(c) 104.6.3 Fire Records

The fire department shall keep a record of fires occurring within its jurisdiction and of facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damage caused thereby, together with other information as required by the fire code official.

The fire department described in paragraph (D)(6)(c)(104.6.3) of this rule and the political subdivision served by the fire department described in paragraph (D)(6)(c)(104.6.3) of this rule shall report fire investigations required by sections 3737.23 and 3737.24 of the Revised Code using coding information and procedures prescribed by the United States Fire Administration in the "National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)" and shall send to the state fire marshal these reports in a manner approved by the state fire marshal. The reports shall include the "Incident Report," the "Civilian Casualty Report," and the "Fire Service Casualty Report." Electronic reporting of fire investigations to the state fire marshal must be in a format approved by both the United States Fire Administration and the state fire marshal as being compatible with the current version of the "National Fire Incident Reporting System." Any electronic reporting also must be in a format that is specifically compatible with the software used by the state fire marshal to process such reports and transmitted in a format that has been approved by the state fire marshal.