NERIS Incident Reporting

NERIS Incident Reporting


NERIS Incident Reporting

Overview

This document explains how to complete the NERIS report from a bird’s eye. The master-procedure and tab descriptions below will be explained in-depth in the following articles of this user guide.


Alert

Disclaimer 

NERIS is currently under development by the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI). This guide reflects the system as implemented in EPR FireWorks. Functionality may evolve as NERIS continues development toward full national implementation by January 2026.

Completing the NERIS Incident Report

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To complete the NERIS report, complete the NERIS tabs as follows:

  1. Incident Info: Document incident details, actions and tactics taken, location, involved entities, narratives, and report authorization.
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  1. Response: Record incident times, apparatus, and crew details.
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  1. Incident Documentation Requirements: Additional details regarding specific incident types.
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  1. Alarms: Record alarm and suppression system statuses.
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  1. PayRoll: Track payroll for participating crew members.
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  1. Validate the Report: When you finish documenting the incident, click Validate Incident. If there are any issues with the report, the issues will appear in the popup window in the center of the screen.image-20250410-141754.png


  1. Fix issues. When done, Click Complete to submit the report.
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Idea

The primary difference between NERIS and NFIRS is the Incident tab. Aside from the overall visual update in NERIS, the Response, Casualties, Payroll, and Map Preview tabs remain unchanged. The NFIRS Authorization tab has been merged into the Incident tab for a more streamlined experience.

Map Preview 

The Map Preview tab displays the incident location on your Google/ESRI map. In addition, the Map Preview section includes the Response Mode for on-scene action.neris-map-preview

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