Nfirs Module 8 Wildland Fire

NFIRS 5.
0 Self-Study Program
Wildland Fire Module:

NFIRS-8
Objectives
After completing the Wildland Fire Module the student will be able to:
1. Describe when the Wildland Fire Module is to be used.
2. Demonstrate how to complete the Wildland Fire Module and identify
appropriate other modules, given the scenario of a hypothetical
incident.
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Table of Contents
Pretest #8 Wildland Fire Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Wildland Fire Module Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Section A: FDID, State, Incident Date, Station, Incident Number, Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Section B: Alternate Location Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Section C: Area Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Section D: Wildland Fire Cause, Human and Other Factors Contributing To Ignition,
and Fire Suppression Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Section E: Heat Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Section F: Mobile Property Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Section G: Equipment Involved in Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Section H: Weather Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Section I: Number of Buildings Ignited, Number of Buildings Threatened, Total Acres
Burned, and Primary Crops Burned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Section J: Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Section K: NFDRS Fuel Model at Origin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Section L: Person Responsible For Fire, Gender of Person Involved, Age or Date of Birth,
and Activity of Person Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Section M: Type of Right-of-Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14
Section N: Fire Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16
EXAMPLE: Grass and Brush Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
EXERCISE SCENARIO 8-1: Brush Fire Incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
EXERCISE SCENARIO 8-2: Vehicle Fire on I-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study Program
Pretest #8 Wildland Fire Module

1. A Basic Module must be completed if the Wildland Fire Module is completed.

(a) True.
(b) False.
2. The Wildland Fire Module is a required NFIRS Module.

(a) True.
(b) False.
3. The Fire Module and the Wildland Fire Module can be completed for the same incident.

(a) True.
(b) False.
4. Buildings ignited as a result of a wildland fire are not exposure fires and therefore do not require
separate exposure reports.

(a) True.
(b) False.
5. The Wildland Fire Module can be used for non-hostile fires such as controlled burning and
prescribed fires.

(a) True.
(b) False.
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Wildland Fire Module Use
istorically, NFIRS data have not proved useful in understanding the nature and magnitude of the
wildland fire problem. The optional Wildland Fire Module attempts to rectify this by capturing
data about:
the number of acres burned and the type of materials involved in these fires;
conditions which contribute to the ignition and spread of wildland fires; and
the resources needed to control and/or extinguish these fires.
The purpose of the Wildland Fire Module is to document reportable wildland fires. A reportable
wildland fire is any fire involving vegetative fuels that occurs in the wildland or urban-wildland
interface areas, including those fires that threaten or consume structures. To better understand the
role of fire on the wildland ecosystem, prescribed fires also are included in this definition of reportable fires.
For the purpose of wildland fire reporting, note the following definitions:
Prescribed FireAny fire ignited by management actions to meet specific objectives. A written,
approved prescribed fire plan must exist prior to ignition (Incident Type 632). A prescribed fire that
escapes management is a hostile fire (Incident type 141, Wildland Fire).
Urban-Wildland Interface AreaThe geographical area in which structures and other human development meet or intermingle with wildland or vegetative fuels.
Urban-Wildland Interface Fire Any fire, other than prescribed fire, where fire suppression tactics
were influenced by a geographical area where structures and other human development meet or
intermingle with wildland or vegetative fuels (Incident Type 141).
WildlandAn area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads,
power lines, and similar facilities.
Wildland FireAny fire other than a prescribed fire, involving vegetative fuels that occur in the
wildland. A wildland fire may expose and possibly consume structures (Incident Type 141).
The Wildland Fire Module permits wildland fires to be profiled in depth for resource allocation,
incident management, and fire impact analysis. In addition, aggregated data on wildland fires will
provide invaluable information that can be used by policymakers developing codes and standards,
zoning ordinances, and forest management plans.
Use the optional Wildland Fire Module when the Incident Type is coded as Forest, Woods, or Wildland
Fire (Incident Type 141), or a Prescribed Fire (Incident Type 632). In these cases, the Wildland Fire
Module would be used in lieu of the Fire Module.
The Wildland Fire Module also may be used for the following incident types:
140, Vegetation Fire, Other;
142, Brush, or Brush and Grass Mixture Fire;
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143, Grass Fire;

160, Special Outside Fire;
170, Cultivated Vegetation, Crop Fire, Other;
171, Cultivated Grain, Crop Fire;
172, Cultivated Orchard or Vineyard Fire;
173, Cultivated Trees or Nursery Stock Fire;
561, Unauthorized Burning; and
631, Controlled Burning (Authorized).
CONTROLLED BURNING VERSUS PRESCRIBED FIRE

Incident Type 631, Controlled Burning, is used for fires where the burning is authorized and under
control. Controlled burns are typically agricultural in nature, and are managed by the property
owner. In order to meet the definition of a Prescribed Fire (Incident Type 632), a written, approved
prescribed fire plan must exist prior to ignition.
Typically, these fires are carried out by a wildland management agency.
Both types of fires are considered nonhostile, and both presume that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) requirements are met prior to ignition.
NOTE: A prescribed fire that escapes management is a hostile fireIncident Type is 141 (Wildland Fire). A hostile fire cannot
become a prescribed fire, but the management strategy (actions taken) may change.
If it does not have a written, approved prescribed fire plan prior to ignition, it is not a prescribed
fire, regardless of how it is managed (or how many times it escapes control). How the hostile fire is
managed is the action taken.
Section A: FDID, State, Incident Date, Station,

