEATING SYSTEMS

ment.

32. Water cooling device, tower.

33. Fixed, stationary local refrigerator unit.

11.

12.

13.

Excluded are combination heating an cooling

systems (division 3).

Central heating unit.

Included are central furnaces and power burners or stokers having an air supply and a return

air system. Excluded are industrial furnaces

(71).

Water heater.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Fixed, stationary local heating unit.

Included are wall furnaces, unit heaters, room

heaters, fixed heating stoves, and baseboard

heaters not intended for duct connection.

Indoor fireplace.

Portable local heating unit.

Included are space heaters, room heaters,

and portable salamanders.

Chimney, gas vent flue.

Included are masonry, factory built and metal

chimneys.

Chimney connector, vent connector (connects firebox to chimney).

Included are smoke pipes.

Heat transfer system.

Included are steam lines, heating pipes, and

hot air ducts.

2. COOKING EQUIPMENT

21. Fixed, stationary surface unit.

Included are stoves. Excluded are charcoal

grills (26).

19. Heating systems not classified above.

20. Heating Systems; insufficient information

available to classify further.

Included are cold boxes, freezers, and refrigerators.

34. Fixed, stationary local air conditioning unit.

35. Portable air conditioning, refrigeration unit.

included are dehumidifiers.

39. Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Equipment

not classified above.

30. Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Equipment;

insufficient information available to classify

further.

4. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT

Excluded are heating, cooking, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment (divisions 1,

2, and 3).

41. Fixed wiring.

Included are power lines, junction boxes,

cables, and wiring in raceways.

42. Transformer, associated overcurrent or disconnect equipment.

43. Meter, meter box.

44. Power switch gear, overcurrent protection

devices.

Included are panelboards or switchboards,

fuses, and circuit breakers.

45. Switch, receptacle, outlet.

46. Lighting fixture, lampholder, ballast, sign.

47. Cord, plug.

pliance cords, and plugs.

48. Lamp, light bulb.

49. Electrical Distribution Equipment not classified above.

Included are “temporary” extension cords, ap-

.

22. Fixed, stationary oven.

Included are rotisseries.

23. Fixed, stationary food warming appliance.

Included are coffee urns, steam tables, warming drawers, and warming tables.

24. Deep fat fryer.

25. Portable cooking, warming unit.

Included are hot plates, camp stoves, toasters, and waffle irons.

26. Open fired grill.

Included are charcoal, wood and paper fired

hibachi and barbecue grills.

27. Grease hood, duct.

29. Cooking Equipment not classified above.

20. Cooking Equipment; insufficient information

available to classify further.

3. AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

40. Electrical Distribution Equipment; insufficient information available to classify further.

5. APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT (other than elsewhere classified in this chapter)

51. Television, radio, phonograph.

Included are tape recorders, sound or picture

receiving equipment, and reproduction equipment.

52. Dryer.

Included are coin-operated dryers and extractors removing any liquid or solvent.

53. Washing machine.

Included are coin-operated machines at laundries.

54. Floor care equipment.

Included are vacuum cleaners. Excluded are

“ride on” type floor care machines which are

classified as industrial trucks (96).

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55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

50.

Separate motor, generator.

Included are those not an integral part of an

appliance and those separated by a belt or

chain from the equipment they drive or which

drives them.

Hand tools.

Included are soldering irons, drills, and the

like.

Portable appliance designed to produce

controlled heat (not classified in 52 or 56).

Included are electric blankets and steam irons,

and heat tapes.

Portable appliance designed not to produce

heat (not classified above).

Included are electric razors and can openers.

Appliances, Equipment not classified In 51

through 58.

Included are dishwashers.

Appliances, Equipment; insufficient information available to classify further.

6. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

61. Electronic equipment.

Included are radar, X-ray, computer, telephone, and transmitter equipment.

62. Vending machine, drinking fountain.

63. Office machine.

64. Biomedical equipment, device.

Included are anesthetizing machines.

65. Separate pump, compressor.

66. Internal combustion engine.

67. Conveyor.

68. Printing press.

69. Special Equipment not classified above.

60. Special Equipment; insufficient information

available to classify further.

7. PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

71. Furnace, oven, kiln.

Excluded are those used for food preparation

(division 2) and heat treating (73).

72. Casting, molding, forging equipment.

Included are glass forming machines and die

casting machines.

73. Heat treating equipment.

Included are quench tanks and associated

equipment.

74. Working, shaping machine.

Included are sawing, planing, grinding, machining, forming, opening, picking, carding,

and weaving machines.

75. Coating machine.

Included are asphalt saturating and rubber

spreading machines.

76 Painting equipment.

Included are dipping, spraying, and flowcoating equipment.

77. Chemical process equipment.

Included are digesters, reactors, black liquor

recovery units, and distilling equipment.

78. Waste recovery equipment.

Included are garnetting and solvent recovery

equipment.

79. Processing Equipment not classified above.

70. Processing Equipment; insufficient information available to classify further.

8. SERVICE, MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT

81. Incinerator.

82. Bearing, brake.

83. Rectifier, charger.

Included are inverters and batteries.

84. Tarpot, tar kettle.

85. Arc, oil lamp.

Included are gas mantles and arc-lighted

motion picture projectors.

86. Elevator.

87. Torches.

Included are cutting, welding, and plumbers

torches, Bunsen burners, and the like.

89. Service, Maintenance Equipment not classified above.

80. Service, Maintenance Equipment; insufficient

information available to classify further.

9. OTHER OBJECT

96. Vehicle.

Included are exhaust systems and other vehicle parts.

98. No equipment Involved.

99. Other Object, not classified above.

90. Other Object; insufficient information available

to classify further.

00. Equipment Involved In ignition undetermined or not reported.

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Coded Examples

Fire started by a short circuit in a hot plate.

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Form of Heat of Ignition

Definition

The heat energy form which starts the fire. Examples are an open flame, a hot surface, an arc, or a spark.

Every fire has a FORM OF HEAT OF IGNITION.

Purpose

The Form of Heat of Ignition combined with the Equipment Involved in Ignition should clearly identify the

heat energy source which was responsible for igniting the fire. Together with other factors in the ignition

sequence, these data help identify the cause of the fire. Also, some of the “heat forms” are objects, such

as cigarettes or fireworks, whose frequency of involvement in fires is of direct interest in prevention.

Entry

Enter a precise description of the heat of ignition. If the heat was from a fuel-fired or fuel-powered object,

be sure to specify the fuel used. For example, there is a difference between gas and gasoline. Gas is a

gaseous fuel; gasoline is a liquid fuel.

Examples

Fire started by a short circuit in hot plate.

