Cancelled On-Scene Calls

The NFIRS 5.0 handbook defines as a cancelled en route call as, "Dispatched and canceled en route. Incident cleared or canceled prior to arrival of the responding unit. If a unit arrives on the scene, fill out the applicable incident type code". Therefore if your unit arrives and on-scene and you are then canceled you must code the incident to the type of incident you found on arrival.

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Follow the steps listed below for a cancelled on-scene incident type report. Incident Type (#1) - code for the incident type you found on arrival Actions Taken (#2) - 90A – Cancelled on-scene, on scene less than 5 minutes. 92 – Standby or, 73 – Provide manpower, on scene greater than 5 minutes

In the Unit Response module, for the Response Code (#3), the correct codes are, 40 – Emergency (Lights/Sirens) 41 – Non-Emergency (No Lights/Sirens) 42 – Non-Emergency (Downgrade to No Lights/Sirens) 43 – Emergency (Upgrade to Lights/Sirens) X – Cancelled, can be used when multiple units are responding Your Unit Actions need to be completed at this point. To start select the Unit Actions Taken button to continue.

Once the Unit Actions Taken screen open, select the + (#5) to open a line to enter the actions taken code.

Select the code that best fits your Unit Actions Taken and enter them on the code line that you opened. After entering the unit action code, select the Save button to go back to the unit response screen.

In most cases the Unit Narrative will need to be completed. Give a brief description of what your unit did during this incident.

After you return to the main incident report, complete the remaining tabs as you would any other type of report.