Fire Incident Setup - Aiding Departments

Fire Incident Setup - Aiding Departments

Purpose


  1. To guide you through Fire Incident Aiding Departments setup.

Video




Directions

1. Navigate to Incident Documentation and select Fire Incident Setup.


Navigate to Incident Documentation and select NFIRS Setup.



2. Select Aiding Departments to add a new or edit any existing departments.


Select Aiding Departments to add a new or edit any existing departments.



3. Select Add New to create an Aiding Department.


Select Add New to create an Aiding Department.



4. In the Type dropdown if Given is selected.

There are two required fields:
  1. Aid Type -Auto, Mutual or Both can be selected.
  2. Name - type in the name of the department giving aid to.
Optional information such as FDID and State can be added.


In the Type dropdown if Given is selected.



5. In the Type dropdown if Received is selected.

Required fields:
  1. Aid Type - Auto, Mutual or Both can be selected.
  2. Name - type in the name of the department receiving aid from.
FDID is an optional field.


In the Type dropdown if Received is selected.



6. From the Actions column.

When selecting on the following icons:
  1. Star - will mark the aiding department as a favorite and will move to the top of the list.
  2. Pencil - will allow to edit any aiding information.
  3. Trashcan - will delete any aiding department.


From the Actions column.



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