scope:

This standard is designed to standardize data for operable information sharing in support of the all-hazards response.

This standard describes a digital information structure and associated requirements and workflows common to fire and emergency services delivery and management for emergency response and administrative use.

Purpose.

The purpose of this document is to provide a standard framework for the development, management, and sharing of data for all-hazards response agencies and organizations.

This standard defines system structure, design, process and performance management, and data requirements to support the fire service and enable consistent and accurate data exchange between systems.

Standard data formats and other key attributes support the administration, planning, prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery missions of local, state, and federal fire service operations and administration.

Data elements shall be enabled for geospatial attribution.

Data use shall be determined locally by the AHJ, including analytical and geospatial data use in decision making in an interoperable data environment.