Episode 254: Episode 9-17 - Troy Lachinski - Preparing for NERIS

Episode 254: Episode 9-17 - Troy Lachinski - Preparing for NERIS

From 5-Alarm Task Force! by Steve Greene

May 6, 2025 · 1h 56m · Season 9 · Episode 254

About this episode

Troy Lachinski discusses the upcoming NERIS system and its impact on fire and EMS data reporting.

In most fire departments and some EMS agencies have to file a bunch of paperwork to report the fires/rescues, additional info i.e. number of patients, levels of damages and so much more. Well, there’s a new “day” coming, starting on January 2, 2026! Our podcast welcomes Troy Lachinski of Image Trend, a company integral to the change of Fire/EMS recording within the new system, NERIS, N ational E mergency R esponse I nformation S ystem. More than just a system upgrade, NERIS will fundamentally change how change how departments report, analyze and act on critical data. Joining us on this episode of 5-Alarm Task Force, is Troy Lachinski. As one of the key personnel who is assisting departments (and you, our viewers and listeners) as to how recording we have been using for decades, But it was often “go” or “no-go.” If the data wasn’t entered as soon as the crews return from the call, folks were exhausted and let it slide to the morning and sometimes, it never did get down. Watch and listen to our guest, Troy Lachinski, and you will see the why’s and wherefores and how NERIS will be better us. Troy supplied these links to more information about NERIS! Core Data Schemas…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Greene

Guest: Troy Lachinski

Topics covered

  • fire department
  • EMS agencies
  • data reporting
  • NERIS
  • system upgrade
  • data analysis

Keywords

  • NERIS
  • fire reporting
  • EMS
  • data analysis
  • Troy Lachinski
  • Image Trend
  • system upgrade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Image Trend, NERIS, fsri.org

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