Where does your department stand on the NERIS Maturity Curve?
A five-stage framework from EPR Fireworks, built from 1 in 20 NERIS submissions nationwide.
Featuring Craig Weinschenk (UL Research Institutes), Shane Moss and Neil Arsenault, EPR Fireworks.
The Fireworks Advantage
We See What Comes After NERIS Reporting
EPR Fireworks powers 1 in 20 NERIS submissions nationwide. That vantage point, across 600+ departments in 35 states, is how we mapped the five stages every department moves through, from reporting to satisfy a requirement, to acting on live data.
We've watched departments make this climb up close, and we know exactly where the friction shows up.
Find your stage below, and the one move that gets you to the next.
Source: NERIS national rollout data, shared during EPR Fireworks' Beyond Compliance webinar.
An EPR Fireworks Framework
The NERIS Maturity Curve
Five stages we're seeing, from satisfying a requirement to acting on live data.
Compliance Only
Reporting exists to satisfy state and federal requirements.
Basic Reporting
Data is collected consistently but rarely reviewed.
Operational Reporting
Data informs staffing, response, and daily decisions.
Analytics & Dashboards
Departments track trends and visualize performance over time.
AI & Predictive Insights
Ask questions of your data, forecast what's next, and act on the answer, live.
From Our Live Webinar Poll
Sound familiar? Here's where the room stood.
We polled live attendees during our NERIS webinar, and asked exactly what this page asks you: where does your department stand?
said they're reporting successfully
are exploring analytics and insights
recently transitioned, or still finding their footing
Source: live poll of 39 attendees, EPR Fireworks' Beyond Compliance: Turning NERIS Data into Operational Intelligence webinar, July 2026.
Where Fireworks Fits
How Fireworks meets you at every stage
Where you land on the curve has less to do with your department's size than with how your systems talk to each other. Here's what each stage looks like in practice, and how Fireworks moves you through it.
Compliance Only
Incident Reporting is NERIS-compatible out of the box, with 270+ pre-built reports mapped to state and federal requirements, so compliance is never a guessing game.
- NERIS-compatible incident reporting, built in
- 270+ pre-built compliance reports
- Built by former firefighters & EMTs
Basic Reporting
Unified RMS and ePCR capture clean, structured data at the point of entry, with validation built in, so what gets filed is actually usable later, not just archived.
- Unified RMS + ePCR in one platform
- Data validation at the point of entry
- One record, no duplicate entry across modules
Operational Reporting
Workforce & Scheduling ties directly to your incident data, so staffing and response patterns are visible in the same system you report from, not a separate spreadsheet.
- Workforce & Scheduling connected to incident data
- Daily and weekly operational views
- No manual reconciliation between systems
Analytics & Dashboards
Built-in Analytics & Compliance dashboards turn your NERIS data into trend lines automatically, and with 1 in 20 NERIS submissions nationwide running through Fireworks, you can see how you compare to departments like yours.
- Pre-built trend dashboards
- Peer benchmarking across 600+ departments
- Performance visualized over time, automatically
AI & Predictive Insights
NERIS Insights, EPR Fireworks' own intelligence layer, lets you ask your data questions in plain English, forecast what's ahead, and get an answer on the spot, moving you from reading a dashboard to having a conversation with your operations.
- NERIS Insights, by EPR Fireworks: talk to your data, in plain English
- Forecast what's next, not just what already happened
- Built for operational decisions, not just compliance
How To Move Forward
Your next step, wherever you are
Audit one workflow this month.
Pick your messiest report type and map where the data breaks down.
Put NERIS data on a recurring agenda.
Review it at a monthly ops meeting, not just at audit time.
Ask one "what if" question this week.
That's the muscle NERIS Insights is built for.
NERIS Insights, by EPR Fireworks
Real intelligence. Built on NERIS data. Ready today.
When we polled our own webinar attendees on their NERIS focus today, "getting value from the data" was the top answer, ahead of reporting consistency and data quality.
Talk to Your Data
Ask questions in plain English and get instant answers from your NERIS data.
Beyond the Dashboard
Move past static reports into forecasts and real conversational analysis.
Built for Operations
Insights designed for decision-making, not just compliance.
This framework comes from our live webinar
Beyond Compliance: How Fire Departments Are Turning NERIS Data into Operational Intelligence. Lessons from the first six months of NERIS, and what's next for fire service reporting.
Watch the Full ReplayFeaturing Craig Weinschenk (UL Research Institutes), Shane Moss & Neil Arsenault, EPR Fireworks.
Migrating To NERIS
Your Complete Incident History Stays Yours
Standard NERIS migrations keep only what's required and leave the rest behind. Fireworks migrates your complete incident record, so nothing about your department's history gets lost in the switch.
Ready to move beyond compliance?
Talk to your data. See what NERIS Insights can surface for your department. Ask our team for a personalized walkthrough.