Incident Number, Exposure
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Total Acres Burned
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1
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11
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13
14
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16
17
18
19
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Month
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investigation of fire causes as well as determining the rate of spread and direction of a fire.
The wind speed m.p.h. field records the wind speed at the fire origin when fire suppression forces
arrived. Enter the average wind speed (to the nearest mile per hour) at the fire origin. You can
measure wind speed using an anemometer or it may be obtained from the weather station. Calm
conditions are recorded as 0.
NOTE: Wind speed is possibly the most important factor affecting the rate of fire spread at an incident.This information is used
to understand and predict fire behavior as well as to evaluate fire protection strategies.
The air temperature field documents the ambient air temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (F) at the
time and location of fire origin. Information about air temperature is used in fire modeling, to assess
the potential for ignition, and to understand problems associated with suppressing fires in various
weather conditions.
Relative Humidity is a measurement of the ratio of the amount of water vapor to the greatest amount
possible at the same temperature. Record the relative humidity at the time and location of fire origin
here. It is expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100 percent. Information about relative humidity is
used in fire modeling, to assess the potential for ignition and rate of spread under various weather
conditions.
The fuel moisture field records fuel moisture expressed as a percentage of total weight (generally
ranging from 0 to 25 percent). Fuel moisture refers to the 10-hour reading of the moisture content
of a fuel stick taken in the general area of the fire origin. Information about fuel moisture is used in
fire modeling, to assess the potential for ignition and rate of spread for different fuels under various
weather conditions.
Record the fire danger rating in the Fire Danger Rating field. This entry refers to the NFDRS, one
method of describing the wildfire threat in a particular area. It is derived from both constant and
variable fire danger factors that affect the ignition, spread, and difficulty of control of fires and the
damage they cause.
Factors considered when estimating the fire danger are temperature, relative humidity, wind speed,
fuel type, and fuel moisture.
This information is used in fire prevention activities to determine when fires are most likely to occur
and their severity. Burning bans and park or forest closures or restrictions may be invoked based on
the Fire Danger Rating. It is also useful in presuppression planning to determine staffing levels and
critical initial attack times.
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I3 records
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K
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Age
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L
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if less than
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None fire Required
Enter
code
and
the
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indicates
the
magnitude
of
each
and
of
the
wildland
problem
overall.
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4
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the ONE
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#1
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1
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7
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Gender
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Incendiary
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6 Ownership
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1
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#3
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Human
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%
Military
Rate of spread
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Source
None
Check as many
boxes as are applicable.
1
Identified
person
caused fire
Age
orPerson
Date
of Birth
%
E
Other
0
of
Involved
L
3 Activity
1
Asleep
2
%
3
Aspect
Age
in
Years
Date
of
Birth
2
Possibly
impaired
by
alcohol
or
drugs
This
entry
should
be
the
most
accurate
estimate
of
acres
burned
that
is practical to obtain (1 acre
3
%
Private
4
County or parish
Mobile
Property
Type
3
Unattended person
OR
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complete the rest of Section L
%
F
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43,560
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ofYear
accurately scaled maps,
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or province
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4 Tax
Day
Feet
paying
16
%
Federal
%
Flame
length
5
Physically
disabled
eters,
or
other
accurate
measuring
methods
are
preferred.
If
less
than
1
acre
was
burned,
the decimal
Elevation
Gender
of
Person
Involved
Equipment
Involved
2
Federal Agency Code
None
Non-tax paying
L
2
%
6
G
Activity
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Ignition
L
4
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7 point
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I1 town, village, local
%
3
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None
Age in Years
Date of Birth
%
4
County
or parish
Number
of buildings that were
Identify up toOR
3 crops if any crops were burned
%
ignited
in
Wildland
fire
5
State or province
Month
Day
Year
6
Federal
%
Number
Federal Agency Code
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1
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Wind Direction
L4Crop Activity
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7
Number
of
buildings
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%
Military
8 Block
I4Wildland
collects
information
regarding up to three types of crops
fire but were
not involved
%
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0 if
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2 of Person Involved
negative most acres burned first. If no crops were burned, leave this block
Total Acres Burned
I3
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ment
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Crop 3
8-11
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Rate of spread
Relative
position on slope
Aspect
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Flame length
Chains per Hour
Rate of spread List the crop with the

that burned.
blank.
3
4
6
7
Weather Information

Age was a factor
I1

None
F
Air Temperature
Check if
negative
Fuel Moisture
Indicate the percent of the total acres burned for each ownership type then check the ONE box to identify the property ownership at the origin of the fire. If the ownership at origin is Federal,
Ownership
Crop 1
Total Acres Burned
Fire Danger Rating
Property Management
Primary Cro
Crop 2
I3
I4

