PHS.4.3.080 Fire Incident Reports.

(a) For each fire, a report shall be compiled by the fire department within sixty (60) days after the fire occurred.

(b) The report shall include all applicable information:

(1) the age of the building;

(2) purpose of the building for which the building was used at the time of the fire;

(3) If the building was used as a home, whether the building was a multifamily dwelling complex, a single-family dwelling, or a mixed-use building with one or more dwelling units;

(4) whether the building had an automatic fire sprinkler system at the time of the fire and, if so, whether the system was operational;

(5) whether the building had a fire alarm system at the time of the fire and, if so, whether the system was operational;

(6) the cause of the fire;

(7) an estimate of the amount of damages to the building as a result of the fire;

(8) the number of human deaths due to the fire, if any;

(9) the number of human injuries due to the fire, if any;

(10) any other relevant information concerning the building, as determined by the Department.

(c) A report shall be submitted to the US Fire Administration for placement in the fire incident reporting system maintained by the US Fire Administration within sixty (60) days after the fire occurred.

(d) In reporting the age of a building, only the age of the portion of the building where the fire occurred is required, and this age may be estimated.

(e) In reporting the amount of damages to a building, either assessed values or expected replacement costs may be used, and either an estimated dollar loss or an estimated percentage of the building that is damaged may be used.