Header · fields 1–6
Message-level metadata required on every FIRE report regardless of phase. These fields identify the schema version, report type, language, and currency used throughout the document.
Message header
The version number of the FIRE schema used to construct the report. This allows receiving authorities to parse the report against the correct schema definition.
The current version of the FIRE standard is 1.0. This field should reflect the version of the schema actually used — do not use a higher version number than the schema you have implemented.
Identifies which of the three institution-initiated reporting phases this report represents. The value set here drives the optionality of all other fields in the report — fields that are Essential at Final but Optional at Initial, for example, are interpreted according to this value.
Accepted values:
This field determines the validation rules applied by the receiving authority's system. Set it correctly before populating any other field.
The ISO 639-1 two-letter code for the primary language in which the report's free-text fields are written. This allows authorities processing reports in multiple languages to route or translate content correctly.
Examples: en (English), de (German), fr (French), ja (Japanese). The full list of valid codes is defined in ISO 639-1.
Combined with field 4 (language country) to fully identify the language variant. Use field 5 (language customisation) for any additional specificity not captured by the code and country combination.
The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 two-letter country code for the regional or national variant of the language specified in field 3. Together with field 3, this forms a standard locale identifier (e.g., en + GB for British English; en + US for American English).
Use the country associated with the dominant variant of the language used in the report's free-text content — typically the entity's jurisdiction of incorporation.
An optional free-text field for language variants not fully described by the ISO 639-1 code and ISO 3166-1 country code combination in fields 3 and 4. For example, specifying a script variant or a regional dialect.
This field is rarely required. Leave blank unless the language+country combination (fields 3 and 4) is insufficient to uniquely identify the language variant used.
The ISO 4217 three-letter currency code for the currency in which all monetary values in this report are expressed. All financial figures across the report — including field 63 (affected transaction value) and field 68 (impact financial loss) — must be denominated in this currency.
Examples: GBP, EUR, USD, JPY. If the entity operates in multiple currencies, convert values to a single reporting currency and state it here. This is typically the entity's functional or domestic currency.
This field must be set before any monetary values can be correctly interpreted.