Codes © NFPA 1976

FORM OF HEAT OF IGNITION

1. HEAT FROM FUEL-FIRED, FUEL-POWERED

OBJECT

The difference between subdivision 11 and

subdivision 12 is whether a spark, ember, or

flame actually escaped from the equipment or

whether it was simply overheating of the outside surface of the equipment (or its internal

heat) causing the ignition of nearby combustibles.

11. Spark, ember, flame escaping from gas fueled equipment.

12. Heat from gas fueled equipment.

included are pilot lights and normal flames.

13. Spark, ember, flame escaping from liquid

fueled equipment.

14. Heat from liquid fueled equipment.

Included are pilot lights and normal flames.

15. Spark, ember, flame escaping from solid

fueled equipment.

16. Heat from solid fueled equipment.

17. Spark, ember, flame escaping from equipment; fuel not known.

18. Heat from equipment; fuel not known.

19. Heat from Fuel-Fired, Fuel-Powered Object

not classified above.

10. Heat from Fuel-Fired, Fuel-Powered Object;

insufficient information available to classify

further.

2. HEAT FROM ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ARCING, OVERLOADED

21. Water caused short circuit arc.

22. Short circuit arc from mechanical damage.

23. Short circuit arc from.defective, worn insulation.

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24. Unspecified short circuit arc.

25. Arc from faulty contact, Ioose connection,

broken conductor.

26. Arc, spark from operating equipment or

switch.

27. Heat from overloaded equipment.

Included are wires and motors.

28. Fluorescent light ballast.

29. Heat from Electrical Equipment Arcing,

Overloaded not classified above.

20. Heat from Electrical Equipment Arcing,

Overloaded; insufficient information available

to classify further

3. HEAT FROM SMOKING MATERIAL

Included is heat from material in use or after

use. Excluded are matches (45) and lighters

(46).

31. Cigarette.

32. Cigar.

33. Pipe.

39. Heat from Smoking Material not classified

above.

30. Heat from Smoking Materlal; insufficient information available to classify further.

4. HEAT FROM OPEN FLAME, SPARK

41. Cutting torch operation (separating metals).

42. Welding torch operation (joining metals).

43. Torch operation, other than cutting and

welding.

Included are plumbers’ furnaces, blow torches,

plumbers’ torches, Bunsen burners, soldering

and heating operations, paint stripping

torches, and other torch operations.

44. Candle, taper.

45. Match.

46. Lighter (flame type).

47. Open fire.

Included are campfires, bonfires, warning

flares, rubbish fires, open trash burners, open

incinerators, and outdoor fireplaces.

48. Backfire from internal combustion engine.

Excluded are flames and sparks from an exhaust system (13).

49. Heat from Open Flame, Spark; not classified

above.

40. Heat from Open Flame, Spark; insufficient information available to classify further.

5. HEAT FROM HOT OBJECT

51. Heat, spark from friction.

included are overheated tires.

52. Molten, hot material.

Included are molten metal, hot forging, and hot

glass.

53. Hot ember, ash.

54. Electric lamp.

Included are light bulbs.

55. Reklndle, reignition.

56. Heat from properly operating electrical

equipment.

57. Heat from Improperly operating electrical

equipment.

59. Heat from Hot Object not classified above.

50. Heat from Hot Object; insufficient information

available to classify further.

6. HEAT FROM EXPLOSIVE, FIREWORKS

61. Explosive.

Included are bombs, ammunition, and military

rockets.

62. Blasting agent.

63. Fireworks.

Included are sparklers.

64. Paper cap, party popper.

65. Model rocket, not amateur rocketry.

66. Incendiary device.

Included are Molotov cocktails.

69. Heat from Explosive, Fireworks not classifled above.

60. Heat from Explosive, Fireworks; insufficient

information available to classify further.

7. HEAT FROM NATURAL SOURCE

71. Sun’s heat.

Usually magnified through broken glass or

glass bottle.

72. Spontaneous Ignition, chemical reaction.

73. Lightning discharge.

74. Static discharge.

79. Heat from Natural Source not classified

above.

70. Heat from Natural Source; insufficient information available to classify further.

8. HEAT SPREADING FROM ANOTHER HOSTILE FIRE (Exposure)

81. Heat from direct flame, convection currents.

82. Radiated heat.

83. Heat from flying brand, ember, spark.

84. Conducted heat.

89. Heat Spreading from Another Hostile Fire

not classified above.

80. Heat Spreading from Another Hostile Fire;

insufficient information available to classify

further.

9. OTHER FORM OF HEAT OF IGNITION

97. Multiple forms of heat of ignition.

Use this subdivision only where there are

multiple fires started at approximately the

same time on the same property and more

than one heat of ignition was initially involved.

If one major heat source was involved, use the

appropriate classification. List each heat

source in the report.

99. Other Form of Heat of ignition not classified

above.

00. Form of Heat of Ignition undetermined or not

reported.

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Coded Examples

Fire started by a short circuit in hot plate.

Type of Material Ignited

Definition

The composition of the material which was first ignited by the heat source. “Type of Material” refers to the

raw, common, or natural state in which the material exists. The type of material .ignited may be a gas,

flammable liquid, chemical, plastic, wood, paper, fabric, or any number of other materials. The Type of

Material and Form of Material should describe the same material. For example, the wood shingles on a

roof would be: Type of Material, wood, (code 63) and Form of Material, roof covering.

Purpose

Knowing what type of material is first ignited is helpful in finding out why fires start. A study of this entry

also assists in assessing the need for flammability standards and other materials standards. This

information also can be helpful to manufacturers for product improvement.

Entry

Enter the exact type of material which was first ignited by the heat source. Assistance may be needed in

identifying the specific material ignited. Be certain to enter the first material ignited. For example, if an

arsonist ignites gasoline poured on a wooden floor, it is the gasoline and not the wood that is the material

first ignited. If an insulated wire short-circuits, it may be the wire’s insulation that is first ignited; on the other

hand it may be the wood studs in the wall, thermal insulation nearby, or other material.

Examples

Kids ignite cotton curtains in a bedroom.

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TYPE OF MATERIAL IGNITED

1. GAS

11. Natural gas.

12. LP-City Gas (LP and air mix).

13. Manufactured gas.

14. LP-gas.

15. Anesthetic gas.

16. Acetylene.

17. Specialty gas other than anesthetic.

19. Gas not classified above.

10. Gas; insufficient information available to classify further.

2. FLAMMABLE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID

Classification information is given in NFPA

Nos. 321 and 325 M.

21. Class IA flammable liquid.

Flash point less than 73oF (22.80C) and boiling

point less than 100oF (37.80C). Included are

ethyl ether, pentane, and ethylene oxide.

