Fire Incident Setup - Department Fields Management

Fire Incident Setup - Department Fields Management

Purpose

  1. The purpose of this article is to explain the features in the Department fields management section within Fire Incident Setup.

Video


Directions


1. From the Incident Documentation module navigate to the Fire Incident Setup and select the Department fields management.

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From the Incident Documentation module navigate to the Fire Incident Setup and select the Department fields management.



2. From the FDID section you are able to add or edit any existing FDID's.

  1. Actions column allows to to disable or delete existing FDID's.
  2. Default column allows you to set which FDID will be your default.


From the FDID section you are able to add or edit any existing FDID's.



3. Select on + Add New FDID to begin adding a new FDID.






4. Enter the FDID number then give it a name.


Enter an FDID and Name to create the new FDID.


List of Response Zones


1. From the List of Response Zones you are able to add/remove or edit any existing zones.






2. To create a new zone select on the + Add New Response Zone.






3. Enter a name for the new zone.


Enter a name for the new zone.



4. To remove a zone select on the x next to the zone.


To remove a zone select on the x next to the zone.



5. Once you have completed creating / editing Zones or FDID's select Save.


Once you have completed creating or editing Zones or FDID's select Save.





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