Apparatus
The apparatus attribute is an array of units assigned to the incident. Each entry will have the following schema.
| name | type | description | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| car_id | string | Local unique identifier assigned to this apparatus, if present. | 181241 |
| distance | number | The number of miles this apparatus was from the incident location at dispatch, if present. | 1.2 |
| extended_data | object | Local data specific to this apparatus, including calculated durations such as turnout or travel time. | |
| first_due | boolean | Boolean indicating if the unit is first due as determined by earliest dispatch timestamp. In case of a tie, a unit is chosen 'at-random.' | false |
| in_first_due | boolean | Boolean indicating if the unit is responding within its assigned station area. | false |
| personnel | array | Personnel assigned to a particular apparatus | |
| response_priority | string | Apparatus specific priority identifier for this apparatus. | emergent |
| shift | string | The shift on this apparatus at the time of the incident. This field is automatically calculated. | C |
| station | string | Local identifier of the station this unit responds from. | 14 |
| unit_id | string | The unit identifier assigned to this apparatus. Example: E525 | E14 |
| unit_status | object | Timestamps and locations for updates to this apparatus's statuses. E.g. When this unit was dispatched | |
| unit_type | string | The type of apparatus using NFIRS unit type definitions. | Engine |
| agency | string | The agency to which this apparatus belongs | Richmond |