Before your team starts using Fire for real work, walk through this checklist in order. Each step builds on the one before it, so completing them in sequence gives you the smoothest launch.
Go Live checklist
- Set up your department profile
- Go to Entity Settings and fill in your department name, type, NERIS FD ID, physical address, and mailing address on the Department Info tab.
- Enter your staffing numbers
- On the Department Info tab, add your career full-time, career part-time, volunteer, paid per call, and civilian staff counts.
- Set your shift configuration
- Pick your shift type, number of shifts, and shift start time.
- Select your services
- Check off the fire services, EMS services, and fire investigation services your department provides.
- Add your dispatch and assessment info
- Enter your dispatch center ID, PSAP type, and ISO fire rating.
- Save the profile
- Click Save Entity Profile at the bottom of the page.
- Add your stations
- Switch to the Stations & Units tab in Entity Settings. Click Add Station and create each station with its name, address, and staffing.
- Add units to each station
- On each station, click Add Unit and assign your apparatus — engines, ladders, rescues, ambulances, and so on — with their CAD designations and staffing.
- Have your team do a practice report
- Create a test incident, walk through the 14 form steps, and submit.
- Review the result to make sure everything looks right before going live.