22. Class IB flammable liquid.

Flashpoint less than 730F (22.8OC) and boiling

point at or above lOOoF (37.8OC). Included are

acetone, ethyl alcohol, JP-4 jet fuel, and

methyl ethyl ketone. Excluded is gasoline (23).

23. Gasoline.

24. Class IC flammable liquid.

Flashpoint at or above 730F (22.8OC) and below 1OO0F (37.8OC). Included are butyl alcohol,

propyl alcohol, styrene, and turpentine.

25. Class ii combustible liquid.

Flashpoint at or above 100oF (37.80C) but less

than 140°F (600C). Included are kerosene,

Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 fuel oil, and diesel fuel.

26. Class IIIA combustible liquid.

Flashpoint at or above 140°F (600C) but less

than 2000F (93.40C). Included are No. 6 fuel

oil, cottonseed oil, and creosote oil.

27. Class IIIB combustible Liquid.

Flashpoint at or above 2000F (93.40C). Included are cooking oil, transformer oil, and

lubricating oil.

29. Flammable, Combustible Liquid not classifled above.

20. Flammable, Combustible Liquid; insufficient

information available to classify further.

3. VOLATILE SOLID, CHEMICAL

Volatile solids are materials with a melting

point between lOOoF and 2OOOF.

31. Fat, grease (food).

Included are butter, tallow, margarine, and

lard.

32. Grease (nonfood).

Included are petroleum jellies.

33. Polish.

Included are paraffin wax.

34. Adhesive, resin, tar.

Included are glue, gelatin, rosin, damas, elemi,

kauri, asphalt, pitch, contact cement, soot,

carbon and creosote.

35. Applied paint, varnish.

36. Combustible metal.

Included are magnesium, titanium, and zirconium.

37. Solid chemical (specify type).

Included are explosives. Excluded are liquid

chemicals (division 2) and gaseous chemicals

(division 1).

38. Radioactive material.

39. Volatile Solid, Chemical not classified above.

30. Volatile Solid, Chemical; insufficient information available to classify further.

4. PLASTIC

Included are all forms of plastic whether rigid,

semi-rigid, flexible, or foamed.

41. Polyurethane.

Included are polyisocyanurates.

42. Polystyrene.

Included are styrene copolymers such as styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), styrene-butadiene,

and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS).

43. Polyvinyl.

Included are polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, and vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile.

44. Polyacrylic.

Included is polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

45. Polyester.

Included are fiberglass reinforced polyesters.

46. Polyolefin.

Included are polyethylene and polypropylene.

49. Plastic not classified above.

40. Plastic; insufficient information available to

classify further.

5. NATURAL PRODUCT

51. Rubber.

Included are synthetic rubbers.

52. Cork.

53. Leather.

54. Grass, leaves, hay, straw.

55. Grain, natural fiber (pre-process).

Included are feathers, felt, kapok, hessian,

hemp, sisal, jute, cocofilm, flax, and cotton.

56. Coal, coke, briquettes, peat.

57. Food, starch.

Excluded are fat and grease (31).

58. Tobacco.

59. Natural Product not classified above.

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50. Natural Product; insufficient information available to classify further.

6. WOOD, PAPER

61. Growing wood.

62. Felled but unsawn wood.

63. Sawn wood.

Included is all finish lumber.

64. Wood shavings.

Included are sawdust and excelsior.

65. Hardboard, plywood.

66. Fiberboard (low density material), wood

PulpIncluded are low density pressed wood fiber

board products.

67. Paper, untreated, uncoated.

Excluded are waxed papers (83).

68. Cardboard.

69. Wood, Paper not classified above.

60. Wood, Paper; insufficient information available

to classify further,

7. FABRIC, TEXTILE, FUR

Classify by predominant type of material,

except as shown in 72.

71. Man-made fabric, fiber, finished goods.

Excluded are rayons (72).

72. Cotton, rayon, cotton fabric, finished goods.

Included are canvases and all polyester-cotton blends. Excluded is waterproof canvas

made with materials compounded with oil (84).

73. Wool, wool mixture fabric, finished goods.

74. Fur, silk, other fabric, finished goods.

75. wig.

76. Human hair.

79. Fabric, Textile, Fur not classified above.

70. Fabric, Textile, Fur; insufficient information

available to classify further.

8. MATERIAL COMPOUNDED WITH OIL

81. Linoleum.

82. Oil cloth.

83. Treated and/or coated paper.

Included is waxed paper.

84. Waterproof canvas.

Excluded is waterproof cloth of rayon covered

with neoprene (72).

85. Oily rags.

Included are waste materials impregnated with

oil.

86. Asphalt treated material.

89. Material Compounded with Oil not classified

above.

80. Material Compounded with Oil; insufficient information available to classify further.

9. OTHER TYPE OF MATERIAL IGNITED

97. Multiple types of material first Ignited.

Use this subdivision only where there are

multiple fires started at approximately the

same time on the same property and more

than one type of material was initially involved.

If one major material was involved, use the

appropriate classification. List each material in

the report.

99. Type of Material not classified above.

00. Type of Material undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

Kids ignite cotton curtains in a bedroom.

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Form of Material Ignited

Definition

The kind of object first ignited, that is, the use of the material first ignited in the fire. Emphasis is placed

on use by human beings, i.e., how the material is used as opposed to its composition. The Type and Form

of Material should describe the same material. For example the wood shingles on a roof would be: Type

of Material, wood, (code 63) and Form of Material, roof covering, (code 11).

Purpose

This data element helps identify objects frequently ignited. Knowing the type and form of material ignited

can be useful in targeting fire prevention. For example, in fires started by discarded or dropped cigarettes,

is it bedding or upholstered chairs or other furnishings that are most often the objects ignited?

Entry

Describe the characteristics and use of the “Form of Material” or item first ignited. Be certain it is the first

item ignited, whether or not that item was the material generating the most flame or smoke. “Ignited” here

means the first to burn or smolder, not necessarily the first to flame openly.

Examples

Kids ignite cotton curtains in a bedroom.

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FORM OF MATERIAL IGNITED

1. STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, FINISH

11. Exterior roof covering, surface, finish.

12. Exterior sidewall covering, surface, finish.

Included are eaves.

2. FURNITURE

13. Exterior trim, appurtenances.

Included are doors, porches, and platforms.

14. Floor covering, surface.

Included are tile, carpet, rug, flooring, and

stairs.

21.

22.

23.

Included is built-in furniture.

Upholstered sofa, chair, vehicle seats.

Nonupholstered chair, bench.

Cabinetry.

15. Interior wall covering, surface items permanently affixed to wall and door surface.

Included are cloth wall coverings. Excluded

are curtains and draperies (36).

16. Ceiling covering, surface.

Included are cloth permanently affixed to ceiling, and acoustical tile.

