FIREHOUSE USER MANUAL

Entering Special Study Codes for EMS Calls

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Starting the Process

When entering an incident report for any facility that has a 311 Occupancy code (24 hour care nursing homes, four or more persons), the special studies button will become a required field.

The Special Studies button is located on the Other tab on the NFIRS module screen.


Special Studies Screen

When you click on the Special Studies button the screen to the left will open up.

Click on the + sign to access the lookup table.


After you click on the + sign, a 3-dot box will appear in the screen.

Click on the 3-dot box to open the Special Studies lookup table.


Lookup – Special Studies Types

Open the group CARE – Extended Care Facilities/Nursing Homes where there is a list of special study codes that can be chosen from.

To select a code, either double click on the code or highlight the code and click on the OK button.


Completing the Entry Process

After selecting your Special Study codes, you will be brought back to the Special Studies entry screen.


To continue entering your incident report, click the Save button and you will be brought back to the main NFIRS report.