FSB · Final Report · 15 April 2025
The international standard for operational incident reporting by financial institutions — 87 information items structured across three reporting phases.
FIRE is a common information standard published by the Financial Stability Board to harmonise how financial institutions report operational incidents — including cyber incidents — to their regulators. It defines a structured set of fields covering everything from the initial notification through to root cause analysis and lessons learned.
By providing a shared format, FIRE reduces the reporting burden for internationally active firms that currently file separate, differently structured reports to multiple authorities. Regulators can in turn share data across borders without manual translation.
Message metadata — FIRE version, report type, language, and reporting currency.
Identifying the reporting entity, the receiving authority, and contact persons for follow-up.
What happened, when it was detected, how it was discovered, incident type, and changes since the previous report.
Severity rating, affected parties, disrupted services and resources, financial loss, and geographic spread.
Root cause analysis, causal strength and origin, lessons identified, remedial actions, and supplemental documentation.