When partnering with Tyler for this transition, fire departments can benefit from:
- Direct NERIS data submission via API: Reducing manual steps and rework
- More complete, structured data capture: Without making reports longer or harder to finish
- Fire and EMS reporting in one system: Achieving NEMSIS & NERIS compliance without duplicate entry
- Built-in validation and quality checks: Catch issues before submission
- Modern, cloud-based access: Mobile and offline capabilities that work in the field
- Faster, more efficient reporting: Consistent data across every station and shift
- Clear, reliable reporting: Supporting leadership decisions, audits, and compliance while preserving workflows
Through close integration with modules like ePCR and Investigations, NERIS data flows automatically — reducing duplicate entry and saving time. Once reports are completed, departments can unlock powerful insights through AI-driven analytics, helping track budgets, generate heat maps, and improve operational decision-making.
Additional capabilities include:- CAD data importing from multiple vendors
- Customizable department-level (non-NERIS) fields
- Third-party integrations to support cost recovery programs
- Automatic exposure reporting based on unit rosters
- AI-driven narrative generation using field recognition
NERIS reporting is continuously evolving and Tyler works closely with the NERIS program to deliver the most accurate, efficient, and user-friendly solution in the market.
NFIRS has officially been retired as of January 1, 2026, and National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) is now the official federal standard platform for fire incident reporting. This isn’t just a compliance change — it’s an opportunity to modernize how your department captures, submits, and uses data.
Tyler’s Fire & EMS Suite makes the transition simple.
Built by career and volunteer firefighters, our NERIS-ready solution is designed around real-world workflows — not just reporting requirements. Departments can submit a NERIS report in less than five minutes when working from an ePCR, drastically reducing administrative burden while improving accuracy.
With intelligent automation, direct submission, and connected data across your entire operation, Tyler helps your department spend less time reporting — and more time responding.
How NERIS Changes Incident Reporting
NERIS replaces NFIRS with a more modern, flexible approach to fire and emergency incident reporting. Designed specifically for the fire service, it enhances how incident data is collected, submitted, and used.
NERIS empowers fire departments to:
- Make data-driven operational decisions around staffing, response times, risk, and community needs
- Improve firefighter and community safety with deeper insights into incident trends and response effectiveness
- Tell a clearer story with their data through more detailed, standardized incident information
- Enhance transparency and accountability with consistent reporting at all levels
- Support funding and grant opportunities through reliable, consistent data
From NFIRS to NERIS: The Evolution of Incident Reporting
Incident reporting is a fundamental part of emergency response, providing critical data that helps agencies analyze trends, improve operations, and comply with regulations. However, as emergency response evolves, so must the tools agencies use. The transition from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) represents a major leap forward in efficiency, accuracy, and real-time data utilization.
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6 Tips for a Successful NERIS Transition
As NERIS becomes the new national standard for emergency response reporting, agencies need a clear roadmap to ensure a smooth, successful transition. Read about some key strategies based on insights and best practices shared from early adopters.
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You Submit Your NERIS Data… Now What?
When a firefighter hits ‘submit’ on a NERIS report, that simple action is a tiny piece of a bigger puzzle, aimed at shaping safer and stronger communities across the country. You’ve probably heard the latest buzz about the transition from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS).
Most of the focus right now is on how agencies can streamline this process and make compliance reporting as easy as possible, but have you ever wondered exactly what happens after you hit submit?
WATCH: Smarter Fire Reporting with NERIS
For the first time in more than 40 years, fire departments are upgrading their incident reporting system from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). This modernized platform enables real-time data sharing, better analytics, and smarter firefighting. In this video, Joel Mampilly, product owner & EMT, explains how Tyler Technologies is prepared to help agencies transition seamlessly.
WATCH: Understanding NERIS Reporting Requirements
Change is hard, especially when it comes to change within mission-critical solutions. Discover how Tyler is helping fire departments prepare for their transition to NERIS.
WATCH: NERIS Reporting in Action
In this product overview demo video, explore:
- NERIS reporting workflows
- Data capture in the field
- How departments are preparing for the transition
