Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-66 - FLORIDA FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM › Section 69A-66.002 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
For purposes of these rules unless the context clearly
				  requires otherwise, the following word or term has the following
				  meaning.
(1) "Florida Fire Incident
				Reporting System," or "FFIRS," means the Florida statewide fire data
				information system that resides within the Division of State Fire Marshal,
				Department of Financial Services. FFIRS works in collaboration with NFIRS to
				report and analyze fire incidents.
(2) "National Fire Incident Reporting
				System," or "NFIRS," means an information system initiated and supported by the
				United States Fire Administration (USFA). NFIRS was developed as a means to
				gather and analyze information on the magnitude of the nation's fire problem,
				as well as its detailed characteristics and trends.
(3) "Codes" means a series of basic phrases
				with code numbers used to describe fire incidents in the NFIRS/FFIRS program.
				The descriptive phrases were developed and made available by the National Fire
				Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 901, the Uniform Coding for Fire
				Protection, 1976 edition, the 1981 codes for Fire Service Casualty Reporting,
				and the 1990 codes for Hazardous Materials Reporting. The National Fire
				Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 901, The Uniform Coding for Fire
				Protection, 1976 edition, the 1981 codes for Fire Service Casualty Reporting,
				and the 1990 codes for Hazardous Materials Reporting are not adopted in these
				rules, but are provided for reference and informational purposes
				only.
(4) "Codes Training" means
				instruction on the series of basic phrases with code numbers that are used to
				describe fire-related incidents in NFIRS/FFIRS.
(5) "Federal Client Tool" means software
				provided free to fire protection agencies throughout the United States to
				manage fire data. The USFA, in partnership with the National Fire Information
				Council (NFIC), developed the software.
(6) "Third Party Vendor Software" is
				NFIRS/FFIRS compatible software that is marketed and sold to fire protection
				agencies by private vendors.
(7)
				"Fire Protection Agency" means any local, state, state agency, or special fire
				department in the state responsible for municipal or county fire protection as
				recognized by the appropriate municipal, county, or special fire control
				district or the state. A fire protection agency has the same intent and purpose
				as a fire department as defined in subsection
				 69A-62.001(4),
				F.A.C., or fire district, which is of carrying out the duties, functions,
				powers, and responsibilities normally associated with a fire department. These
				duties, functions, powers, and responsibilities include but are not limited to
				the protection and saving of life and property against fire, explosions, and
				other hazards, the prevention and extinguishment of fires, and the enforcement
				of municipal, county, and state fire prevention codes, as well as of any law
				pertaining to the prevention and control of fires and hazardous materials
				incident mitigation.
Rulemaking Authority
					 633.104,
					 633.136 FS. Law Implemented
					 633.136
					 FS.
New 2-8-06, Amended
					 5-14-15.