The NERIS incident form step navigator showing icons for each of the 14 possible steps across the top of the form.

A step-by-step wizard

The incident report form is a wizard with up to 14 steps. You work through it one step at a time, using the Next and Previous buttons at the bottom to move forward and back. You can also click any step icon in the step list at the top to jump directly to it. On the last step the Next button is replaced with Submit for Review.

The steps

  1. Incident Basics -- Incident type, special modifiers, optional module toggles
  2. Location -- Map, address, location use
  3. Dispatch & Timeline -- Incident number, disposition, call times
  4. Units & Response -- Responding units, staffing, times
  5. Actions & Aid -- Actions taken, mutual aid
  6. Fire Detail -- Arrival condition, cause, origin, suppression (fire calls only)
  7. Medical Detail -- Patient information (medical calls only)
  8. Hazmat Detail -- Chemical information (hazmat calls only)
  9. Emerging Hazards -- Electric vehicle, solar, or gas piping details (specific call types only)
  10. Rescue -- FF -- Firefighter rescue or casualty records (optional toggle)
  11. Rescue -- Civilian -- Civilian rescue or casualty records (optional toggle)
  12. Risk Reduction -- Smoke alarms, fire alarms, suppression systems (fire calls, or optional toggle)
  13. Exposures -- Properties exposed by the incident (optional toggle)
  14. Review & Submit -- Read-only summary and validation

Steps appear based on what you select

Steps 1 through 5 and step 14 always appear. Steps 6 through 13 are conditional. They show up only when they are relevant:

  • If you select a fire incident type in step 1, the Fire Detail step appears.
  • If you select a medical incident type, the Medical Detail step appears.
  • If you select a hazmat incident type, the Hazmat Detail step appears.
  • If the incident involves electric vehicles, solar, or corrugated stainless steel tubing, the Emerging Hazards step appears.
  • If you toggle on firefighter rescues, civilian rescues, or exposed properties in step 1, those steps appear.
  • The Risk Reduction step appears automatically for fire incidents. You can also toggle it on for other call types.

This keeps the form short for simple calls and thorough for complex ones.

Auto-save

Every time you move to a new step, the form saves your current work. A Save Draft button is also available at the bottom of every step. If you close the browser or lose your connection, your progress will be there when you come back.

Tip: If you are not sure which incident type to pick, start with the one that best describes the primary reason your department was dispatched. You can always add more types to capture the full picture.