17. Structural member, framing.

18. Thermal, acoustical insulation within wall,

partition, or floor/ceiling space.

19. Structural Component, Finish not classified

above.

10. Structural Component, Finish; insufficient information available to classify further.

24.

25.

29.

20.

3.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

Included are filing cabinets, pianos, dressers,

chests of drawers, desks, tables, and bookcases. Excluded are TV set and organ housings, bottle warmers, and appliance housings

(25).

ironing board.

Appliance housing or casing.

Furniture not classified above.

Furniture; insufficient information available to

classify further.

SOFT GOODS, WEARING APPAREL

Mattress, pillow.

Bedding, blanket, sheet, comforter.

Included are heating pads.

Linen, other than bedding.

Included are towels and tablecloths

Wearing apparel not on a person.

Wearing apparel on a person.

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36. Curtain, blind, drapery, tapestry.

37. Goods not made up.

Included are fabrics and yard goods.

38. Luggage.

39. Soft Goods, Wearing Apparel not classified

above.

30. Soft Goods, Wearing Apparel; insufficient information available to classify further.

4. ADORNMENT, RECREATIONAL MATERIAL

41. Christmas tree.

42. Decoration for special event.

43. Book.

44. Magazine, newspaper, writing paper.

Included are files.

45. Toy, game.

46. Awning, canopy.

47. Tarpaulin, tent.

49. Adornment, Recreational Material not classified above.

40. Adornment, Recreational Material; insufficient information available to classify further.

5. SUPPLIER, STOCK

51. Box, carton, bag.

52. Basket, barrel.

53. Pallet, skid (not In use).

54. Rope, cord, twine, yarn.

55. Packing, wrapping material.

56. Bale storage.

57. Bulk storage.

58. Cleaning supplies.

Included are brooms, brushes, mops, and

cleaning cloths.

59. Supplies, Stock not classified above.

50. Supplies, Stock; insufficient information available to classify further.

6. POWER TRANSFER EQUIPMENT, FUEL

61. Electrical wire, cable Insulation.

62. Transformer.

63. Conveyor belt, drive belt, V-belt.

64. Tire.

Coded Examples

65. Fuel.

69. Power Transfer Equipment, Fuel not classifled above.

60. Power Transfer Equipment, Fuel; insufficient

information available to classify further.

7. GENERAL FORM

71. Agricultural product.

72. Fence, pole.

73. Fertilizer.

74. Growlng, living form.

Included are forests, brush, and grass.

75. Rubbish, trash, waste.

Included are soot and creosote buildup.

76. Cooking materials.

77. Sign.

8. SPECIAL FORM

81. Dust, fiber, Ilnt.

82. Pyrotechnics, explosives.

83. Atomized, vaporized liquid.

84. Chips.

85. Palletized material, material stored on pallets.

86. Gas or liquid in or from pipe or container.

Included are accelerants.

87. Rolled material.

Included is rolled paper.

88. Adhesive.

9. OTHER FORM OF MATERIAL

97. Multiple form of material ignited.

Use this subdivision only where there are

multiple fires started at approximately the

same time on the same property and more

than one form of material was initially involved.

If one major material was involved, use the

appropriate classification. List each material in

the report.

99. Form of Material not classified above.

00. Form of Material undetermined or not reported.

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Method of Extinguishment

Definition

This data element identifies how the fire was extinguished. This includes actions taken by the fire

department, other people in the area, and automatic sprinkler or other fire extinguishing systems.

Purpose

This information is useful in determining the best methods of extinguishing fires, and the frequency of use

and cost-effectiveness of various fire suppression methods. Coupled with information on sprinkler

performance, data on method of extinguishment would show how often sprinklers need to be augmented

by fire service suppression in extinguishing fires. The data can also reveal how often fires to which the fire

service is called are extinguished by other means, Information on the various extinguishment methods can

be analyzed with casualty information and other descriptions of the fire to give insight on hazards

associated with the various suppression methods. For example, how many civilians become injured while

extinguishing their own fires?

Entry

Record the specific type and amount of equipment used to extinguish the fire. If not extinguished by the

fire service or automatic systems, indicate who did it as well as how. When suppression is by a combination

such as automatic sprinklers plus the fire service, report both in the box and numerically code the major

or final method of extinguishment.

Examples

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METHOD OF EXTINGUISHMENT

1. Self-extinguished.

2. Make-shift aids.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Included are garden hoses, sand, rakes, shovels, baking soda, and the like.

Portable extinguisher.

Automatic extinguishing system.

Preconnected hose line(s) with water carried in apparatus tanks.

Preconnected hose line(s) with water from hydrant, draft, standpipe.

Included are preconnected hose lines on standpipe systems.

Hand-laid hose line(s) with water from standpipe, hydrant, draft.

Master stream device(s) with or without hand line(s).

Method of Extinguishment, Control not classified above.

Method of Extinguishment, Control undetermined or not reported.

7.

8.

9.

0.

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Coded Examples

1 l/2” pre-connect with hydrant backup.

Level of Fire Origin

Definition

The place where the fire originates in relation to ground level. Heights may be estimated. Each story of

a building is considered equal to approximately 10 feet.

Purpose

A fire above or below ground level presents special problems in fire strategy and tactics. Information on

the frequency and nature of high fires is needed for assessing aerial apparatus needs and performance.

Often, a fire at the upper level of a multiple story building is difficult to control because of delays in moving

personnel and equipment to the fire floor. Fires below ground present extremely dangerous conditions for

fire fighters. A study of the frequency and nature of fires on these levels of origin may lead to improvement

in tactics or insights into prevention. It is important to examine these data in relation to area of fire origin

and the various elements of line H on the form. This element, analyzed with the, “Number of Stories,” can

help in understanding fire problems in high rise structures.

Entry

Enter the number of feet above or below ground where the fire originated. The codes do not specify number

of feet below ground or water level. However, this information may be useful to the local fire department.

For a building on sloping terrain consider the lowest level of exit discharge to be the “ground level.”

Examples

A fire starting on ground level would be:

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LEVEL OF FIRE ORIGIN

1. Grade Ievel to 9 feet above grade.

2. 10 to 19 feet above grade.

3. 20 to 29 feet above grade.

4. 30 to 49 feet above grade.

5. 50 to 70 feet above grade.

6. Over 70 feet above. grade.

7. Objects In flight.

8. Below ground level or water level.

9. Level of Origin not classified above.

0. Level of Origin undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

A fire starting on ground level would be:

Estimated Total Dollar Loss

Definition

This element is an estimate of the total loss in dollars to contents and structure.

