December 2025 NERIS Update

[Pannell, Donald]

Please see the December 2025 NERIS update in the email below from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The SFMO will be hosting two webinars on January 6^th (12:00 PM CT and 6:00 PM CT) to help Tennessee fire departments ensure compliance and proper data retention during the transition. Links for the webinars are in the email below.

 

In service,

 

Donald Pannell, M.S., EFO
Fire Management Consultant
UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service

7777 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 3, Box 14
Memphis, Tennessee 38120

donald....@tennessee.edu
(901) 233-1434 Mobile | (865) 974-0411 Office
mtas.tennessee.edu

 

From: State Fire Marshal's Office <john....@tn.gov>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2025 2:21 PM
To: Pannell, Donald <donald....@tennessee.edu>
Subject: December 2025 NERIS Update

 

December 2025 NERIS Update

NERIS Transition Update  December 2025    As we prepare for the transition from NFIRS to NERIS, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Offices wants to ensure your department has the tools and knowledge needed to make this a smooth process. To assist you during this process, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s office will be hosting a webinar on January 6, 2026, covering: • NFIRS reporting cutoff and NERIS transition requirement • Methods for extracting historical NFIRS data for record retention. • Best practices for finalizing 2025 NFIRS reports before the January 31 deadline. This webinar is highly recommended for all Tennessee fire departments in order to ensure compliance and proper data retention during this transition. Webinar Details:  Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Times: Choose the session that works best for your schedule. •12:00 PM CT- Webinar: NERIS Transition & Data Retention | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams • 6:00 PM CT- Webinar: NERIS Transition & Data Retention | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams Questions? Please contact Fire Data Program Manager Kyle Evans at kyle.r...@tn.gov or (615) 253-2198. Thank you for your continued commitment to accurate and timely fire incident reporting.

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[Cross, Steve]

Thank you, Donald! Excellent work!!

Steven Cross

MTAS Fire Management Consultant 

Program Manager

931.981.3593

Steven...@tennessee.edu

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