Add Incident Person/Entities Involved

The name of the person involved in the incident is needed for legal reference. The name also provides a basis for long-term analysis in recognizing patterns of repeated incidents involving the same individual or entity in the same or different locations over a period of time.

  1. From the File menu, select the NFIRS 5 Incident Reporting option, then the NFIRS 5 Incident Report option.
  2. (If the NFIRS Incident Report form is displayed) Press Browse (or Ctrl + O), highlight the record then press OK.
  3. (If the Query form is displayed) Highlight an incident then press OK.
  4. Click the Property & Involvement tab.
  5. Press Add.

    The Involvement form is displayed.

    1. Enter an individual Last Name or the manager/owner of the business specified in Business Name, if any, without regard to whether Address same as Incident Address is checked.
    2. Check Same Address as Incident Address to add incident address values.

      Local option.

    3. Enter a Business Name, if applicable, without regard to whether Same Address as Incident Address is checked.

      Local option.

    4. Add additional information as needed.
    5. If there are additional persons involved, press New, otherwise press Close.
  6. Press Save.