Station
The whole department, in one place.
Roster, trucks and gear, training and ISO, calls, the calendar, the donors and the books. Free for fire departments.
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On the floor
The week starts on the apparatus floor
A truck check takes a phone and a few minutes. Pass or fail each item, say what’s wrong, add a photo. A failed item becomes a work order, a failed critical item asks whether the truck comes out of service, and the chief sees it all on the home screen that evening.
Screens show Granite Fork Volunteer Fire Department, a made-up department we use for examples.
The roster
Everyone, with rank, badge and status
Each member’s certifications and when they expire, fit test and medical, training hours and points for the year, positions held and the rank history behind it all. Junior members are minors: their contact details are never shown to anyone who can only read.
Trucks and gear
Every unit, and what’s due on it
Pump service tests, annual inspections, ground ladders, hose, SCBA. Each truck carries its own record of checks, service and tests, and a list of what’s due next, so an overdue pump test is on the board before the ISO visit, not after. The check lists are yours to write, in the order you walk the truck.
Training and ISO
Hours by category, against the target
Every drill is scheduled, held and confirmed, and every confirmed hour counts toward the ISO categories for the member who was there. The training page shows the department’s pace month by month and who is falling behind, so the binder is always ready when the field rep calls.
Calls and the calendar
Every call, and who answered it
Each call is logged with who responded and in what role, and a response counts toward a member’s points once someone confirms it. Drills, meetings, duty shifts and events sit on one calendar the whole department can put on their phones.
The money
Supporters, gifts, receipts and the books
Every gift is recorded against a fund and a restriction, and never edited: a refund or a correction is a new entry on the gift. Receipts are frozen as issued. The treasurer gets giving by fund, a budget against what was actually spent, and the year-end figures, without a spreadsheet.
What it costs
What’s free, forever. What isn’t.
What’s free, forever
- the website, its domain and email addresses;
- small changes to the site, always;
- Station’s basic model: roster, apparatus and equipment, truck checks, training and ISO, calls and points, calendar and messaging, the books, donors and receipts, incident reporting, every export;
- updates that flow from Station to the site automatically.
What costs money
- keeping the website and Facebook current for you;
- large upgrades to the site;
- regular fundraising help;
- writing a large grant;
- set-up done for you (bring us the binder);
- text messaging;
- the gear shop, later.
Prices are on the way; nothing here is ever a surprise.
Who keeps it up
The people already doing the work
The firefighter doing the truck check marks it on the phone. The training officer records the drill. The secretary or treasurer keeps the roster and the money. The chief mostly reads. Nobody has a new job; the work they already do lands in one place.
How you get in
An invitation, an email, a link
An admin at your department invites you by email. The email holds a link, and the link signs you in. A password is optional; set one if you want it.
Your data is yours. Every list, every record and every report exports whenever you want it, and exports are always free.