Purpose

Estimated dollar losses indicate the magnitude of the fire problem, and can be used to evaluate progress

in fire protection. This information helps local communities, States, and the Nation determine the amount

that ought to be spent on fire protection. Estimated dollar loss is also crucial for identifying types of

situations with the most loss. This information helps target prevention programs. Dollar loss estimates also

can be used to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of various equipment and fire protection practices. Dollar

losses are another dimension, in addition to “Extent of Damage,” for describing fire ‘severity. Each

description complements the other and helps provide a check on the other.

Entry

This entry should be the best estimate of dollar loss that is practical to make or obtain. Monetary losses

should be estimated as accurately as possible, though it is understood that the estimates may be rough

approximations.

When estimating fire loss, take into consideration material damaged during extinguishment, as well as

material actually damaged by the fire. This will include water and smoke damage as well as material

damaged during overhaul operations. Estimate the total loss to the structure and contents, in terms of the

cost of replacement in like kind and quality. One method of estimating structure loss is to calculate the

square footage of destroyed area, multiply this by the appropriate cost per square foot for new construction

in your area for that particular type of construction, add 10 percent for demolition costs, and add the cost

of replacing the contents and equipment.

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In making this entry, use only whole dollars; do not include cents. Right-adjust the figure in the box.

Often, a better estimate of losses for a fire becomes available after the incident report is submitted.

Revision of the original estimate should be made as a change entry when better information is available,

especially for large fires. Trivial changes, of course, need not be made.

Example

A loss of $2700.00 would be entered.

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The next section of the form, COMPLETE IF STRUCTURE FIRE, is composed of lines N, 0, P, Q and R.

Complete this section only if the fire involved a structure (type of situation found = 11 - Structure Fire).

Number of Stories

Definition

This is the total number of stories in the structure including all below and above grade stories. A mezzanine

should be considered as an additional story where the building code defines the area as a mezzanine.

Unused crawl spaces should not be considered as additional stories.

Purpose

For structure fires, the date element “Level of Origin” does not provide sufficient information to locate fires

occurring within multi-story structures. “Number of Stories,” analyzed with “Level of Origin,” will allow an

acceptable method of locating fires occurring in multi-story (high-rise) structures.

Entry

Enter the number of stories to the highest structural member or peak. Do not include flag poles, antennas

and the like.

Examples

A fire in a dwelling with 2 stories above grade and with no basement.

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NUMBER OF STORIES

The number of stories being classified includes

both below grade and above grade stories.

1. 1 story.

2. 2 stories.

3. 3 to 4 stories.

4. 5 to 6 stories.

5. 7 to 12 stories.

6. 13 to 24 stories.

7. 25 to 49 stories.

8. 50 stories or more.

0. Number of Stories undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

A fire in a dwelling with 2 stories above grade and with no basement.

Construction Type

Definition

The type of building construction used in the structure where the fire occurred. Emphasis is on characteristics that determine the building’s ability to withstand exposure to a fire and to limit fire growth.

Purpose

To help analyze what effect, if any, the type of construction has on fire development, fire spread, and

resulting damage.

Entry

Record the type of construction used if a structure was involved. To the extent possible, the description

should emphasize construction from a building code and fire protection viewpoint. If a mixture of

construction types exists, record the principal type.

Examples

A wood frame dwelling without rated walls.

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A high rise building of reinforced concrete.

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1. Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

2. Southern Building Code Congress, Birmingham, Alabama.

3. International Conference of Building Officials, Whittier, California.

4. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy,, Massachusetts.

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Code Clarification: Since some fire service personnel may not be familiar with the brief descriptions of

construction types given, the following, more detailed explanations are provided.

1. Fire Resistive

A totally non-combustible building in which no structural steel is exposed and all vertical openings are

protected with approved doors. The fire resistant coverings of the steel is typically very heavy; poured

concrete, brick, concrete block, or similar material.

2. Heavy Timber

A typical mill-constructed building in which the load-bearing walls or columns are masonry or heavy timber

and all exposed wood members have a minimum dimension of two (2) inches. If steel or iron columns are

used, they should be protected by a fire-resistance enclosure.

EXTERIOR WALL

OF

SUBSTANTIAL

MASONRY OR TIMBER

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3. Protected Non-combustible

A totally bon-combustible building in which no structural steel is exposed. All vertical openings are

protected by approved doors. The fire-resistant covering of the steel is typically light: gypsum board,

sprayed fire resistive covering, rated ceilings, and similar materials.

4. Unprotected Non-combustible

A totally non-combustible building in which the structural steel is exposed to the effects of a fire.

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5. Protected Ordinary

The load-bearing walls are masonry. Columns are protected by a fire-resistive covering. The underside of

all wood floor and roof decks is protected by a fire-resistive coating.

6. Unprotected Ordinary

The load-bearing walls are masonry. Columns, wood floor and roof decks are exposed and unprotected

from fire.

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7. Protected Wood Frame

Walls, floors and roof structure are wood framing. The interior wall and ceiling surfaces of habitable spaces

are protected by a fire resistive covering. A brick veneer building falls in this category because the wall

structure is wood framed. But for any wood frame building if the basement does not have a fire-resistive

ceiling protecting the underside of the first floor, the building should be classified in the “unprotected wood

frame” category.

8. Unprotected Wood Frame

Walls, floors and roof structure are wood framing. There is no fire-resistive covering protecting the wood

frame. A typical residential garage would fall in this category.

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Coded Examples

An exposed wood dwelling.

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Extent of Flame Damage

Definition

The size of the fife in terms of how far the flame damage extended. The extent of flame damage is the area

that was actually burned or charred and not the area that received only heat, smoke, or water damage.

Purpose

This element provides one means of describing the magnitude or seriousness of the fire. It can be used

for evaluating the effectiveness of built-in fire protection features designed to limit fire spread. The element

can also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the fire suppression force relative to conditions faced.

The confinement and extinguishment of a fire are influenced by many factors, including structural

compartmentation, inspection and control of combustibles, fire suppression strategy and tactics, and builtin suppression systems. The Extent of Flame Damage indicates the combined effect of these conditions

or it can be analyzed for many fires to show the effect of the individual factors.

Entry

Describe the extent of the burned and/or charred area. Fire damage can be confined to the object of origin,

the room of origin, or can spread to other rooms, other parts of the building or even to other property. A

room is a partitioned part of the inside of a building. If the flame damage extends beyond the area of origin

in a one-room building, such as a shed, the damage should be described as confined to structure of origin.

Confined to structure of origin is also the appropriate description if the fire was on the roof or outside wall

of a building.

Examples

A fire causes flame damage in the room of origin.

