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title: Critical Event form
description: Field descriptions on the form for a critical event. It includes the Critical Event form section and the Closure form section.
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# Critical Event form

Field descriptions on the form for a critical event. It includes the Critical Event form section and the Closure form section.

<table id="table_gfl_dlb_bdc"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

**Critical Event** form section

</td></tr><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

Critical event number.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

Type of critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Severity

</td><td>

Severity level for the critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Source

</td><td>

Pre-populated with the user who reports the critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Affected location

</td><td>

Location of the critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Opened by

</td><td>

User who created the form.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Additional reporters

</td><td>

Reporter of the child event associated with the parent event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

On-site responder group

</td><td>

Responder group from the list of user groups mapped to the location. Only assignment groups with the sn\_critical\_responder role appear.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Parent

</td><td>

Parent critical event number.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assignment group

</td><td>

Assignment group of the critical event location. Groups containing individuals with the agent \[sn\_critical\_agent\] role appear on selecting this field. Select the correct assignment group.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assigned to

</td><td>

Critical event agent that is assigned to the critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

Summary of the critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Detailed description of the critical event.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

**Closure** form section

</td></tr><tr><td>

Closure Code

</td><td>

Type of closure for the critical event. Types are the following:-   Critical Event Resolved: Critical event has ended.
-   Non-Critical Event: Critical event was a false alarm or doesn't require a response.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Close notes

</td><td>

Comments about the critical event closure.

</td></tr></tbody>
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