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Modules</span></p><hr><p>Learn how to code community paramedicine incidents.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Aug. 16, 2022</small></p></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a href="/nfirs/coding-help/csst/">CSST installation as a contributing factor in a fire</a></h3><p class="small mb-0"><span class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-tag"></span> <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Coding</span>, <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Other Modules</span></p><hr><p>Learn how to document confined structure fires.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Dec. 17, 2020</small></p></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a href="/nfirs/coding-help/time-change/">Documenting incidents when the time changes</a></h3><p class="small mb-0"><span class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-tag"></span> <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Basic Module</span>, <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Coding</span></p><hr><p>Learn how to document times for incidents that occur during a time change.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Dec. 17, 2020</small></p></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a href="/nfirs/coding-help/reporting-deaths-no-response/">Documenting fire death incidents without a fire department response</a></h3><p class="small mb-0"><span class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-tag"></span> <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Basic Module</span>, <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Coding</span>, <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Other Modules</span></p><hr><p>This bulletin advises local fire departments not to report fire death incidents to the National Fire Incident Reporting System if the department doesn't respond.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Dec. 17, 2020<span class="ms-3 text-muted">Updated: Sept. 25, 2023</span></small></p><span class="badge bg-success">UPDATED</span></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a href="/nfirs/coding-help/property-use/">Determining property use at the incident location</a></h3><p class="small mb-0"><span class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-tag"></span> <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Basic Module</span>, <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Coding</span></p><hr><p>How to complete the Mixed Use Property and Property Use fields.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Dec. 17, 2020</small></p></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a href="/nfirs/coding-help/incident-type/">Why getting the 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for coding dates into your NFIRS incident numbers.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Sept. 26, 2018</small></p></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a href="/nfirs/coding-help/plusone-codes/">The use of plus-one codes</a></h3><p class="small mb-0"><span class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-tag"></span> <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Coding</span>, <span class="text-nowrap ms-1">Data Analysis</span></p><hr><p>Learn how to create and define plus-one codes.</p></div></div></div><div class="col"><div class="card nfirsgram h-100"><div class="card-body"><div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-baseline"><p class="mb-2"><small>Nov. 2, 2016<span class="ms-3 text-muted">Updated: May 6, 2024</span></small></p><span class="badge bg-success">UPDATED</span></div><h3 class="h5 balance-text"><a 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