Data Reporting System to Change from NFIRS to NERIS
The long-time system used for reporting fire department data across the country (National Fire Incident Reporting System, or NFIRS) is being replaced by the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). Read the following to learn more.
About ImageTrend Data Reporting
Every run a fire department or EMS provider makes that gets reported to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) helps put all Indiana public safety agencies in a better position to save lives. Agencies throughout the state submit their run information through ImageTrend Elite, a data collection and analysis system that captures fire and EMS data. This data is compiled into reports by national entities, IDHS and others. These reports spot trends that can drive changes in efforts from the national and state levels to the local level.
The IDHS Division of Fire and Building Safety focuses heavily on improving this data reporting throughout the state. The data is important in grant funding for Indiana but also has a multitude of other uses, including providing information on the severity and reach of the state’s fire protection resources, developing state public education campaigns and making recommendations for state codes and standards. The data also helps to support legislation.
EMS data, specifically, is also used for initiatives such as the Naloxone Administration Heatmap, which allows EMS personnel and the public to see hot spots in order to better mitigate opioid abuse. The data has been used to create the EMS System Quality Improvement Report and the Pediatric Incidents Annual Report. Indiana’s EMS data is routinely requested by researchers nationwide, and the Indiana Department of Health also has been using the data for COVID-19 information gathering on patient symptoms statewide. More information on EMS data, including the quality improvement and pediatric incidents reports, is available at the EMS Data page.
ImageTrend Login for Fire/EMS Data
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Technical Support
ImageTrend maintains a library of user-support videos to provide help for using its software. View the videos at the ImageTrend website and contact ImageTrend directly for technical support questions.
User-Support Videos
- Log in to ImageTrend.
- Select the Community tab from the top menu.
- Select Help/University from the submenu.
- On the ImageTrend University: Elite page, select the Webinars/Videos image near the top of the page in the center (between Release Notes and Search Help).
- On the Webinars and Videos page, select a topic to open (or close) lists of videos, and then select a video name to open the page with the user-support video available.
How-To Instructions
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I access ImageTrend Elite?
- How can I set up my department so it will auto-generate an EMS/fire incidents number?
- How do I enter information about a new staff member (user) or edit information about an existing user?
- Why can't I see my staff on the apparatus list?
- How do I print an incident report?
- How do I add a station?
- How do I delete a staff member?
- Why can't my staff log in to the system?
- Why can't I access all of the incidents captured in ImageTrend?
- Will ImageTrend save all run data entered into the run form even if we lack connectivity or internet access?
Resources
Note: The incident dashboards were designed for viewing on screens 10 inches and larger.