Purpose

1. To provide overview of the Dispatch Email Link interface.
   
   

Description

1. A notification is generated upon dispatch and is sent to a First Due email address in txt or html format.  In order to ensure we have the necessary information, we require dispatches to be parsed  correctly. 
   
   
2. Pros
   
1. Quick and easy to set-up. 
   
2. Often a fast delivery method. 
   
3. Most CAD software systems have the ability to quickly install.
   
   
3. Cons
   
1. Limited ability to customize if CAD software has limitations on what can be sent.
   
2. Often unable to send updates, call notes, narratives, and other information. (First Due can process all of these fields if CAD is unable to send)
   
   

Data Attributes

1. In order to ensure we have the necessary information, we require dispatches to be parsed correctly.  Please see the below list of requested fields (not all are required).
   

1. Time Zone for Department (Required)
   
2. Time Zone CAD sends Date and Time in (Required)
   
3. Incident Date (Required)
   
4. Incident ID (Required)
   
5. Apparatus / Unit ID (Required)
   
6. Agency Identifier
   
7. Call Notes / Narrative
   
8. Caution Notes
   
9. Common Place
   
10. Date / Time of Dispatch
    
11. Dispatch Type Code
    
12. Dispatch Type Description
    
13. Dispatch Units Assigned
    
14. Incident Date
    
15. Incident Number
    
16. Initial Street Address
    
17. Secondary Address
    
18. Cross Streets
    
19. City/ County Code
    
20. Latitude / Longitude
    
    

Parsing Dispatches