Section J: Property Management,

Relative Humidity
Equipment Inv
in Ignition
Identify up to 3 crops if
Information about what type of crops burned in the fire is useful in tracking
trends
and patterns
in
Number
of Buildings
Threatened
I
2
wildland fires, and in planning prevention
strategies.
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Weather Type
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Crop 3
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made at the point of initia
1
2
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L2

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3
4
5
6

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7
8
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%
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L3
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Age in Years
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OR
Month
Day
Year
Federal Agency Code

%
L4
Cha
Rate of spread
This section records the principal entity responsible for maintenance or control of property use
where the fire originated. You also may record the percent of total acres burned for each type of
ownership involved.
A record of the number of acres burned broken down by property ownership is of significant
value to local fire departments as well as State and Federal wildland agencies. It provides a means to
determine the frequency and impact of fire on property managers, especially major holders of land
such as ranchers, lumber and paper companies, agricultural producers, and Federal and State governments. This information will help target fire protection programs to entities having the greatest risk
or loss potential. This information also helps identify the entity responsible for reimbursing costs
associated with fire suppression efforts.
Indicate the percent of the total acres burned for each type of ownership involved. Continue by
marking the box that describes the principal entity with responsibility for the property where the
fire originated. If a Federal agency has responsibility for the property, enter the five-digit Federal
Agency Code in the space provided. Mark U if undetermined.
8-12
Feet
Flame length
%
%
Elevation

I2
Wind Direction
Weather Type
Check if
negative
Air Temperature
%
Relative Humidity
Fuel Moisture
Crop 1
None
Crop 2
I3
Total Acres Burned
Section K: NFDRS
Fuel
Model
at Origin
,
,
Crop 3
Fire Danger Rating
Property Management

NFIRS
5.0 Self-Study Program
F
Wind Speed (mph)
A Ownership
MM
None

Feet
DD
Horizontal distance
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Station Responsible
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for Fire
Incident Date
Change
Behavior
Wildland
Fire
L
N
data element identifies the type
of1 wildland fuel involved in a wildland
fire at the point of origin.
%
U This Undetermined
Factors
Contributing
None
These
optional
descriptors
observations
1
Identified
person
caused
fire
Wildland
Fire
Cause
Alternate
Location
Specification
Fuel
models
were
devised
to
organize
information
about
vegetative
fuels
for
use refer
in tothe
NFDRS
to
B
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at the point of initial attack
to Ignition
FDID
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fuel models in
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1
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0
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2
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D4 Fire Suppression Feet
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#1
Elevation
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of
Person
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2 The Non-tax
5
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entry
two-digit
code
and descriptor Enter
corresponding to the NFDRS fuel
2
OR in this field is%the L
6
Structure
up to
Male
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#2
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type
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threeof origin.
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3 Age or Date of Birth
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Date
Birth
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or parish
1
Asleep
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C6
7
8
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State
or province
Area
Type
Federal
Federal Agency Code
1
Rural, farms
>50 acres
Foreign
2
Military
3
Other
4
%
%
%
%
%
Weather Information
2
3
4
5
6
7
Month
Day orYear
Possibly impaired
by alcohol
drugs
Unattended person
Activity
of disabled
Person Involved
Possibly
mentally
4
Physically disabled
Age was a factor
I1
Wind Direction
Weather Type
F
Air Temperature
I2
Fuel Moisture
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Equipment
Involved
Rate of spread
in Ignition
None
I4

None
Crop 1

Check if
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Crop 2
I3
Total Acres Burned
%
Relative Humidity
None
Wind Speed (mph)
Feet
Mobile
Property Type
Flame length
Fire Danger Rating
Crop 3
at Origin
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Section L: Person Responsible
Fire,MGender
of Person
Involved, Age or Date of Birth, and Activity of Person Involved
Property Management
None
Ownership

Feet
Horizontal distance
from right-of-way
Undetermined
L1
1
2
3

Fire Behavior
Private

1
2
Tax paying
Block
L1 documents
Non-tax
paying
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Gender ofwas
Person
Involved
whether or
not
responsible
for the Elevation
fire and whether or not that
L2a person
%
Male
1
person was identified. If the person was identified, the rest of Section L should be completed.
2
Public
3
4
5
6
County or parish
State or province
Federal
Foreign
Military
Other
OR
Month
Day
Year
Federal Agency Code
7
8
0
Female
NOTE: If the person responsible for causing the fire Age

is known,
enter
identifying information about the person in Block K1 of either
or Date
of Birth
L3
%
City, town,
Aspect
the Basic
Modulevillage,
or thelocal
Supplemental Module.
Age in Years
Date of Birth
%
%
%
Feet
Flame length
L4
8-13
Chains per Hour

