Department Information

The department header contains specific information about your department. The state uses the department information to create a department profile. The incidents you submit are associated with the department profile. The department information file is created by FH, so you don't need to know this information to submit incidents. It is included for your reference only.

This information is from NFIRS Version 5.0 Design Documentation - January 2001 2001.1. Download this documentation directly from www.usfa.fema.gov/design.htm for more information.

Below is a list of the data elements.

• Fire Dept. ID

  (As entered for the designated central station in the Administration Options form.)

• Fire Dept. State
• Fire Department Name
• Fire Department Street Number or Milepost
• Fire Department Street Prefix
• Fire Department Street or Highway Name
• Fire Department Street Type
• Fire Department Street Suffix
• Fire Department City
• Fire Department Zip
• Fire Department Phone
• Fire Department Fax
• Fire Department E-mail
• Fire Department FIPS County Code

• Number of Stations

  (As entered for the designated central station in the Administration Options form.)

• Number of Paid Firefighters

  Information on including department header counts for more than one FDID is available in Export Multiple FDID Counts.

• Number of Volunteer Firefighters
• Number of Volunteer Paid Per Call