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Incident |
ActionPrior |
The significant actions taken by occupant or passer-by prior to fire service arrival |
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Incident |
ActionTaken |
The main action taken by fire fighters at the incident |
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Incident |
AddressNumber |
Street/road number of incident |
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Incident |
AddressStreet |
Street/road name of incident |
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Incident |
AlarmLevel |
Indicates severity of incident 1 = low, 5 = very high |
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Incident |
AlarmMethod |
The method by which fire services were first alerted about the incident. How call was originated (111, direct alarm, etc.) |
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Incident |
CADNumber |
Incident Number. The unique incident identifier assigned by the dispatch system |
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Incident |
CommonName |
The common place name of the location |
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Incident |
DelayApp1 |
The reason for any delay in arrival of the first arriving fire suppression resource (appliance, helicopter etc) |
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Incident |
DelayInCall |
The reason for any delay in the person calling the fire service, if known |
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Incident |
DistanceTravelled |
The distance travelled to the incident, in kilometres |
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Incident |
ICADEventType |
The initial description of the type of incident which determines the type of fire service response |
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Incident |
IncidentType |
The final classification of the type of Incident |
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Incident |
MapGridE |
The NZTM easting that represents the location to which fire services were responded |
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Incident |
MapGridN |
The NZTM northing that represents the location to which fire services were responded |
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Incident |
PFANumber |
The identifier for the Private Fire Alarm which initiated the emergency call |
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Incident |
RiskClassification |
A deprecated classification of the general risk for the response zone where the incident was located. Prior to 1998 this is the only means of determining fire jurisdiction |
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Incident |
StartDateTime |
The date/time the incident was notified to the fire service dispatch system |
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Incident |
Status |
Status of incident in the database - New / Closed / Incomplete/Industrial Action (never completed because of industrial action) |
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Incident |
StopDateTime |
date/time the incident was closed in the dispatch system |
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Incident |
Suburb |
Suburb location of incident |
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Incident |
Zone |
The Emergency Service Zone used within the dispatch system to determine the nature of the fire service response |
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General |
BuildingOwner |
The owner of the property involved in the incident ( Owner occupied, State owned, Housing New Zealand, Rented, Unknown) |
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General |
CivAssisted |
The number of civilians assisted in the course of the incident.-Defaults to 0 |
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General |
CivEvacuated |
The number of civilians evacuated in the course of the incident.-Defaults to 0 |
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General |
CivExtricated |
The number of civilians extricated during the course of the incident-Defaults to 0 |
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General |
CivRescued |
The number of civilians rescued from the incident - Defaults to 0 |
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General |
GenPropertyUse |
The overall use of the property or complex |
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General |
PersonsTrapped |
Yes/No field to indicate whether any persons were reported to be trapped, at any stage of the incident (regardless of outcome). |
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General |
SpecPropertyUse |
The specific use of the property within a larger property |
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Response |
ArrivalTime |
The arrival date/time for the responding unit |
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Response |
Callsign |
The emergency vehicle radio call sign |
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Response |
DepartedDateTime |
The time/date the emergency unit departed the incident scene |
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Response |
DepartedTime |
The date/time the emergency unit left the incident, as received from the dispatch system |
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Response |
DistrictCode |
The District as defined in under section 26 of the Fire Services Act (1975) in which the New Zealand Fire Service unit is based |
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Response |
EnrouteTime |
The date/time the unit responded to the incident, as received from the dispatch system |
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Response |
StationAlertTime |
The date/time the base station for each responding unit was alerted to the incident by the dispatch system |
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Response |
StationCode |
The identifier of the Station where the responding fire service unit is based |
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Response |
StationType |
The authority under which the station operates, New Zealand Fire Service, NRFA, Defence or Industrial Brigade |
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Response |
StationTypeCode |
Station Type - V = Volunteer, P = Paid, R = Rural, C = Composite, I = Industrial, D = Defence |
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Response |
UnitType |