Rate of spread
Ownership
Relative Humidity
HU
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Fire Danger Rating
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Property Management
Indicate
the percent
of the
totalIDacres burned for each ownerNFDRS
Weather
Station
ship type then check the ONE box to identify the property ownership
at the origin of the fire. If the ownership at origin is Federal,
Private
Wind Direction %
%
F
Check if
negative
Air Temperature
%
Tax paying
Non-tax paying
Weather
1 Type
Ownership
,
,
Fire Behavior
Person
Responsible
for Fire
of Buildings
Ignited
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N Primary
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I
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if any
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made
initial
Required
if lesspoint
than 100
feetattack
ignited
in Wildland
fire
2 NFIRS
Unidentified
person
caused fire
Enter
the code
and the
descriptor
corresponding
5.0
Self-Study
Program
I2

None
Feet
Horizontal distance
Crop
1
from right-of-way
of buildings
were threatened
by
Gender
ofthatPerson
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L2Number
Feet
Elevation
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2
L1
NCrop Fire
Male
1
Total 2Acres Female
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I13 Identified person caused fire
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%
made
at
Crop 3 the point of initial attack
Age or Date
of Birth
2 L3 Unidentified
person
caused fire
, not caused, by person in Block L2Aspect
%
Relative
Humidity
Fuel Moisture
Fire
Danger Rating of persons
3
City,
town,
village,
local
Information
on
the
gender
involvedentered
can be used with other
3
Fire
Private
Age in Years
Date of Birth
%
4
County or parish
demographic
information to identify
fire problems
in certain segments of the population
and to
OR
%
5 Property
State
or province
Tax
paying
%
NFDRS Fuel Model
at
Management
None
Feet Feet
Month
DayOrigin
Year
M
J12 6target
K
fire
prevention
and
fire
safety
programs
for
certain
audiences.
Elevation
Federal
Non-tax
paying
Flame length
LEnter
2 Gender of Person Involved
% %
Indicate the percent of theFederal
total acres
burned
Agency
Codefor each ownerthe code and the descriptor corresponding
ship type then check the ONE box to identify the property ownerMale
1 Activity
of
Person
Involved
to
the
NFDRS
Fuel
Model
at
Origin
L4 2
Foreign
ship
of the fire. If the ownership at origin is Federal, %
7 at the origin
Chains per Hour
Female
Feet
Wind Speed (mph)
U
Undetermined
Public
enter the Federal

Agency Code.
Military
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8
3
4
U
5
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%
NFIRS8
L3
Wildland
Change
Age inExposure
Date of Birth
Person Responsible
for Fire
Fire
L1 Years
Delete
Age
orofDate
of
Birth
Activity
Person
Involved
OR
%
%
%
Federal Agency Code
1
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7
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Station
Incident Number
County or parish
Undetermined
State or province
Wildland Fire Cause
D1Federal
Incident Date
ate
DD 0
YYYY
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MM
Month
Day
Year
1
Identified
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fire
Factors
Contributing
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2 3 toUnidentified
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Person
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3L4 Fire not caused
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#2 by person
Rate of spread
Horizontal distance
from right-of-way
Aspect
Fire Behavior
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madeFlame
at thelength
point of initial attack
8
Misuse of fire
Foreign
%
Natural
source the
Chains per Hour
Block
L3 records
age
or date
of birth
for the person identified as being responsible
for the fire,
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%
2 Military
Equipment
Rate of spread
8
U
Fire
Suppression
Factors
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3
Smoking
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the cause was accidental
or
%
Feet
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paying
10 whether
D4intentional.
%
4
Open/outdoor fire
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#1
of Person Involved
2
paying
L
2 Gender
%
5 Non-tax
Debris/vegetation
burn
This
information
can be used withEnter
gender
other demographic data to identify fire problems in
6
Male
1 and
up to
#2
three
7
Incendiary
Eastcertain
Female
2
Relative
position on
slope
segments
of
the
population
and
to
target
fire prevention and fire
safety
programs
for certain
factors
Public
West
#3
Date of
audiences.
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element is particularly
useful
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%
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3
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Years
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of
Birth
Heat Source
None
%
4
County
or parish
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Age was a factor
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%
%
Month
Day
Feet
Year

F
L4 Activity of Person Involved
Equipment Involved
None
G inActivity
Ignition
of Person Involved
Flame length
Chains per Hour

Rate of spread
The entry
in Block
L4 describes
the primary activity of the person believed to have caused the fire.
Number
of Buildings
Ignited
I
1
I4
Prevention programs and strategy
development
on wildland fires are of utmost importance in conNone
Identify
up to 3 cropsinformation
if any crops were burned
tinuing Number
education
on
fire
behavior.
Collecting
on the primary activity of the person
involvedNumber
will assist
in developing
of Buildings
Threatened programs that better address the fire prevention needs of each
I2
Crop 1
activity.
Wind Direction
None
ion
perature

Check if
negative
Crop 2
I3
Total Acres Burned
Section
M: Type of Right-of-Way
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Fire Danger Rating
ment
Crop 3

