MFIRS Tools for Fire Departments

Information about using the Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System (MFIRS).

MFIRS Coding Tips for Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

MFIRS/NFIRS does not directly allow for coding specific types of battery fires, including lithium-ion battery fires. However, there are several ways to capture information on lithium-ion battery fires. The memo MFIRS Coding of Lithium-ion Battery Fires contains detailed instructions on how to code these fires. 

The National Fire Data Center (NFDC) has two NFIRSGrams on how to code fires with lithium-ion batteries.

• E-Cigarette Fires
• Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Fires

We can also track valuable information about lithium-ion battery fires in the Hazardous Materials Module. Please use the Module when lithium-ion batteries are involved in a fire, or when they are impacted by a fire or damaged – for example in a collision.

We also need to treat any fire that involves a lithium-ion battery as a (potential) hazardous materials release. The memo MFIRS Coding of Lithium-ion Battery Fires also contains guidance on how to code the various fields of the Hazardous Materials Module. If you feel another code is more representative of what happened at the incident please use it.

Additional Resources

MFIRS Coding of Lithium-ion Battery Fires

Massachusetts FDID Numbers

Massachusetts Fire Department Identification Numbers (FDID #s) are unique to each fire department or district. They are assigned by the Fire Data Unit and are used for MFIRS/NFIRS and federal AFG grants.

Additional Resources

fdid.xls

MFIRS Forms

Use these forms to document an incident in MFIRS.

Additional Resources

MFIRS Basic Form

MFIRS Fire & Structure Fire Form

MFIRS Civilian Fire Casualty Form

MFIRS Fire Service Casualty Form

MFIRS Arson - Juvenile Firesetter Form

MFIRS Wildland Fire Form

MFIRS HazMat Form

MFIRS EMS Casualty Form

MFIRS Quick Reference Guide

This is the MFIRS Quick Reference Guide (coding manual) for the Massachusetts Fire Incident Reporting System.

MFIRS PowerPoint Presentations

These are PowerPoint presentations developed to instruct the MFIRS user to correctly complete an incident report.

• MFIRS Introduction
• MFIRS Basic Module
• MFIRS Fire Module
• MFIRS Structure Fire Module
• MFIRS Civilian Fire Casualty Module
• MFIRS Fire Service Casualty Module
• MFIRS Arson/Juvenile Firesetters Module
• MFIRS EMS Module
• MFIRS HazMat Module
• MFIRS Wildland Module
• MFIRS Apparatus/Personnel Module

MFIRS Certified Vendors

This is a list of MFIRS vendors that have been certified by DFS.