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NERIS Released (Nov 4th 2024)

NERIS (the National Emergency Response Information System, which is to replace NFIRS) was released today. Release of the specification means it is stable for up to a year, and now partners (such as Responserack) can build upon a stable specification.

NERIS Specification 1.0.1, Nov 4th 2025

NERIS will roll out to more and more fire departments in early / mid 2025, and NFIRS will shut down at the start of 2026. We have a year to migrate ...

Responserack is working to create screens for capturing NERIS report fields, like those that exist for NFIRS, and also integrate Responserack servers seamlessly into NERIS. Firefighters using Responserack should experience little change.

What will be different for Administrators

No more "monthly export files", so no remembering to download/upload or email to state. Responserack (if you allow it) can send your reports to NERIS directly.
No problems with "invalid incidents" being rejected some time after being submitted, they will be validated by NERIS before being accepted into the system.
No problems with updating an incident report after it has been filed, NERIS accepts updates. You can file when the structure fire occurs, and then update after the results of any investigation.
Fewer technical details of storage and materials and such, however there are a few new concepts & acronyms to learn. We'll cover them in detail over the next year, but a few to know are ESS, PV, CSST, PSAP. See more NERIS terminology ...

NERIS Acronyms & Terminology

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