Form NFIRS-1 BASIC at a glance
What it is: NFIRS-1 BASIC is the form for the Incident Type, Actions Taken and Property Use of an incident.
Who signs: The Officer in charge signs. The Member making report signs too, or checks the box if same as Officer in charge.
A filled-in Form NFIRS-1 BASIC example: a street address call from alarm to cleared
How to fill out Form NFIRS-1 BASIC, box by box
Incident number, station and date
Enter the Incident Number, Station, FDID, Exposure and State, and the Incident Date as MM DD YYYY.
Check Delete, Change or No Activity only if it applies.
Location Type
In Section B, Location Type, check Street address, Intersection, In front of, Rear of, Adjacent to or Directions.
Enter the Census Tract, Number/Milepost, Prefix, Street or Highway, Street Type, Suffix, City, State, ZIP Code and Apt./Suite/Room.
Enter the Cross Street, Directions or National Grid, as applicable.
Check the box to indicate that the address for this incident is provided on the Wildland Fire Module in Section B, “Alternative Location Specification.” Use only for wildland fires.
Dates and Times
ALARM is always required.
ARRIVAL is required, unless canceled or did not arrive.
CONTROLLED is optional, except for wildland fires.
LAST UNIT CLEARED is required except for wildland fires.
Midnight is 0000.
Check boxes if dates are the same as Alarm Date.
Actions Taken
Enter the Primary Action Taken (1), Additional Action Taken (2) and Additional Action Taken (3).
Property Use
Look up and enter a Property Use code and description only if you have NOT checked a Property Use box.
Authorization
M Authorization: ITEMS WITH A MUST ALWAYS BE COMPLETED! The Officer in charge enters ID, Signature, Position or rank, Assignment, Month, Day and Year.
Member making report: ID, Signature, Position or rank, Assignment, Month, Day and Year; check box if same as Officer in charge.
Sources
[1] Form NFIRS-1 BASIC (Revision 01/01/07), U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA (the Official source link on this page).