The type of emergency unit (indicates the type of equipment available on the unit) |
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Equipment |
Equipment |
The items of equipment used to control the incident |
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Equipment |
EquipmentQuantity |
The number or amount of each item of equipment used to control the incident |
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Fire |
AlarmsInvolved |
Yes/No field - was there a smoke alarm, fire detection or automatic-extinguishment system involved in detecting the fire? |
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Fire |
ArrivalCondition |
The condition of the fire on arrival of the first fire appliance at the fireground |
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Fire |
Cause |
The cause of the fire. Use in conjunction with CauseCertaintyPct field |
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Fire |
CauseAge |
The age of the person involved in the Cause of the fire |
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Fire |
CauseCertaintyPcnt |
The degree of confidence that the fire fighter has in the determination of the cause of the incident. High = 1, Medium = 2, Low = 3 |
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Fire |
EquipMake |
The brand / trade name of the item identified in Equipment involved, if known, in free format |
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Fire |
Equipment Involved |
The equipment that provided the heat that started the fire |
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Fire |
EquipModel |
The model of the item identified in Equipment Involved, if known, in free format |
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Fire |
EquipYear |
The year of manufacture of the item identified in Equipment Involved, in free format |
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Fire |
Ethnicity |
The ethnicity of the person involved in the Cause of the fire |
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Fire |
Evacuation |
Type of evacuation carried out and its progress. |
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Fire |
ExpDistance |
Exposures Only – Distance of the exposed structure from initial fire in unspecified units |
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Fire |
ExpHeatTransfer |
Exposures Only – The primary means by which heat was transferred to the exposed structure |
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Fire |
ExposureNumber |
Signifies this incident was caused by “exposure” to another incident. E.g., a vehicle fire may ignite surrounding vegetation. |
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Fire |
ExpRoofMaterial |
Principal construction material of roof – Exposed structures Only |
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Fire |
ExpSurfMaterial |
Principal construction material of wall cladding – Exposed structures Only |
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Fire |
FireDetectFailure |
The reason for the failure of the smoke alarm, fire detection or automatic-extinguishment system |
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Fire |
FireDetectPerform |
Role the smoke alarm, fire detection or automatic-extinguishment system played in detecting the fire |
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Fire |
FireDetectType |
The type of smoke alarm, fire detection or automatic-extinguishment system installed at the scene |
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Fire |
Gender |
The gender of the person involved in the Cause of the fire (Options are U/M/F) |
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Fire |
HeatSource |
The ignition source of the fire. |
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Fire |
NumSprinkler |
The number of sprinkler heads operated |
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Fire |
Obj1Ignited |
The first object ignited in the fire |
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Fire |
Obj1Material |
The material of which the first item ignited was made |
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Fire |
Origin Location |
The room, space or point of origin of the fire or spill within the specific property |
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Fire |
PctPropertySaved |
Approximate proportion of the property not affected by flame damage |
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Fire |
TermStage |
The stage the fire had reached prior to extinguishment |
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Structure |
AreaFireControl |
The area of the structure in square metres damaged by fire control |
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Structure |
AreaFlame |
The area of the structure in square metres damaged by heat and flame |
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Structure |
AreaSmoke |
The area of the structure in square metres damaged by smoke |
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Structure |
AreaStructure |
The total floor area of the structure in square metres, calculated using formula: Length (m) x Width (m) x Number of Floors in the building, including basements |
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Structure |
AreaWater |
The area of the structure damaged by fire fighting water |
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Structure |
AvenueFlame |
The factor most influencing the 3-dimensional direction of travel of flame |
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Structure |
AvenueSmoke |
The factor most influencing the 3-dimensional direction of travel of smoke |
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Structure |
BuildingAge |
The age of the building, by best estimation |
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Structure |
ConstructionType |
The construction of the main structural frame of the building |
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Structure |
DamageFireControl |
A description of the extent of fire control damage to the structure |
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Structure |
DamageFlame |
A description of the extent of flame damage to the structure |
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Structure |
DamageSmoke |
A description of the extent of smoke damage to the structure |
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Structure |
DamageWater |
