Data Elements Used in Fatality and Reporting System Tool (FIRST) (Ver 5.0, released 7/2024)

Data Element Used

SAS Data Element Names

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Age - Individual Age AGE Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 1 A_AGE1  Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 2 A_AGE2 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 4 A_AGE4 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 5 A_AGE5 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 6 A_AGE6 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 7 A_AGE7 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 8 A_AGE8 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Age Group Option 9 A_AGE9 Person: Age Group Collections Yes Yes
Alcohol Testing A_ALCTES Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Area of Impact – Damaged Areas (since 2012) DAMAGE_A Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes No
Atmospheric Conditions A_WEATHER Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Attempted Avoidance Maneuver (since 2010) P_CRASH3 Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
BAC: Highest Driver BAC (hides Person BAC) Highest_Bac Crash: General Characteristics No Yes
BAC: Person-Drivers/Non-Occupant (hides Highest) PERSON_BAC Person: Person Characteristics No Yes
Bicyclist Initial Direction of Travel BIKEDIR Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Bicyclist Position BIKEPOS Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Bus Use (since 2010) BUS_USE Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Cargo Body Type (since 2010) CARGO_BT Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Condition (Impair) at Time of Crash (since 2010) DRIMPAIR_A Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
Condition (Impair) at Time of Crash (since 2010) NMIMPAIR_A Person: Person Characteristics Yes No
Contributing Circumstances (since 2010) NMCC_A Person: Person Characteristics Yes No
Contributing Circumstances, Motor Vehicle VEHICLECC_A Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes No
Crash Date (Day) DAY Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Crash Date (Month) MONTH Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Crash Date (Year) YEAR Crash: General Characteristics No Yes
Crash Group - Bicycle BIKECGP Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Crash Group - Pedestrian PEDCGP Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Crash Location - Bicycle BIKELOC Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Crash Location - Pedestrian PEDLOC Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Crash Time (Hour) A_HOUR Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Crash Time (Min) A_MINUTE Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Crash Type A_CT  Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Crash Type - Bicycle BIKECTYPE Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Crash Type - Pedestrian PEDCTYPE Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Day Of Week (Sunday - Saturday) DAY_WEEK Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Day Of Week (Weekday/Weekend) A_DOW  Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Death Date (Day) A_DEATH_DA Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Death Date (Month) A_DEATH_MO Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Death Date (Year) A_DEATH_YR Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Death Time (Hour) A_DEATH_HR Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Death Time (Min) A_DEATH_MN Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Died at Scene/En Route  A_DOA Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Distracted Driver A_DRDIS  Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Driver Distracted By (since 2010) DRDISTRACT_A Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
Driver Maneuvered to Avoid (since 2010) MANEUVER_A Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
Driver Travel Speed TRAV_SP Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Driver’s Vision Obscured By (since 2010) VISION_A Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
Drivers Zip Code - Valid zip code required. DR_ZIP Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
Drowsy Driver A_DRDRO  Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Ejection A_EJECT  Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Emergency Use (since 2014) EMER_USE Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
EMS Arrival Time at Hospital (Hour) A_HOSP_HR Crash: EMS Times Yes Yes
EMS Arrival Time on Scene (Hour) A_ARR_HOUR Crash: EMS Times Yes Yes
EMS Notification Time (Hour) A_NOT_HOUR Crash: EMS Times Yes Yes
Extent of Damage (since 2010) DEFORMED Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Fire Occurrence A_FIRE_EXP Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
First Harmful Event (FHE) A_HARM_EV Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating GVWR Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Hazardous Material Class Number (since 2008) HAZ_CNO Vehicle: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) (since 2007) Yes Yes
HAZMAT Identification Number HAZ_ID Vehicle: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) (since 2007) Yes Yes
HAZMAT Involvement HAZ_INV Vehicle: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) (since 2007) Yes Yes
HAZMAT Placard HAZ_PLAC Vehicle: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) (since 2007) Yes Yes
HAZMAT Release from the Cargo Compartment HAZ_REL Vehicle: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) (since 2007) Yes Yes
Hispanic Origin A_HISP  Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Hit and Run HIT_RUN Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Holiday Periods HOLIDAY Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Initial Impact Point A_IMP1  Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Intersection A_INTSEC  Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Intersection Leg PEDLEG Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Interstate A_INTER  Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Involving A Distracted Driver A_DIST  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Drowsy Driver A_DROWSY  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Hit And Run A_HR  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Large Truck A_LT  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Motorcycle A_MC  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Pedalcyclist A_PEDAL  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Pedestrian A_PED  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Police Pursuit A_POLPUR  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Roadway Departure A_RD  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Rollover A_ROLL  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving A Young Driver (Aged 15-20) A_D15_20 Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving An Older Driver (Aged 65+) A_D65PLS  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Involving Speeding A_SPCRA  Crash: Specific Scenario/Event Yes Yes
Jackknife J_KNIFE Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
License: CDL Status CDL_STAT Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
License: Compliance with CDL Endorsements L_ENDORS Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
License: Compliance with Class of Vehicle L_COMPL Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
License: Non-CDL Status L_STATUS Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