None
Feet
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Fire Behavior
L1of Way
Ndistance
Right
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to
the
horizontal
of fire-origin point from the edge of the traveled sur%
face 1of a Identified
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the nearest
outside rail
a railroad
or from the nearest power line or
Theseof
optional
descriptors referright-of-way,
to observations
caused fire
2 transmission
Unidentified person
caused fire
power
equipment
of a utility
right-of-way.
3
NOTE: This section is completed only for fires starting on orFeetnear (within 99 feet) of road, railroad, or power line
Elevation
right-of-ways.
L2 Gender of Person Involved
%
1
2
%
%
L3
Male
Female
Age in Years
Aspect
Date of Birth
8-14
OR
Month
Day
Year
ncy Code
%
Feet
Flame length
L4
Chains per Hour
5
6
7
r suburban
d interface area
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Physically disabled
Age was a factor
I1

None
perature
None
Primary
Crops Burned
5.0 Self-Study
Program
I4 NFIRS
This section
contains two fields. In one, the actual measured or estimated horizontal distance (to the
I2 foot, up to 99 feet) of the point
nearest
Cropof
1 fire origin from the right-of-way is entered. A description
None
Wind Direction
Numberof
of buildings
that were threatened near
by
of the type
right-of-way
or
on
which
the fire started is recorded in the second field.
Check if
negative
Crop 2
Totaldata
Acres about
Burned horizontal distances from rights-of-way provide information necessary to
Aggregate
I3
assess the risks of certain hazards andCrop
to3 develop hazard reduction strategies such as regulations for
,
,
controlling combustible fuels along roads and other rights-of-way.
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Equipment Involved
in Ignition
Fire Danger Rating
ment
None
Section N: Fire Behavior

Feet
Horizontal distance
from right-of-way
ge, local
h
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L1
1
2
3

Fire Behavior
%
Feet
%
%
L2

1
2
%
%
L3
Male
Female
Age in Years
Aspect
Date of Birth
OR
Month
Day
Year
ncy Code
%
Feet
Flame length
L4
%
%
Elevation
Chains per Hour

Rate of spread
This section allows for the documentation of the topographical features and fire characteristics that
contributed to the fire behavior. Information about fire behavior is used in fire modeling to assess the
potential for fire ignition and rate of spread for different fuels under various conditions.
NOTE:These optional descriptors refer to observations made at the point of initial attack. Use of these descriptors most likely will
be limited to wildland fire management agencies that are trained in making these observations.
The Elevation Field is used to record the height above mean sea level, measured in feet.
The Relative Position on Slope field indicates the relative position of the fire on a slope. It can be
coded as follows:
0, Valley Bottom;
1, Lower Slope;
2, Mid Slope;
3, Upper Slope; or
4, Ridge Top.
8-15
The Aspect field is the direction that the slope faces. This observation is coded as follows:
0, Flat/None;
5, Southwest;
1, Northeast;
6, West;
2, East;
7, Northwest; or
3, Southeast;
8, North.
4, South;
The Flame Length refers to the distance between the flame tip and the midpoint of the flame depth
at the base of the flame (generally the ground surface) measured in feet.
The chains per hour field is used to record the measurement of forward-spread rate of the fire front
(a chain is equivalent to 66 feet, or approximately1 foot per minute).
SUMMARy
Use the optional Wildland Fire Module to document reportable wildland fires. A reportable fire is
generally any wildland fire involving vegetative fuels that occurs in the wildland or urban-wildland
interface areas. This includes fires that threaten or consume structures.
It permits wildland fires to be profiled in depth for resource allocation, incident management, and fire
impact analysis. Aggregated data on wildland fires will provide information that can be used by policymakers for developing codes and standards, zoning ordinances, and forest management plans.
8-16
EXAMPLE: Grass and Brush Fire

Directions: Read the call information in the example below. Then look at the completed Wildland Fire Module form. Look at
each section and follow along with the proper use of the information as applicable to the Wildland Fire Module.
On January 1, 2002, at 1550 hours, Fire Department FDID #TR100, Station #001, was called to a
grass and brush fire (Incident #0200001) at several vacant fields and a small (1/2 acre) cornfield,
located at the intersection of a rural road with State Highway 162 just north of an apartment
complex at the northern edge of Oklahoma City, OK.
The temperature was 75 F, the humidity only 5 percent, and there were scattered clouds. The
wind was brisk, from the northeast at 15 to 20 miles per hour. There were two structures in the
immediate area: a dwelling and a barn at the southwest corner of the cornfield that was burning.
Engines 2, 3, and 4 arrived at the scene at 1605 hours. The fire was moving rapidly toward the
southwest and was about 1/2 mile from the exposed structures.
The fire service personnel set up a defensive line with ample water and prevented the fire from
spreading. The exposed structures were protected. There were no victims. About 2.5 acres were
burned completely, including the corn crop. The cause of the fire seems to be a discarded cigarette thrown into the annual grasses from Highway 162.
8-17
8-18
EXERCISE SCENARIO 8-1: Brush Fire Incident