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EXTENT OF FLAME DAMAGE

1. Confined to the object of origin.

2. Confined to part of room or area of origln.

3. Confined to room of origin.

4. Confined to fire-rated compartment of origin.

5. Confined to floor of origin.

6. Confined to structure of origin.

7. Extended beyond structure of origin.

0. Extent of Flame Damage undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

A fire causes flame damage which is confined to the room of origin.

Extent of Smoke Damage (and Heat Damage)

Definition

The size of the area damaged by either smoke or heat. This includes areas scorched by heat and materials

damaged by smoke, but which have had no flame damage. Areas where non-damaging smoke was

present should not be included.

Purpose

This element provides another means of evaluating severity of fires and the effectiveness of structural 

designs. The entry also provides the fire department with a measure for determining its effectiveness in

limiting smoke damage.

Entry

If the fire was in a structure, describe the extent of damage to structure or contents caused by the smoke

and heat. Damage can be confined to the object of origin, or it can spread to other rooms, other stories,

or even other structures. Smoke damage often extends beyond the area of flame damage. When a

structure burns to the ground, the Extend of Smoke Damage, providing it did not extend beyond the

structure, becomes irrelevant. In such a case, “no damage of this type” would be the appropriate entry to

describe the Extent of Smoke Damage.

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EXTENT OF SMOKE DAMAGE

Describe extent of smoke and heat scorched or “browned” damage of a structure.

1. Confined to the object of origin.

2. Confined to part of room or area of origin.

3. Confined to room of origin.

4. Confined to fire-rated compartment of origin.

5. Confined to floor of origin.

6. Confined to structure or origin.

7. Extended beyond structure of origin.

9. No damage of this type.

0. Extent of Smoke Damage undetermined or not reported.

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Detector Performance

Definition

The existence and location of fire detection equipment relative to the area of fire origin and whether the

detection equipment worked. The type of equipment also may be noted in the remarks section.

Purpose

This entry provides information on the usage, reliability, and effectiveness of automatic detection

equipment. This information is important to the understanding of fire control and life safety with and without

detection equipment. This item is not designed to evaluate any alarm transmission capability of the system,

but only the detection of the fire.

Entry

Indicate the location and operation of detectors. Use the Remarks section to indicate the type of detectors

present, such as heat or smoke, ionization or photoelectric, battery-powered or house-wired.

Example

No detectors were present in a structure where a fire occurred.

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DETECTOR PERFORMANCE

1. Detector(s) in the room or space of fire origin, and they operated.

2. Detector(s) not in the room or space of fire origin, and they operated.

3. Detector(s) in the room or space of fire origin, and they did not operate.

4. Detector(s) not in the room or space of fire origin, and they did not operate.

5. Detector(s) in the room or space of fire origin, but fire too small to require them to

operate.

8. No detectors present.

9. Performance of Fire Detection Equipment not classified above.

0. Performance of Fire Detection Equipment undetermined or not reported.
Coded Examples

No detectors were present in a structure where a fire occurred.

Sprinkler Performance

Definition

The presence of automatic sprinklers at the time of a fire, and whether they worked.

Purpose

Helps evaluate the usage and reliability of sprinklers in suppressing fires. Sprinkler usage then can be

considered by fixed property use. Within each property use, iosses with and without sprinklers can be

compared.

Entry

Indicate the status and operation of sprinklers. If the performance was not satisfactory, circumstances

should be explained in the Remarks section if necessary.

Examples

No sprinklers present in a house fire.

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SPRINKLER PERFORMANCE

1. Equipment operated.

2. Equipment should have operated but did not.

3. Equipment present but fire too small to require operation.

8. No equipment present in room or space of fire origin.

9. Performance of Automatic Sprinklers not classified above.

0. Performance of Automatic Sprinklers undetermined or not reported.

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If Smoke Spread Beyond Room of Origin: Type of Material Generating

Most Smoke

Definition

Materials other than those first ignited may release heavy smoke. When smoke spread is beyond the room

of origin, this element describes the material causing most of the smoke. The material may be within or

outside the room of origin. The Type and Form of Material generating most smoke should describe the

same material.

Purpose

The identification of smoke-producing materials can be used to evaluate structural design and mechanical

air handling systems for limiting the movement of smoke through buildings. This entry can be correlated

with entries such as injuries and fatalities, dollar loss, construction type, and detector performance to

provide significant information.

Entry

Identify and record the material that produced most of the smoke. This item should be completed only for

fires in which smoke damage extends beyond the room of origin, regardless of whether the flame damage

extended outside the room. The Codes for the types of materials for this entry are almost identical to those

used for the Type of Material Ignited entry (line L). If smoke did not spread beyond the room of origin, enter

"n/a” and code “98.”

Examples

Cotton curtains in a kitchen produce most smoke.

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TYPE OF MATERIAL GENERATING

MOST SMOKE

1. GAS

11. Natural gas.

12. LP-City Gas (LP and air mix).

13. Manufactured gas.

14. LP-gas.

15. Anesthetic gas.

16. Acetylene.

17. Specialty gas other than anesthetic.

19. Gas not classified above.

10. Gas; insufficient information available to

classify further.

2. FLAMMABLE, COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID

Classification information is given in, NFPA

Nos. 321 and 325M.

21. Class IA flammable liquid.

Flash point less than 73OF (22.80C) and boiling

point less than 100oF (37.80C). Included are

ethyl ether, pentane, and ethylene oxide.

22. Class lB flammable liquid.

Flash point less than 730F (22.80C) and boiling

point at or above 100oF (37.80C). Included are

acetone, ethyl alcohol, JP-4 jet fuel, and

methyl ethyl ketone. Excluded is gasoline (23).

23. Gasoline.

29. Flammable, Combustible Liquid not classifled above.

24. Class IC flammable liquid.

Flash point at or above 730F (22.80C) and below 1OOOF (37.8OC). Included are butyl alcohol,

propyl alcohol, styrene, and turpentine.

25. Class ll combustible liquid.

Flash point at or above 1OOOF (37.8OC) but less

than 140°F (600C). Included are kerosene,

Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 fuel oil, and diesel fuel.

26. Class lllA combustible liquid.

Flash point at or above 140°F (600C) but less

than 200°F (93.40C). Included are No. 6 fuel

oil, cottonseed oil, and creosote oil.

27. Class lllB combustible liquid.

Flash point at or above 200°F (93.4oC). Included are cooking oil, transformer oil, and lubricating oil.

20. Flammable, Combustible Liquid; insufficient

information available to classify further.

3. VOLATILE SOLID, CHEMICAL

Volatile solids are materials with a melting

point between 1OOoF and 2OOOF.

31. Fat, grease (food).

Included are butter, tallow, margarine, and

lard.

32. Grease (nonfood).

Included are petroleum jellies.

33. Polish.

Included are paraffin wax.

