The National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) launched on Monday.
The system is a cloud-based platform that will provide fire and EMS departments and first responders with more accurate and actionable post-incident information. NERIS captures incident data and provides analytic tools in near-real time.
It will replace the legacy National Fire Incident Reporting System data system in early 2026. Fire and emergency services departments will use the old system until they have fully onboarded and submitting incident data into NERIS.
NERIS allows for a more complete understanding of the staffing and equipment required during an emergency response, and for the extent of mutual and automatic aid use and reliance among departments. It will monitor and measure actions taken by local communities in mitigating and reducing risks, and evaluate response performance and resource distribution to continually measure and improve services.
“NERIS represents a new era for the fire service,” Dr. Steve Kerber, The Fire Safety Research Institute vice president and executive director, said. “It will put actionable data in the hands of our firefighters, giving them the tools to better protect their communities and use resources more effectively.”
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NERIS will begin a 12-month nationwide rollout in January.