Directions: Read the call information in the exercise below. Use the information provided to complete the Wildland Fire Module
form. Compare your work to the answers provided on the completed Wildland Fire Module form. If your answers are different
from the ones provided, read over the Wildland Fire Module again.
At 1000 hours Saturday, June 27, 1998, a Type 2 engine carrying three personnel was dispatched
to a brush fire threatening homes in Carlysle Canyon, CA. The location given was the SE 1/4 of
the NE 1/4 of Section 34, Township 7N, Range 12W, San Bernardino (S.B.) Meridian. The weather
at 1000 hours was 78 F, 29 percent relative humidity, winds from the southwest at 6 m.p.h. and
clear skies. Fuel moisture is estimated at 9 percent.
The fire was started adjacent to a hiking trail in the canyon bottom at an elevation of 1,250 feet.
It was estimated at 2 acres in size at arrival at 1040 hours. There was no vehicle access into the
canyon. The fire was a slope-driven one, with relatively slow spread (estimated at 127 chains per
hour) with an average horizontal flame length of 12 feet. The fuel bed was medium to heavy brush
(Fuel Model F) with good continuity. The canyon slope was 50 percent. The fire, on the lower,
northwest side of the slope was approximately 3/4 of a mile away from the closest structure.
In addition to the initial unit and crew members, four other Type 2 engines (each with a crew of
three) were dispatched to the fire. A chief officer was responding, but was not onscene until 1200
hours. Two Type 1 air tankers were available on request, both 20 minutes away.
A total of five structures were fueled by this fire. By the time the fire was brought under control
(confined) at 1800 hours, it had burned 300 acres and destroyed two structures. The estimated
property loss was $300,000 of which $50,000 was the contents of the two structures. There were
no injuries or deaths associated with this fire.
After the fire, it was determined that a 20-year-old male hiker started the fire by carelessly
discarding a cigarette into the dry brush. The fire started 5 feet away from the hiking trail in
the canyon bottom on country open space property. Seventy percent of the acreage burned was
privately owned, the rest was county owned. The scene cleared at 0800 hours Sunday, June 28th.
FDID #TR100, San Bernardino, CA, County Fire Department, Station 106, Incident #9805210.
8-19
MM
FDID
DD
Incident Date
State
Station
Longitude
OR
North
South
Township
East
West
Incident Number
Exposure
Misuse of fire
Other
Undetermined
8
Natural source
0
Equipment
U
Smoking
Open/outdoor fire
Incendiary
D2

to Ignition
Subsection
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Area Type
C
1
2
3
4
Meridian

Weather Information
Wind Direction
Weather Type
F
Wind Speed (mph)
Air Temperature
Fuel Moisture
Check if
negative

None
Heat Source
Equipment Involved
in Ignition
None
None
I4

None
Crop 1
Crop 2
I3
Total Acres Burned
Fire Danger Rating
Ownership
#2

Property Management
None
#3
%
Relative Humidity
I2
D4
None

#2
Enter
up to
three
factors
Asleep
Unattended person
Physically disabled
Age was a factor
I1
#1
None
#1

Section
NFIRS8
Wildland
Fire
to Ignition
D3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Range
Change
Wildland Fire Cause
D1

Latitude
Delete
YYYY
Crop 3
None

Feet
Horizontal distance
from right-of-way
Undetermined
L1
1
2
3

Fire Behavior
Private

1
2
Tax paying
Non-tax paying
Feet
%
%
L2
1
2
Public
3
4
5
6

County or parish
State or province
Federal
%
%
Foreign
Military
Other
L3
Male
Female
Aspect
Date of Birth
OR
Month
Day
Year
%
%
Feet
Flame length
L4
%
%
Elevation
Age in Years
Federal Agency Code
7
8
0
Chains per Hour

Rate of spread
8-20
8-21
EXERCISE SCENARIO 8-2: Vehicle Fire on I-95

Directions: Read the call information in the exercise below. Use the information provided to complete the entire Wildland Fire
Module form and other required forms. Compare your work to the answers provided in Appendix A. If your answers are different
from the ones provided, read over the Wildland Fire Module again.
The Alberta Fire Department (FDID #92188) received a call for a grass fire on I-95 near mile
marker 73 and Exit 2B in Brunswick, Virginia 23351, on May 3, 2005. The dispatcher assigned
the incident (#5455) to Engine Co. 2 from Shift C. The unit received the alarm at 11:58 p.m.
and arrived at the scene in 6 minutes with a four-person engine crew. Mr. Robert L. Anderson
(49 years old) was driving to Emporia, Virginia, to return his son, Joseph, to his mother. Mr.
Anderson lives at 1630 Second Avenue, Jarrett, North Carolina 24501. His telephone number is
555-432-0987. He said that he and his son stopped in a rest/picnic area to have a little dinner.
They started a fire in a grill at the rest area. Mr. Anderson stated that it got windy and sparks
blew into the grass and a grass fire resulted. The Virginia Department of Transportation owns
the property at latitude 37.55 degrees north and longitude 77.44 degrees west. The area is rural.
It was a clear night, with a wind speed of 10 m.p.h. from the east, 62 F, and 70 percent relative
humidity. The fuel moisture reading was 15 percent with a fire danger rating of moderate. The
1-acre fire was extinguished by the four-person engine crew. There was no dollar loss to the
property. The crew brought the fire under control at 12:40 a.m. The last unit cleared the incident
at 1:05 a.m. Michael Harris, FF2 Badge No. 123, completed the report. Captain Ernest Greene was
the Officer in Charge of the incident.
8-22