34. Adhesive, resin, tar.

Included are glue; gelatin, rosin; damas, elemi,

kauri, asphalt, pitch, contact cement, soot,

carbon and creosote.

35. Applied paint, varnish.

36. Combustible metal.

Included are magnesium, titanium, and zirconium.

37. Solid chemical (specify type).

Included are explosives. Excluded are liquid

chemicals (division 2) and gaseous chemicals

(division 1).

38. Radioactive material.

39. Volatile Solid, Chemical not classified

above.

30. Volatile Solid, Chemical; insufficient information available to classify further.

4. PLASTIC

Included are all forms of plastic whether rigid,

semi-rigid, flexible, or foamed.

41. Polyurethane.

Included are polyisocyanurates.

42. Polystyrene.

Included are styrene copolymers such as styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), styrene-butadiene, 

and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS).

43. Polyvinyl.

Included are polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyvinylidene fluoride, and vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile.

44. Polyacrylic.

Included is polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

45. Polyester.

included are fiberglass reinforced polyesters.

46. Polyolefin.

5. NATURAL PRODUCT

51. Rubber.

Included are polyethylene and polypropylene.

49. Plastic not classified above.

40. Plastic; insufficient information available to

classify further.

Included are synthetic rubbers.

52. Cork.

53. Leather.

54. Grass, leaves, hay, straw.

55. Grain, natural fiber (pre-process).

Included are, feathers, felt, kapok, hesian,

hemp, sisal, jute, cocofilm, flax, and cotton.

56. Coal, coke, briquettes, peat.

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57. Food, starch.

Excluded are fat and grease (31).

58. Tobacco.

59. Natural Product not classified above.

50. Natural Product; insufficient information available to classify further.

6. WOOD, PAPER

61. Growing wood.

62. Felled but unsawn wood.

63. Sawn wood.

included are ail finish lumber.

64. Wood shavings.

included are sawdust and excelsior.

65. Hardboard, plywood.

66. Fiberboard (low density material), wood

Pulp*

Included are low density pressed wood fiber

board products.

67. Paper, untreated, uncoated.

Excluded are waxed papers (83).

68. Cardboard.

69. Wood, Paper not classified above.

60. Wood, Paper; insufficient information available

to classify further.

7. FABRIC, TEXTILE, FUR

Classify by predominant type of material,

except as shown in 72.

71. Man-made fabric, fiber, finished goods.

Excluded are rayons (72).

72. Cotton, rayon, cotton fabric, finished goods.

included are canvases and all polyester-cotton blends. Excluded is waterproof canvas

made with materials compounded with oil (84).

73. Wool, wool mixture fabric, finished goods.

74. Fur, silk, other fabric, finished goods.

75. wig.

76. Human hair.

79. Fabric, Textile, Fur not classified above.

70. Fabric, Textile, Fur; insufficient information

available to classify further.

8. MATERIAL COMPOUNDED WITH OIL

81. Linoleum.

82. Oil cloth.

83. Treated and/or coated paper.

included is waxed paper.

84. Waterproof canvas.

Excluded is waterproof cloth of rayon covered

with neoprene (72).

85. Oily rags.

Included are waste materials impregnated with

oil.

86. Asphalt treated material.

89. Material Compounded with Oil not classified

above.

80. Material Compounded with Oil; insufficient

information available to classify further.

9. OTHER TYPE OF MATERIAL

98. Type of Material not applicable.

99. Type of Material not classified above.

00. Type of Material undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

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If Smoke Spread Beyond Room of Origin: Avenue of Smoke Travel

Definition

The main avenue along which the smoke traveled from the room or area of origin. The smoke can spread

in many directions, such as horizontally through false ceiling spaces and vertically through stairwells. Both

the direction and the avenue should be noted. Not all fires have a significant smoke spread avenue.

Purpose

The identification and analysis of smoke travel can be used to evaluate building design in limiting or

controlling the movement of smoke. This information is also useful in improving fire suppression ventilation

practices.

Examples

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AVENUE OF SMOKE TRAVEL

1. Air handling duct.

2. Corridor.

3. Elevator shaft.

4. Stairwell.

5. Opening in construction. Included are gaps between slabs and wails, over doors, and

the like.

6. Utility opening in wail.

7. Utility opening in floor.

8. No significant avenue of smoke travel.

9. Most Significant Avenue of Smoke Travel not classified above.

0. Most Significant Avenue of Smoke Travel undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

No avenue of smoke travel outside the room of origin.

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Smoke travels up an open stairway.

If Smoke Spread Beyond Room of Origin: Form of Material Generating

Most Smoke

Definition

Materials other than those first ignited may release heavy smoke. When smoke spread is beyond the room

of origin, this element describes the form of material causing most of the smoke. The material may be

within or outside the room of origin. The Type and Form of Material generating most smoke should describe

the same material.

Purpose

The identification of smoke-producing materials can be used to evaluate structural design and mechanical

air handling systems for limiting the movement of smoke through buildings. This entry can be correlated

with entries such as injuries and fatalities, dollar loss, construction type and detector performance.

Entry

Identify and record the form of material that produced most of the smoke. This item should be completed

only for fires in which smoke damage extends beyond the room of origin, regardless of whether the flame

damage extended outside the room. The Codes for the form of materials for this entry are almost identical

to those used for the Form of Material Ignited entry (Line L). if smoke did not spread beyond the room of

origin, enter “n/a” and code “98.”

Examples

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IF SMOKE SPREAD BEYOND ROOM OF ORIGIN:

FORM OF MATERIAL GENERATING MOST

SMOKE

1. STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, FINISH

11, Exterior roof covering, surface, finish.

12. Exterior sidewall covering, surface, finish.

Included are eaves.

13. Exterior trim, appurtenances.

Included are doors, porches, and platforms.

14. Floor covering, surface.

Included are tile, carpet, rug, flooring, and

stairs.

15. lnterior wail covering, surface Items permanently affixed to wall and door surface.

included are cloth wall coverings. Excluded

are Curtains and draperies (36).

16. Celling covering, surface.

Included are cloth permanently affixed to ceiling, and acoustical tile.

17. Structural member, framing.

18. Thermal, acoustical lnsulation wlthin wall,

partition, or floor/celling space.

19. Structural Component, Finish not classified

above.

10. Structural Component, Finish; insufficient

information available to classify further.

2. FURNITURE

Included is built-in furniture.

21. Upholstered sofa, chair, vehicle seats.

22. Nonupholstered chair, bench.

23. Cabinetry.

Included are filing cabinets, pianos, dressers,

chests of drawers, desks, tables, and bookcases. Excluded are TV set and organ housings, bottle warmers, and appliance housings

(25).

24. Ironing board.

25. Appliance housing or casing.

29. Furniture not classified above.

20. Furniture; insufficient information available to

classify further.