A description of the extent of water damage to the structure |
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Structure |
Level of Origin |
The level of origin of the fire eg Ground floor. |
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Structure |
LiningCeiling |
The material used to line the ceiling of the structure |
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Structure |
LiningInternal |
The material used to line the internal walls of the structure |
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Structure |
MaterialMostFlame |
The material generating most flame at the fire |
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Structure |
MaterialMostSmoke |
The material generating most smoke at the fire |
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Structure |
NumFloors |
The number of floors in the building, including basements |
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Structure |
Value Lost |
Approximate value of damage to the structure calculated by quantity survey tables and using specific property use field, expressed in current dollar value terms |
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Vegetation |
AreaGorse |
The area of gorse burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
AreaGrassland |
The area of grassland burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
AreaIndigForest |
The area of native forest burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
AreaPlanForest |
The area of plantation forest burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
AreaScrub |
The area of scrub burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
AreaTotalVeg |
The total area of vegetation burnt - the sum of the areas of individual vegetation types |
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Vegetation |
AreaTussock |
The area of tussock burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
AreaWetland |
The area of wetland burnt in the fire in square metres |
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Vegetation |
FireSeason |
The fire season status assigned by the Rural Fire Authority. |
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Vegetation |
Permitted |
Indicates whether a permit was issued for the initial fire |
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FireWeather |
BUI |
Calculated Build Up Index (BUI) for the nearest weather station - Numerical rating of total amount of fuel available for combustion that combines DMC and DC below |
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FireWeather |
DangerForest |
Calculated index from low to extreme based on daily indices and a standard fuel load for forest |
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FireWeather |
DangerGrassland |
Calculated index from low to extreme based on daily indices and a standard fuel load for grassland of 3.5 tonnes/ha. |
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FireWeather |
DangerScrub |
Calculated index from low to extreme based on daily indices and a standard fuel load for scrub of 20 tonnes/ha |
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FireWeather |
DC |
Calculated Drought Code (DC) for the nearest weather station - Numerical rating of average moisture content of deep, compact, organic layers. Useful indicator of seasonal drought effects on forest fuels, amount of smouldering in deep duff layers & large logs |
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FireWeather |
DMC |
Calculated Duff Moisture Code (DMC) for the nearest weather station – Numerical rating of average moisture content of loosely compacted organic layers of moderate depth. Indicates fuel consumption in moderate duff layers & medium-size woody material |
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FireWeather |
FFMC |
Calculated Fine Fuel Moisture Code (FFMC) for the nearest weather station - A numerical rating of the moisture content of litter and other cured fine fuels. This code is an indicator of the relative ease of ignition and flammability of fine fuel |
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FireWeather |
FWI |
Calculated Fire Weather Index (FWI) for the nearest weather station - Numerical rating of fire intensity that combines ISI and BUI. Suitable as a general index of fire danger throughout forested & rural areas |
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FireWeather |
Humidity |
Fire weather from the nearest weather station relative humidity. The relative humidity observation for the weather station at 12:00 NZST on the day of the incident. |
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FireWeather |
ISI |
Calculated Initial Spread Index (ISI) for the nearest weather station - Numerical rating of expected rate of fire spread. Combines effects of wind & FFMC on rate of spread without the influence of variable quantities of fuel |
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FireWeather |
Rainfall |
The rainfall total (mm) for the previous 24 hours for the nearest weather station at 12:00 NZST on the day of the incident. |
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FireWeather |
Temperature |
The temperature observation (deg C)for the nearest weather station at 12:00 NZST on the day of the incident. |
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FireWeather |
VegStationcode |
The identifier for the nearest weather station for which data is available for the day of the incident |
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FireWeather |
VegWindDirection |
The instantaneous wind direction observation for the nearest weather station at 12:00 NZST on the day of the incident |
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FireWeather |
VegWindSpeed |
The instantaneous wind speed observation (km/hr) for the nearest weather station at 12:00 NZST on the day of the incident |
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Casualty |
AgeApprox |
The approximate age of the person injured in a fire in years |
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Casualty |
Apparent Injury1 |
The most serious apparent injury suffered by the person at a fire |
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Casualty |
Bleeding |
Indicates whether the injured person suffered bleeding or any other leakage of body fluids. Yes/No field |
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Casualty |
CasEthnicity |
The ethnic origin of the fire casualty |
