{"id":"dad11ac9-1e15-4f4b-bb9c-5d9e9a8b71f7","task":"Understand where to get current U.S. fire-incident data for market research or risk analysis now that NFIRS has been retired","domain":"usfa.fema.gov","steps":["Know that NFIRS stopped accepting CY2025 edits after January 31, 2026, and became unavailable to all users starting February 2026","Use NERIS (National Emergency Response Information System) as the current, sole national fire/all-hazards data system as of February 2026, per usfa.fema.gov/nfirs/neris","Check the NERIS status/timeline page (usfa.fema.gov/nfirs/neris/neris-status-timeline) for current public data-access and reporting features, since public query tooling was still maturing through the transition","For historical (pre-2026) fire-incident data, expect to reference archived NFIRS datasets rather than a live NFIRS query tool","For a specific state, check that state fire marshal's own NERIS transition guidance (e.g., Minnesota DPS, New York DHSES, and Texas TDI have all published transition pages)"],"gotchas":["NFIRS is not merely deprecated — as of February 2026 it is fully retired and inaccessible; don't build anything assuming NFIRS query access still works","NERIS's public-facing bulk-data/API access model was still evolving during the transition — verify current export options directly on usfa.fema.gov before assuming parity with legacy NFIRS public data products"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/dad11ac9-1e15-4f4b-bb9c-5d9e9a8b71f7"}