MM
Delete
Incident Date
State
Location Type
Station
Incident Number
Exposure
NFIRS1
Number/Milepost
Prefix
Basic
No Activity
Check this 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.
Street address
Intersection
In front of
Rear of
Adjacent to
Directions
US National Grid
Census Tract
Street or Highway
Street Type
Suffix
Apt./Suite/Room
City
State
ZIP Code
Cross Street, Directions or National Grid, as applicable
Incident Type
E1
Incident Type
YYYY
Change
FDID
DD
Aid Given or Received
None
Dates and Times
Midnight is 0000
Month
Check boxes if
dates are the
same as Alarm
Date.
Day
Year
Hour
E2
Min
Shifts and Alarms

Local Option
ALARM always required
Shift or
Platoon
Alarm
Alarms
District
ARRIVAL required, unless canceled or did not arrive
1
2
3
4
5
Mutual aid received

Auto. aid received
Mutual aid given
Auto. aid given
Other aid given
Their FDID
Last Unit
Cleared
G1
Resources
Primary Action Taken (1)
G2
Apparatus
Personnel
Suppression
Additional Action Taken (2)
Civilian Fire Cas.4

Fire Service Cas.5
EMS6
HazMat7
Wildland Fire8
Apparatus9
Personnel10
Arson11
Check box if resource counts include aid

received resources.
H1
Casualties
None
Deaths Injuries
Fire
Service
Civilian
H2
1
2
U
Detector
Required for confined fires.
Detector alerted occupants

Detector did not alert them
Unknown
H3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
Special
Study Value
Estimated Dollar Losses and Values
LOSSES:
Required for all fires if known.

Optional for non-fires.
Property
Contents
None
PRE-INCIDENT VALUE: Optional
EMS
Other
Additional Action Taken (3)
Special
Study ID#
LAST UNIT CLEARED, required except for wildland fires
Check this box and skip this block if an

Apparatus or Personnel Module is used.
Fire2
Structure Fire3
Local Option
Controlled
Actions Taken
Completed Modules
Special Studies
CONTROLLED optional, except for wildland fires
Their
State
Their Incident Number
E3
Arrival
Property
Contents
Hazardous Materials Release
None
Natural gas: slow leak, no evacuation or HazMat actions

Propane gas: <21-lb tank (as in home BBQ grill)
Gasoline: vehicle fuel tank or portable container
Kerosene: fuel burning equipment or portable storage
Diesel fuel/fuel oil: vehicle fuel tank or portable storage
Household solvents: home/office spill, cleanup only
Motor oil: from engine or portable container
Paint: from paint cans totaling <55 gallons
Other: special HazMat actions required or spill > 55 gal
(Please complete the HazMat form.)
Mixed Use
Property
10
20
33
40
51
53
58
59
60
63
65
00
Not mixed
Assembly use
Education use
Medical use
Residential use
Row of stores
Enclosed mall
Business & residential
Office use
Industrial use
Military use
Farm use
Other mixed use
Property Use
None
Structures
Church, place of worship
131
Restaurant or cafeteria
161
Bar/tavern or nightclub
162
Elementary school, kindergarten
213
High school, junior high
215
College, adult education
241
Nursing home
311
Hospital
331
341
342
361
419
429
439
449
459
464
519
Clinic, clinic-type infirmary

Doctor/dentist office
Prison or jail, not juvenile
1- or 2-family dwelling
Multifamily dwelling
Rooming/boarding house
Commercial hotel or motel
Residential, board and care
Dormitory/barracks
Food and beverage sales
539
571
579
599
615
629
700
819
882
891
Household goods, sales, repairs

Gas or service station
Motor vehicle/boat sales/repairs
Business office
Electric-generating plant
Laboratory/science laboratory
Manufacturing plant
Livestock/poultry storage (barn)
Non-residential parking garage
Warehouse
Outside
Playground or park
124
Crops or orchard
655
Forest (timberland)
669
Outdoor storage area
807
Dump or sanitary landfill
919
Open land or field
931
936
938
946
951
960
961
962
Vacant lot
Graded/cared for plot of land
Lake, river, stream
Railroad right-of-way
Other street
Highway/divided highway
Residential street/driveway
981
984
Construction site
Industrial plant yard
8-23
Look up and enter a

Property Use code and
description only if you
have NOT checked a
Property Use box.
Property Use
Code
Property Use Description

Person/Entity Involved
K1
Local Option
Check this box if same

address as incident
Location (Section B).
Then skip the three
duplicate address
lines.
Business Name (if applicable)
Mr., Ms., Mrs.
First Name
Number
Prefix
Post Office Box
State
Area Code
MI
Phone Number
Last Name
Suffix
Street or Highway
Street Type
Apt./Suite/Room
Suffix
City
ZIP Code
More people involved? Check this box and attach Supplemental Forms (NFIRS1S) as necessary.
Owner
K2
Local Option
Check this box if same

address as incident
Location (Section B).
Then skip the three
duplicate address
lines.
Same as person involved?