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Casualty |
CasualtyNumber |
The number of fire casualties at any particular fire |
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Casualty |
ConditionPrior |
The state of the victim prior to injury contracted at the fire |
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Casualty |
EscapePrevFactor |
The most significant factor preventing the escape of the victim at a fire |
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Casualty |
Familiarity |
The length of time the victim at a fire was acquainted with the surroundings |
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Casualty |
FFAction |
The type of aid administered by fire fighter to assist the casualty at a fire |
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Casualty |
Gender |
The gender of the injured person Options are Unknown/Male/Female |
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Casualty |
InjuryActivity |
The activity in which the victim at a fire was engaged on becoming injured |
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Casualty |
InjuryCause |
The cause of the injury incurred at a fire |
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Casualty |
InjurySeverity |
Severity of injury ranging from slight to fatal |
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Casualty |
LocationFound |
The location in the room of the victim at a building fire |
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Casualty |
LocationIgnition |
The location of the victim at the time of ignition of the fire |
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Casualty |
RemovalMethod |
The method employed to remove the victim from the fire ground |
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Casualty |
RoomFound |
The room where the victim at a building fire was found |
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Casualty |
VictimAwareness |
The victim’s level of awareness of the fire |
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Hazard |
Contamination |
The type of ecological environments contaminated by a hazardous substance leakage |
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Hazard |
HazDetectFailure |
The reason for the failure of the hazardous substances detectors |
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Hazard |
HazDetectPerform |
The performance of the hazardous substances detector in the room or space where the incident occurred |
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Hazard |
HazDetectType |
The type of hazardous substance detector present |
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Hazard |
LeakCause |
The cause of the leakage of hazardous material |
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Hazard |
PopulationDens |
A coarse indicator of the density of the human population in the area affected by a hazardous substance leak |
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Hazard |
PrimaryAdvice |
The primary source of advice given to fire fighters for hazardous substance incidents |
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Hazard |
PriorActivation |
Activation of detection and control systems in Hazardous substance incidents |
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Hazard |
PriorControl |
Attempts made prior to fire service arrival to control or contain the hazardous substance leakage |
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Hazard |
SecondaryAdvice |
The secondary source of advice given to fire fighters in hazardous chemical incidents |
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Hazard |
SpreadExtent |
The extent of the spread of the hazardous substances incident on arrival |
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Hazard |
WindDirection |
The wind direction at the time of fire service arrival at a hazardous substance incident |
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Hazard |
WindSpeed |
The wind speed at the time of fire service arrival at a hazardous substance incident |
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Chemical |
ChemicalNumber |
The number of chemicals involved in the incident |
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Chemical |
Class |
The Classification number of the chemical substance involved in the incident |
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Chemical |
ContainerLabeled |
Indicates whether the container was labelled |
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Chemical |
DispMethod |
The method used to dispose of the chemical |
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Chemical |
DispOrgResponsible |
The organisation responsible for the disposal of the chemical substance |
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Chemical |
DispPlace |
The place where the chemical substance was disposed of |
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Chemical |
LeakageFrom |
The item from which the chemical substance leaked |
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Chemical |
LeakQuantity |
The quantity of the chemical leakage or spillage – by weight or volume as relevant |
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Chemical |
NumContainers |
The number of containers which were spilled or leaked |
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Chemical |
TradeName |
The name of the chemical substance involved in the incident |
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Chemical |
UNSI |
The United Nations Substance Identification number assigned to the substance involved in the incident. |
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Mobile |
MobileNumber |
The number of mobile properties (vehicles) directly involved in the incident |
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Mobile |
VehicleMake |
Free text description of the make of the mobile property (vehicle) involved in the incident |
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Mobile |
VehicleModel |
Free text description of the model of the mobile property (vehicle) involved in the incident |
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Mobile |
VehicleType |
The type of mobile property (vehicle) involved in the incident |
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Mobile |
VehicleYear |
Free text description of the year of manufacture of the mobile property (vehicle) involved in the incident |