# May 2024 (Spring 2024)

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## <span dir="ltr">Fire Station Desktop</span>

<span dir="ltr">We are excited to announce the Spring 2024 release of Fire Station Desktop. This release streamlines how your department uses Fire Station Desktop.</span>

<span dir="ltr">The following modules have been updated as part of this release:</span>

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### Personnel Module


#### Enhanced Personnel List Sorting

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-personnel-list-n" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 25%;"></col><col style="width: 25%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">The personnel list now sorts using the number and name alphabetically.  
  
Previously, the personnel were sorted purely alphabetically. This did not take numbering into account.

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![1-personnel-before.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/1-personnel-before.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/1-personnel-before.png)

Before

</td><td style="border-style: none;">[![2-personnel-after.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/2-personnel-after.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/2-personnel-after.png)After

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#### Carrier Support for Cricket Wireless

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-cricket-wireless-has" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 29.7969px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td style="border-style: none; height: 29.7969px;">[![3-select-cricket.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/3-select-cricket.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/3-select-cricket.png)

[![4-notifications.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/4-notifications.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/4-notifications.png)

</td><td style="height: 29.7969px; border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">Cricket Wireless has been added as a mobile carrier option when entering a mobile phone number.

When enabling notifications, the personnel's Cricket Wireless number can be selected to send notifications via SMS text messages.

<p class="callout info">For a full list of mobile carrier emails, see the Fire Station Desktop documentation on Notification Text Messages ([link](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/link/27)).</p>

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#### <span dir="ltr">Improved Personnel Certification Sorting</span>

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-personnel-certif" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">The personnel certification list now includes the certification group and sorts by certification group.</td><td style="border-style: none;">[![5-certificates.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/5-certificates.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/5-certificates.png)

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### Incident Reporting Module

#### 9-Digit Incident Number Support

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-quick-calls-now-su" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![6-incident-numbering.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/6-incident-numbering.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/6-incident-numbering.png)

[![7-auto-incident-numbering.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/7-auto-incident-numbering.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/7-auto-incident-numbering.png)

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">Quick calls now support entering incident numbers up to 9-digits long. 9-digit support is also available when using automatic incident numbering.

<p class="callout info">You must enable this options from the Admin menu before it is available. See the Fire Station Desktop documentation for more information ([link](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/link/65#bkmrk-incident-number-leng)).</p>

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#### Support for ZIP Codes with Leading Zeros

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-entering-zip-codes-w" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 40%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">Entering ZIP codes with leading zeros is now supported on quick calls and NFIRS calls. The leading zero is preserved when running the NFIRS 5.0 report.</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![8-zip-code.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/8-zip-code.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/8-zip-code.png)

[![9-zip-code-nfirs.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/9-zip-code-nfirs.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/9-zip-code-nfirs.png)

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#### Bug Fixes

- When using the address on the NFIRS-8 (Wildland Fire) module instead of the address on the NFIRS-1 (Basic) module, the NFIRS 5.0 report no longer includes a blank 1010 (Incident Address) transaction in the generated file. This prevents parsing errors when submitting your NFIRS 5.0 report.
- Factors Contributing to Ignition and Human Factors Contributing are now copied between the NFIRS-2 (Fire) and NFIRS-8 (Wildland Fire) modules. Fire Suppression Factors are also copied <u dir="ltr">if the other module does not already have Fire Supporession Factors selected</u>. Previously, selecting Factors Contributing to Ignition and Human Factors Contributing on the NFIRS-8 (Wildland Fire) module would clear the factors selected on the NFIRS-2 (Fire) module. This has been fixed.
- Layout improvements were made to the NFIRS-9/10 (Apparatus/Personnel) module to show all form controls when editing a NFIRS call.

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### PPE Module

#### Support for Entering Generic PPE Inspections

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-you-can-now-enter-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 28.7969px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 28.7969px;"><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle; height: 28.7969px;">[![10-generic-ppe-inspection.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/10-generic-ppe-inspection.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/10-generic-ppe-inspection.png)

[![11-inspection-report.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/11-inspection-report.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/11-inspection-report.png)

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle; height: 28.7969px;">You can now enter inspections for PPE items that do not use the built in types. When running the PPE report, if inspection data is included, generic inspections now appear.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### SCBA Module

#### New Model Number Field

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-model-number-fie" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">The model number field has been added to SCBA records.</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![12-model-number.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/12-model-number.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/12-model-number.png)

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#### New Re-Inspection Date Shortcuts

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-shortcuts-for-sele" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![13-year-shortcuts.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/13-year-shortcuts.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/13-year-shortcuts.png)

[![14-year-shortcuts-2.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/14-year-shortcuts-2.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/14-year-shortcuts-2.png)

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">Shortcuts for selecting a date 10 years and 15 years from today has been added when entering SCBA inspections. These shortcuts are also available when adding multiple inspections at once.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Training Module

#### Total Number of Attendees Added to Training Report

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-training-report-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">The training report now includes the total number of personnel that attended at least one training event in the selected reporting period.</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![15-training-report.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/15-training-report.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/15-training-report.png)

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### Application Settings

#### Improvements to Notification Setup

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-the-notification-con" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![16-notification-settings.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/16-notification-settings.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/16-notification-settings.png)

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">The notification configuration screen has been updated to use radio buttons, instead of a checkbox, when enabling apparatus check or expired item notifications. This removes the ambiguity of the older UI.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Additional Changes

- If you sign in to multiple departments using Fire Station Desktop, the list of departments is now alphabetized.
- To avoid unnecessary errors, it is no longer possible to register your device for a department with an expired license.

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## Fire Station+

We are excited to introduce the Spring 2024 release of Apparatus Checks for Fire Station+. This release includes a number of changes that make Apparatus Checks easier to use.

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### Apparatus Checks

#### Inventory Item Yes/No Option

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-you-may-now-enable-%22" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">You may now enable "Yes" and "No" buttons instead of a checkbox when checking compartments.

When this option is enabled, "Yes" and "No" buttons are displayed for each inventory item in place of the checkbox. You may enter problems on items marked as "Yes" or on items marked as "No".

<p class="callout info">For more information, review the documentation ([link](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/link/66#bkmrk-enable-yes%2Fno-button)).</p>

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![17-yes-no-checkbox.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/17-yes-no-checkbox.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/17-yes-no-checkbox.png)

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#### Disable All Items to be Checked

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-you-can-now-disable-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![2-submit-check.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/6pP2-submit-check.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/6pP2-submit-check.png)

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">You can now disable the requirement that all items must be checked to submit the apparatus check.

<p class="callout info">For more information, review the documentation ([link](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/link/66#bkmrk-disable-%22all-items-c)).</p>

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#### Improvements to Saving Apparatus Checks

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-when-running-an-appa" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">When running an apparatus check you now *must* click the save button after making changes to the page you are on. This applies to the checklist and any compartment pages. The save button turns from green to blue when a pending change is ready to be saved.

If you have a pending change and try to open a different page, or close the browser window, a warning appears to verify that you want to leave the page without saving and discard the changes.

</td><td style="border-style: none; vertical-align: middle;">[![18-save-warning.png](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/18-save-warning.png)](https://docs.firestationsoftware.com/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/18-save-warning.png)

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### Bug Fixes

- The date and time that an apparatus check was submitted is now displayed correctly when viewing the completed checks in Fire Station Desktop. Previously the time was changed to UTC time. This applies to apparatus checks submitted after the Spring 2024 release **only**.