License: Non-CDL Type L_TYPE Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Light Condition LGT_COND Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Manner Of Collision A_MANCOL  Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Marked Crosswalk Present PBCWALK Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Most Harmful Event (MHE) A_M_HARM Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Motorist Initial Direction of Travel MOTDIR Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Motorist Maneuver MOTMAN Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
National Highway System NHS Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Native American Reservations INDIAN_RES Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
NHTSA Region A_Region Crash: General Characteristics No Yes
Non Motorist Action/Circumstances (since 2010) NMACTION_A Person: Person Characteristics Yes No
Non-Motorist Distracted By (since 2010) NMDISTRACT_A Person: Person Characteristics Yes No
Non-Motorist Helmet Use NMHELMET Person: Non-Occupant Crash Safety Equipment (since 2017) Yes Yes
Non-Motorist Location A_LOC  Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Non-Motorist Use of Lighting NMLIGHT Person: Non-Occupant Crash Safety Equipment (since 2017) Yes Yes
Non-Motorist Use of Protective Pads NMPROPAD Person: Non-Occupant Crash Safety Equipment (since 2017) Yes Yes
Pedestrian Initial Direction of Travel PEDDIR Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Pedestrian Position PEDPOS Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Person Fatal/Injury Type A_PERINJ Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Person Type PER_TYP Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Person Type (NHTSA Groups) A_PTYPE  Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Pre-Crash Critical Event (since 2010) P_CRASH2 Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Pre-Event Movement (since 2010) P_CRASH1 Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Pre-Impact Location (since 2010) PCRASH5 Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Pre-Impact Stability (since 2010) PCRASH4 Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Race (OMB Guidelines) A_RCAT Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Race and Hispanic (OMB Guidelines) A_HRACE  Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Related Factors - Crash Level CRASHRF_A Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes No
Related Factors - Driver Level DRIVERRF_A Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
Related Factors - Person Level PERSONRF_A Person: Person Characteristics Yes No
Relation To Junction A_JUNC  Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Relation to Junction-Specific Location(since 2010) RELJCT2 Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Relationship To Trafficway A_RELRD  Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Restraint/Helmet Use A_REST  Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Roadway Alignment VALIGN Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Roadway Function Class A_ROADFC  Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Roadway Grade (since 2010) VPROFILE Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Roadway Surface Conditions (since 2010) VSURCOND Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Roadway Surface Type (since 2010) VPAVETYP Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Rollover A_VROLL  Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Rural/Urban A_RU  Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
School Bus A_SBUS  Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
School Zone PBSZONE Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Seating Position SEAT_POS Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Sex SEX Person: Person Characteristics Yes Yes
Sidewalk Present PBSWALK Person: Non-Occupant Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT) (since 2014) Yes Yes
Special Jurisdiction SP_JUR Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Special Use SPEC_USE Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Speed Limit (since 2010) VSPD_LIM Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Speeding A_SPVEH  Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
State STATE Crash: General Characteristics No Yes
State and City CITY_UNI Crash: General Characteristics No Yes
State and County COUNTY_UNI Crash: General Characteristics No Yes
Striking Driver Travel Speed STR_TRAV_SP Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Body Type STR_A_BODY Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Driver Age STR_AGE Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Driver Hispanic Origin STR_A_HISP Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Driver Race STR_A_RCAT Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Driver Race and Hispanic STR_A_HRACE Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Driver Sex STR_SEX Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Driver Speed Limit STR_VSPD_LIM Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Hit and Run STR_HIT_RUN Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics Yes Yes
Striking Vehicle Model Year STR_A_MOD_YR Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics No Yes
Time Of Day (Daytime/Nighttime) A_TOD  Crash: General Characteristics Yes Yes
Total Lanes in Roadway (since 2010) VNUM_LAN Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Traffic Control Device (since 2010) VTRAFCON Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Traffic Control Device Functioning (since 2010) VTCONT_F Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Trafficway Description (since 2010) VTRAFWAY Vehicle: Roadway Characteristics (Specific to Vehicle) Yes Yes
Trafficway Identifier TWAY_ID Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes No
Trafficway Ownership (since 2015) RD_OWNER Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Trafficway Route Signing (since 2010) ROUTE Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Type of Intersection (since 2010) TYP_INT Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes
Underride/Override UNDERIDE Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Use of Other Preventive Safety Equipment NMOTHPRE Person: Non-Occupant Crash Safety Equipment (since 2017) Yes Yes
Use of Other Protective Safety Equipment NMOTHPRO Person: Non-Occupant Crash Safety Equipment (since 2017) Yes Yes
Use of Reflective Clothing/Carried Item NMREFCLO Person: Non-Occupant Crash Safety Equipment (since 2017) Yes Yes
Vehicle Body Type A_BODY  Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Vehicle Configuration V_CONFIG Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Vehicle Model Year A_MOD_YR Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event No Yes
Vehicle Removal (since 2013) TOWED Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Vehicle Trailing TOW_VEH Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event Yes Yes
Violations Charged (since 2010) VIOLATION_A Vehicle: Driver Characteristics Yes No
vPic: Striking Vehicle Body Class STR_VPICBODYCLASSID Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics No No
vPic: Striking Vehicle Make STR_VPICMAKEID Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics No Yes
vPic: Striking Vehicle Model STR_VPICMODELID Vehicle: Striking Vehicle and Driver Characteristics No Yes
vPic: Vehicle Body Class VPICBODYCLASSID Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event No No
vPic: Vehicle Make VPICMAKEID Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event No Yes
vPic: Vehicle Model VPICMODELID Vehicle: Vehicle Characteristics/Event No Yes
Work Zone WRK_ZONE Crash: Crash and Roadway Characteristics Yes Yes