NERIS

The new National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) platform will modernize and transform the legacy data system, known as the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), to a secure, cloud-hosted system that fulfills the U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA’s) National Fire Data Center’s (NFDC’s) obligation under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-498) to mitigate the fire problem, reduce loss of life and property, and educate the public on fire safety, prevention and protection.

NERIS will be the premier source of all-hazards information and innovative analytics informing the nation’s fire problem and the capabilities of state, local, territorial and tribal fire services’ resource capacities and capabilities to handle the problem effectively, efficiently and safely. The NERIS platform, using data procured, captured, aggregated and analyzed, will provide near real-time information on the overall scope of fire and emergency incidents across the U.S. and timely insights on significant or remarkable fire, hostile and disaster events. This platform is built to address emergencing challenges, including lithium-ion battery fires, wildland-urban interface incidents, and extreme weather conditions. 

Kentucky fire departments will be transitioning to NERIS June-August, 2025. A 3rd party contractor is managing training departments on NERIS and assigning NERIS ID numbers. 

If your department has been using NFIRS, your department will have a NERIS number. If a department does not know their NERIS number, please email the help desk at NERIS@ul.org or contact Tom Jenkins at 479-644-5040. 

This is being provided for information only; the Fire Commission will not have a representative for NERIS. Fire departments with questions should contact NERIS directly.