The section list and the section body

The incident form is split into two parts. The dark sidebar on the left lists every section the form can show. The white area on the right shows the section you have selected. Click a section in the list to switch the right side to it.

The sections

The form has up to 14 sections. Five are always available. The rest appear only when they apply to the call you are recording.

  • Incident Basics -- Incident type, special modifiers, optional toggles.
  • Location -- Map, address, location use.
  • Dispatch & Timeline -- Incident number, disposition, call times.
  • Units & Response -- Responding units, staffing, times.
  • Actions & Aid -- Actions taken, mutual aid.
  • Fire Detail -- Arrival condition, cause, origin, suppression. Appears for fire incident types.
  • Medical Detail -- Patient information. Appears for medical, illness, or injury incident types.
  • Hazmat Detail -- Chemical information. Appears for hazmat incident types.
  • Emerging Hazards -- Electric vehicle, solar, or gas piping details. Appears when you toggle it on in Incident Basics.
  • Rescue -- Firefighter -- Firefighter rescue or casualty records. Appears when toggled on.
  • Rescue -- Civilian -- Civilian rescue or casualty records. Appears when toggled on.
  • Risk Reduction -- Smoke alarms, fire alarms, suppression systems. Appears for fire incidents or when toggled on.
  • Exposures -- Properties exposed by the incident. Appears when toggled on.

Sections that do not apply show as dim entries in the list. A few sections that are still being built show a small Soon badge.

Autosave, not a Save button

There is no Save button. The form writes every change to the server as soon as you make it. The save state indicator at the top of the screen shows you what is happening: Saving while a change is being written, Saved once it is on file, and an error message if something went wrong (very rare). If the browser loses connection, the form retries automatically and writes the change as soon as you are back online.

Sections appear based on what you select

The first five sections (Incident Basics through Actions & Aid) and the validation tools are always available. The rest are conditional. They show up only when they are relevant:

  • Pick a fire incident type in Incident Basics and Fire Detail becomes available.
  • Pick a medical type and Medical Detail becomes available.
  • Pick a hazmat type and Hazmat Detail becomes available.
  • Toggle on firefighter rescues, civilian rescues, exposed properties, or emerging hazards in Incident Basics and those sections become available.
  • Risk Reduction appears automatically for fire incidents.

This keeps the form short for simple calls and thorough for complex ones.

Tip: If you are not sure which incident type to pick, start with the one that best describes the primary reason your department was dispatched. You can always add more types in Incident Basics to capture the full picture.