Then check this box and skip
the rest of this block.
Mr., Ms., Mrs.
Business Name (if applicable)
First Name
Number
MI
Prefix
Post Office Box
State
Area Code
Phone Number
Last Name
Suffix
Street or Highway
Street Type
Apt./Suite/Room
Suffix
City
ZIP Code
Remarks:
Local Option
Fire Module Required?

Check the box that applies and then complete the Fire Module
based on Incident Type, as follows:
Complete Fire & Structure Modules
Complete Fire Module &
Section I, Structure Module
Basic Module Only
Confined 113118
Complete Fire Module
Mobile property 120123
Complete Fire Module
Vehicle 130138
Complete Fire or Wildland Module
Vegetation 140143
Outside rubbish fire 150155 Basic Module Only
Special outside fire 160
Special outside fire 161163 Complete Fire Module
Crop fire 170173
Buildings 111
Special structure 112
ITEMS WITH A
MUST ALWAYS BE COMPLETED!
More remarks? Check this box and attach Supplemental Forms (NFIRS1S) as necessary.
Authorization
Check box if
same as
Officer in
charge.
Officer in charge ID
Signature
Position or rank
Assignment
Month
Day
Year
Member making report ID
Signature
Position or rank
Assignment
Month
Day
Year
8-24
MM
FDID
DD
Incident Date
State
Station
Longitude
OR
North
South
Township
East
West
Incident Number
Exposure
Misuse of fire
Other
Undetermined
8
Natural source
0
Equipment
U
Smoking
Open/outdoor fire
Incendiary
D2

to Ignition
Subsection
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Area Type
C
1
2
3
4
Meridian

Weather Information
Wind Direction
Weather Type
F
Wind Speed (mph)
Air Temperature
Fuel Moisture
Check if
negative

None
Heat Source
Equipment Involved
in Ignition
None
None
I4

None
Crop 1
Crop 2
I3
Total Acres Burned
Fire Danger Rating
Ownership
#2

Property Management
None
#3
%
Relative Humidity
I2
D4
None

#2
Enter
up to
three
factors
Asleep
Unattended person
Physically disabled
Age was a factor
I1
#1
None
#1

Section
NFIRS8
Wildland
Fire
to Ignition
D3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Range
Change
Wildland Fire Cause
D1

Latitude
Delete
YYYY
Crop 3
None

Feet
Horizontal distance
from right-of-way
Undetermined
L1
1
2
3

Fire Behavior
Private

1
2
Tax paying
Non-tax paying
Feet
%
%
L2
1
2
Public
3
4
5
6

County or parish
State or province
Federal
%
%
Foreign
Military
Other
L3
Male
Female
Aspect
Date of Birth
OR
Month
Day
Year
%
%
Feet
Flame length
L4
%
%
Elevation
Age in Years
Federal Agency Code
7
8
0
Chains per Hour

Rate of spread
8-25

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NFIRS 5.

Wildland Fire Module:

NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study Program

Pretest #8 Wildland Fire Module

2. The Wildland Fire Module is a required NFIRS Module.

NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study Program

Wildland Fire Module Use

NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study Program

143, Grass Fire;

CONTROLLED BURNING VERSUS PRESCRIBED FIRE

Section A: FDID, State, Incident Date, Station,

Human Factors Contributing

Check as many boxes as are applicable.

Rural, farms >50 acres

Mobile Property Type

NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study Program

Alternate Location Specification

Human Factors Contributing

Check as many boxes as are applicable.

Wildland Fire Cause

Enter Latitude/Longitude OR Township/Range/Section/Subsection

Enter both the latitude and longitude ofAlternate

Section C: Area Type

Wildland fire but were not involved

Fire Danger Rating

Human Factors Contributing

Total Acres Burned

Check as many boxes as are applicable.

Number of Buildings Ignited

% Total Acres Burned

for fires in densely populated areas

Gender of Person Involved

Fire Danger Rating

Enter the code and the

Activity of Person Involved

Unidentified person caused fire

made at the point of ini

If person identified, complete the rest of Section L

Gender of Person Involved

Age or Date of Birth

NFIRS 5.0 Self-Study Program

Alternate Location Specification

Wildland Fire Cause

Enter Latitude/Longitude OR Township/Range/Section/Subsection

Fire Suppression Factors

Human Factors Contributing

Alternate Location Specification

Identify up to 3 crops if any crops were burned

Mobile Property Type

Total Acres Burned

NFDRS Weather Station ID

Total Acres Burned

% Total Acres Burned

Fire Danger Rating

These optional descriptors refer to observations

J Block D notes conditions or

NFIRS8 Revision 01/01/04

Wildland fire but were not involved

Fire Danger Rating

NFDRS Fuel Model at Origin

Activity of Person Involved

Chains per Hour

Activity of Person Involved