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- NERIS incident type lookupAll 128 incident types across the three-level hierarchy, searchable, with the exact code string the API expects.
- NERIS actions taken listAll 89 actions and tactics, three levels deep, with the exact code NERIS expects and the no-action reasons.
- NERIS location use codesAll 78 location use codes, each with the NFIRS property use codes it maps from. Search by either.
- NERIS fire cause codesThe 13 structure fire and 14 outside fire cause values, and which incident type uses which list.
- Impediments in NERISThe impediment narrative every incident carries, and the rescue impediment codes filed with a rescue.
- NERIS ID lookupFind any fire department's NERIS ID in the 30,731-department public directory. Search by name, city, or ZIP code.
- NERIS fields in plain languageWhat each module and field is actually asking you: timestamps, narratives, casualties, aid, the fire and medical modules.
- NFIRS → NERIS: what changedThe structural differences for departments migrating: modules instead of forms, text hierarchies instead of numeric codes, two narratives instead of one.
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