Inside NERIS | Baylie Scott on the Data Revolution Coming to Your Firehouse

UL's Baylie Scott from the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI) unveils NERIS, the new national fire data system set to replace the 50-year-old NFIRS. Discover how this modern, location-based platform will revolutionize the way fire departments report and use data—from tracking emerging hazards like EV fires to empowering chiefs with the evidence they need to justify resources and save lives.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• The End of an Era: Why the legacy NFIRS system is being sunsetted.
• Welcome to NERIS: The key features of the new National Emergency Response Information System.
• The Power of Where: How adding a geographic backbone to every incident report changes the game.
• Plain Language, Faster Data: Making reporting easier for firefighters and making data available in near real-time.
• Tracking Emerging Hazards: How NERIS is built to adapt to new threats like lithium-ion battery fires.
• Proactive vs. Reactive: The importance of the new Community Risk Reduction (CRR) module for capturing prevention efforts.
• From Data to Decisions: How better data empowers fire chiefs when they face city council.
• Lessons from Gatlinburg: How a real-world WUI disaster proved the value of geospatial data analysis.