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National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) is the United States' primary system for collecting and analyzing fire and emergency incident data. It replaced the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) as the national reporting standard on January 1, 2026.
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NERIS is developed through a collaboration between the United States Fire Administration (USFA), the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes.[1][2] The system is used by fire and emergency service agencies across the United States to report incident data and support analysis at local, state, and national levels.
Background
The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), administered by the United States Fire Administration, served as the primary national system for collecting fire incident data in the United States for more than four decades.[3][4]
By the 2020s, NFIRS was widely considered a legacy system, with a structure and technology base that limited its ability to support modern data requirements, including real-time reporting, interoperability with other systems, and advanced analytics.[3]
In response, the United States Fire Administration and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate initiated the development of a replacement system designed to support all-hazards incident reporting and improved data accessibility.[1] The resulting system, NERIS, was intended to expand beyond fire-specific reporting to better reflect the broader scope of fire and emergency service activities, including emergency medical responses and emerging incident types.[3]
The transition to NERIS also reflects broader changes in the fire service, including increased demand for data-driven decision-making, resource allocation, and national-level analysis of risks and trends.[3]
Development
Development of NERIS began through a partnership between DHS S&T and USFA, with FSRI serving as the primary technical developer.[1] The system is designed as a cloud-based platform intended to support data collection, integration, and analysis across fire and emergency service agencies.
The program has been introduced in phases, with initial deployments and pilot programs beginning in the mid-2020s.[2]
Description
NERIS is designed to support the collection of incident data from fire and emergency service agencies, including fire, emergency medical, and other response types. The system is intended to enable data standardization and provide tools for analysis and reporting at local, state, and national levels.[1]
Compared to NFIRS, NERIS incorporates expanded data structures and is intended to support more flexible reporting and integration with other systems.[2]
Implementation
NERIS became the primary national incident reporting system for U.S. fire departments on January 1, 2026, at which point new incident data submissions to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) were discontinued.[3]
Following its national rollout, NERIS has been used by fire and emergency service agencies across the United States for incident reporting and data submission. The system enables near real-time transmission of incident data to federal systems, representing a shift from the delayed reporting model used under NFIRS.[5]
Prior to full implementation, onboarding efforts had expanded participation to fire departments in all 50 states, supporting the transition to nationwide use.[6]