3. SOFT GOODS, WEARING APPAREL

31. Mattress, pillow.

32. Bedding, blanket, sheet, comforter.

Included are heating pads.

33. Linen, other than bedding.

Included are towels and tablecloths

34. Wearing apparel not on a person.

35. Wearing apparel on a person.

36. Curtain, blind, drapery, tapestry.

37. Goods not made up.

Included are fabrics and yard goods.

38. Luggage.

39. Soft Goods, Wearing Apparel not classified

above.

30. Soft Goods, Wearing Apparel; insufficient

information available to classify further.

4. ADORNMENT, RECREATIONAL MATERIAL

41. Christmas tree.

42. Decoration for special event.

43. Book.

44. Magazine, newspaper, writing paper.

Included are files.

45. Toy, game.

46. Awning, canopy.

47. Tarpaulin, tent.

49. Adornment, Recreational Material not classified above.

40. Adornment, Recreational Material; insufficient information available to classify further.

5. SUPPLIES, STOCK

51. Box, carton, bag.

52. Basket, barrel.

53. Pallet, skid (not In use).

54. Rope, cord, twine, yarn.

55. Packing, wrapplng materlal.

56. Bale Storage.

57. Bulk storage.

58. Cleaning supplies.

Included are brooms, brushes, mops, and

cleaning cloths.

59. Supplies, Stock not classified above.

50. Supplies, Stock; insufficient information available to classify further.

6. POWER TRANSFER EQUIPMENT, FUEL

61. Electrical wire, cable Insulation.

62. Transformer.

63. Conveyor belt, drive belt, V-belt.

64. Tire.

65. Fuel.

69. Power Transfer Equipment, Fuel not classifled above.

60. Power Transfer Equipment, Fuel; insufficient

information available to classify further.

7. GENERAL FORM

71. Agricultural product.

72. Fence, pole.

73. Fertilizer.

74. Growing, living form.

Included are forests, brush, and grass.

75. Rubbish, trash, waste.

Included are soot and creosote buildup.

76. Cooking materials.

77. Sign.

8. SPECIAL FORM

81. Dust, fiber, lint.

82. Pyrotechnics, explosives.

83. Atomized, vaporized liquid.

84. Chips.

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85. Palletized material, material stored on pallets.

86. Gas or liquid In or from pipe or container.

Included are accelerants.

87. Rolled material.

Included is rolled paper.

88. Adhesive.

9. OTHER FORM OF MATERIAL

98. Type of Material not applicable.

99. Form of Material not classified above.

00. Form of Material undetermined or not reported.

Coded Examples

Cotton curtains produce most smoke.

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This section of the incident form consists of lines S and T. These entries are made If a mobile

property was Involved In an Incident In which a fire or casualty occurred (line S), or If equipment

was Involved in the ignition of a fire (line T). Line U Is completed on all Incidents.

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If Mobile Property: Year, Make, Model, Serial Number, License Number

Definitions

a. “Mobile property” here refers to property that is designed and constructed to be mobile, movable

under its own power, or towed; such as an airplane, automobile, boat, cargo trailer, farm vehicle, mobile

home (even if placed on a permanent foundation), motorcycle, or recreation vehicle.

b. “Year” refers to the year the property was manufactured. c. “Make” refers to the name of the

manufacturer of the property.

d. “Model” refers to the manufacturer’s model name. If one does not exist, use the common physical

description of the property which is commonly used to describe it, such as “three-bedroom” (mobil home)

or ‘Your door” (sedan).

e. “Serial Number” refers to the manufacturer’s serial number which is generally stamped on an identification plate on the property.

f. “License Number (if any)” refers to the state and number on the license plates affixed to the vehicle:

these are generally issued by the State bureau of motor vehicles. License numbers may also be available

for boats, airplanes, and farm vehicles.

Purpose

These data elements provide detailed information to identify the specific types of mobile property involved

in an incident, and can be used to determine whether particular brands or models are more often a problem

than others. Some mobile properties such as mobile homes, buses, and airplanes are supposed to comply

with fire codes, standards, and/or Federal regulations. Data on make, model, year, and other information

are useful in determining the compliance to standards of mobile properties involved in fires and for 

analyzing the effectiveness of these codes, standards, and regulations. The data also can be used to see

if the public needs to be alerted to special hazards and if more regulation is needed.

Entry

Be as specific as possible in making these entries. Place additional information in the Remarks section if

necessary.

Examples

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If Equipment Involved in Ignition: Year, Make, Model, Serial No.

Definition

a. These entries refer to any item of equipment involved in the ignition of a fire. The entries do not

include ignitions caused by other objects of exposures.

b. “Year” refers to the year the item of equipment was manufactured.

c. “Make” refers to the name of the manufacturer.

d. “Model” refers to the manufacturer’s name for the model. If no such name exists, use the common

physical description of the item of equipment such as, ‘four burner stove” or “chest-type freezer.”

e. “Serial Number” refers to the manufacturer’s serial number stamped on an identification plate affixed

to the item.

Purpose

These entries identify specific manufactured equipment involved in ignitions. Knowing the frequency and

severity of fires associated with various products makes it possible to focus public fire education on the

most dangerous products and provides feedback to manufacturers and regulatory authorities.

Entry

Be as specific as possible in making these entries. If necessary, place additional information in the

Remarks section.

Examples

Remarks Section

CHECK IF COMMENTS 0N REVERSE SIDE

Definition

The Remarks box is checked if any remarks have been entered on the reverse side of the incident form

or on a continuation sheet.

Purpose

Enables additional information to be recorded concerning the incident.

Entry

Place the additional comments on the reverse side of the incident form or on a separate continuation sheet.

Key the remarks to the specific line entry with the line letter.

Example

LINE P - Detector Performance:

One Apex detector was functioning in the area

of fire origin.

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Officer in Charge (Name, Position, Assignment), Date

Definition

The officer in charge is the ranking fire service person dealing with the incident. Position refers to the

person’s rank, and assignment refers to the job held at that particular time. The signature of the officer in

charge and the date should be entered in this block. The date is the day the form is signed.

Purpose

The signature and the date make the report a legal document and indicate a source for further information

on the incident.

Entry

The signature, position, and assignment of the officer in charge and the date should be entered.

Example

Member Making Report (If Different from Above), Date

Definition

This entry will be completed if the member making the report is different from the officer in charge.

Purpose

When someone other than the officer in charge completes the report, the signature of that person indicates

a source for further information on the incident. In these cases, the officer in charge should review the

completed report and sign it as well.

Entry

The signature of the member completing the report and the date should be entered. If the Officer in Charge

completed the report, enter “n/a” in this box.

Example

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