Hello Reader, As we wind down 2025, NFIRS is going away, and NERIS will replace it. Is NERIS Mandatory? Short answer: YES. My understanding is that state fire marshals are mandating NERIS reporting (other than perhaps Ohio.) If you report to NFIRS you need to migrate to reporting to NERIS. If you don't report to NFIRS, you might well need to start with NERIS. Many fire departments are already eligible for NERIS migration. If not, your migration month is December or January. Navigating any...

RESPONSERACK VOL FIRE DEPT SOFTWARE Connecting your Fire RMS to NERIS To allow your department's Fire Report Management System (Fire RMS) to send incident reports to NERIS on your behalf, you need to follow this step. ( This is how you maintain control over what can do NERIS work for your department. ) Login to your NERIS account and enter your Fire RMSs "client id" (some gobbledegook) into Enrollments / Client ID. Follow this step to enroll in the integration. For Responserack the client id...

Firefighter Operational Notes Most of the time - as a firefighter putting wet stuff on red stuff - you leave your phone in your pocket, or back at the station. Then again, there are times to use a device (a tablet in the truck, or your phone) to capture information. When your assignment / role is: Water Supply - record water shuttle loads, tallied by apparatus. Staging - capturing check-ins and check-outs, and which agencies are assisting. Safety - good practices, bad situations, for any AAR....