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For urgent questions, check out our <a href="/nfirs/training/" class="text-reset text-underline">how-to videos</a> or <a href="/nfirs/coding-help" class="text-reset text-underline">Coding Help page</a> first or <a href="/pocs/" class="text-reset text-underline">contact your NFIRS State Program Manager</a>.</p></div></div><div class="row mt-5 align-items-center"><div class="col-12 col-md-4"><img src="/img/maps/usa-data.600x400.png" class="img-fluid" alt="U.S. map"></div><div class="col-12 col-md-8"><p class="display-5 my-5">Over <strong>22,000</strong> U.S. fire departments are helping their communities reduce the risk from fires and other emergencies by reporting their incident data to NFIRS.</p><p>Contact your state’s NFIRS Program Manager to find out how your department can get started with NFIRS today!</p><p><a class="lead" href="/pocs/">Find my state's program manager</a></p></div></div><h2 id="reportingStatus" class="mt-5">NFIRS Incident Reporting Participation</h2><p>Incident reports on emergency responses by fire service are being submitted to NFIRS every day from the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) community. The purpose of presenting this information is to increase awareness to the incidents being reported to NFIRS, in order to generate more timely reporting and increased participation. Below are updated total counts of fire departments reporting and incidents submitted to NFIRS for 2024 as of March 6, 2025. The incident totals include all incidents with status as valid, invalid, or no activity and released or unreleased.</p><p>For more information, click the reports below to view the summary reporting totals by state. The numbers and reports will be updated each month.</p><div class="table-responsive"><table class="table border mb-0"><caption>Data available as of March 6, 2025</caption><thead><tr><th scope="col">NFIRS Reporting By Year</th><th class="bg-light" scope="col">Total Fire Departments</th><th scope="col">Increase from Last Month</th><th class="bg-light" scope="col">Total Incidents</th><th scope="col">Increase from Last Month</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2024 Incidents <abbr title="Current Year">(CY)</abbr></td><td class="bg-light">22,625</td><td>672</td><td class="bg-light">30,321,195</td><td>1,890,914</td></tr></tbody></table></div><ul class="list-unstyled mb-5"><li class="my-3"><a href="/downloads/xls/nfirs-monthly-participation-report.xlsx?release=Wed Mar 05 2025 19:00:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)"><span class="fa-sharp fa-regular fa-file-xls"></span> NFIRS monthly participation report by state (2024)</a> <span class="small">(March 6, 2025)</span></li><li class="my-3"><a 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webinar.</p><p>The webinar shared the latest NERIS developments and explored how USFA and FSRI are moving towards a modernized approach in managing emergency response data and analytics across the nation.</p><ul><li>Learn about the latest progress and next steps for NERIS</li><li>Explore the newly launched beta version of the Core Data Schemas</li><li>Hear first-hand insights from Fire Chiefs testing the prototype version</li></ul><p class="lead mb-0"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/932930106/831a83e3bc">Watch for the webinar</a></p></div><div class="col-12 col-md-6 border p-3 p-lg-4"><div class="badge bg-secondary mb-2">WEBINAR</div><h2 class="h3">Understanding the Proposed NERIS Data Framework</h2><p>On Dec. 14, the U.S. Fire Administrator with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology and UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute will presented a deep dive into the proposed NERIS data framework.</p><p class="lead mb-0"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://fsri.org/program-update/demand-access-neris-draft-data-framework-webinar">Watch for the webinar</a></p></div><div class="col-12 col-md-6 border p-3 p-lg-4"><div class="badge bg-secondary mb-2">WEBINAR</div><h2 class="h3">An Introduction to NERIS</h2><p>On July 13, the U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell with U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate's Senior Science Advisor, Dr. David Alexander, UL's Fire Safety Research Institute Vice President & Executive Director, Dr. Steve Kerber and Philadelphia Fire Commissioner, Adam Thiel hosted the Modernizing the U.S. Fire Data System: An Introduction to NERIS webinar.</p><p>The webinar provided a virtual discussion about the vision, purpose and impact of the new NERIS.</p><p class="lead mb-0"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://fsri.org/program-update/demand-access-modernizing-us-fire-data-system-introduction-national-emergency">Watch the webinar</a></p></div></div><div class="mt-6"><h2 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