DELAWARE FIRE INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM (DFIRS)
What is DFIRS?
In 1972, the President's Commission on Fire Prevention and Control issued a document entitled, America Burning. This document was the first "in-depth" discussion of this country's fire problem. The outgrowth of America Burning was the National Fire Prevention and Control Act, Public Law 93-498, which established the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration.
One of the mandates of Public Law 93-498 was the establishment of the National Fire Incident Reporting System. In 1976, six states piloted what was to become the national Fire Incident Reporting System, or NFIRS. The U.S. Fire Administration developed NFIRS as a means of assessing the nature and scope of the fire problem in the U.S. Delaware joined the program and established the Delaware Fire Incident Reporting System (DFIRS) in 1977. Since 1977, DFIRS has evolved from a rudimentary paper system to the current NFIRS 5.0 system.
DFIRS Contact
Lily Medina
State NFIRS Manager
1537 Chestnut Grove Road
Dover, DE 19904
302-739-5665
302-739-3696 fax
After hours DFIRS Technical Support
302-242-6428
E-mail:Sunisa.Medina@state.de.us
DFIRS General Information
Delaware FDID Numbers - PDF FormatExpanded Actions Taken Coding Guide - PDF Format
Expanded Incident Type Coding Guide - PDF Format
Incident Field Notes - Page 1 - Page 2 in PDF format
Maryland FDIDs - PDF Format
Summary Output Reports Tool Users' Guide - PDF Format
DFIRS Grant Information
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/grants
