MFIRS 2 Fire Module

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MFIRS 2 Fire Module
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Objectives

• The participants will be able to
• describe when the Fire Module is to be used
• demonstrate how to correctly complete various
  sections of the Fire Module given scenarios
  of incidents

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MFIRS 2 Fire Module

• Used for all fires that extend beyond a
  non-combustible container
• Exception Wildland Fire Module may be used
  instead of this module for vegetation or other
  outside fires
• Incident Types 140-143, 160, 170-173, 561,
  631-632
• Not recommended in MA except for extremely large
  forest/brush fires (100 acres).

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A - Header

• Header information is repeated on all modules . .
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• In an automated system, this information is
  entered once and imported into all modules

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B1 - Property Details

• B1 identifies the number of residential units in
  the building of origin
• B2 identifies the number of buildings involved
• Exposures will have a 0
• B3 identifies the number of acres burned
• may use Wildland Fire Module instead

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C - On Site Materials

• Identifies any significant amounts of commercial,
  industrial, energy, or agricultural products on
  the property
• Use whether or not materials were involved in
  fire
• Required if Property Use is 500 - 899

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D - Ignition

• D1 Identifies the area where the fire started
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• D2 Identifies the heat source ?
• D3 Identifies the item ignited ?
• D4 Identifies the composition of the item ignited

Codes are found in the Handbook and QRG
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E1 - Cause of Ignition ?

• Identifies the general causal factor that
  resulted in a heat source igniting a combustible
  material
• Identifies if fire was an exposure fire
• If Cause is Intentional an Arson Module must be
  completed.

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E2 - Contributing Factors ?

• Identifies the contributing factors that allowed
  the heat source and combustible material to
  combine to ignite the fire
• Can identify up to 2 factors

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E3 - Human Factors ?

• Identifies mental or physical states or
  conditions that contributed to the ignition of
  the fire
• Identifies the age and sex of the person
  involved in the ignition
• If age of person involved lt18 please put it here
  and complete the juvenile firesetter part of the
  Arson Module

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F1 - Equipment

• Identifies the equipment that provided the
  primary heat source to cause ignition (if the
  equipment malfunctioned or was improperly used)
• Codes are found in the Handbook or QRG

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F2 - Power Source

• Identifies the power source of the equipment
  involved in the ignition of the fire
• Codes can be found in the Handbook and QRG

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F3 - Equipment Portability

• Describes the equipment involved in ignition as
  either stationary or portable
• Portable equipment normally can be moved by one
  person, /or is designed to be used in multiple
  locations

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G - Fire Suppression Factors

• Identifies conditions or factors that affected
  fire suppression or management decisions

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H - Mobile Property Information

• H1 - Identifies if mobile property was involved
  in the ignition and whether or not it burned

H2 - Identifies the mobile property that was
involved in the ignition H3 - Massachusetts
Requirement for Stolen Vehicle
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Coding Common Incidents

• The following slides are how you should code the
  following types of incidents
• Electrical fires
• Smoking fires
• Arsons
• Juvenile-set fires

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Electrical Fires

• Factors Contributing to Ignition 30-39 series
  Electrical failure, malfunction or 54
  Equipment overloaded.
• In every case some piece of equipment had to have
  failed, malfunctioned, caused the short circuit
  or arc or overloaded. The Equipment Involved in
  Ignition and the accompanying fields Power Source
  and Portability, need to be completed
• Wiring is considered to be equipment (Equipment
  Involved 210 214).

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Smoking Fires

• Heat Source Between 61 and 65 or
• Factors Contributing to Ignition (1 2) 11
• Cause of Ignition ? 1
• Age (Human Factors) gt7 or is null

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Arsons

• In v5 a fire is considered arson if
• Cause of Ignition (Fire Module) 1 (Intentional)
  and the Age of Person (Fire Module) is greater
  than 17 or if the field is blank or
• Wildland Module is used (in place of the Fire
  Module), the Wildland Fire Cause 7 (Incendiary)
  and the Age of the Person (Wildland Module) is
  greater than 17 or if the field is left blank.
• Arson Module must be completed

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Juvenile-set Fires

• Human Factors Contributing to Ignition Age lt 18
• Or Factors Contributing to Ignition
• 19 Playing with heat source.
• The juvenile firesetter section of the Arson
  Module must be completed.

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Summary

• The Fire Module (MFIRS 2) is used for any fire
  that extends beyond a non-combustible container
• vehicle fire, building fire
• vegetation (grass) fire, unless Wildland Module
  is used
• In conjunction with the Structure Fire Module,
  provides a more complete picture of the incident

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Questions?