N0497 Introduction to NFIRS 5.0

N0497 Introduction to NFIRS 5.0

June 29-30, 2022

Hosted by: Washington State Fire Marshal

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is hosting an Introduction to NFIRS 5.0 course in June.  This two-day course teaches students how to use standardized forms to achieve uniformity in their incident and activity reporting.  This training program is designed specifically to support local fire service organizations, and it will assist them in providing data both to their management and to decision-makers, as well as to their state uniform fire reporting system.

At a local level, National Fire Incident Reporting System data can be used to:

• Describe a community's fire problem.
• Support budget requests and improve decision-making for allocation of resources.
• Assist in planning for future fire protection.
• Help identify opportunities for scheduling nonemergency activities.
• Evaluate code enforcement programs.
• Identify target audiences for public fire education programs.
• Support requests from grant making organizations and alternative funding sources to fund department programs and priorities.

Time:  0800-1700 daily

Location:  Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority: Station 73, 26512 Military Rd, Kent WA 98032

Fee:  No Cost

Registration:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/27ZX8JN