November Release

Stage 1 –

November 13th

13th, 2023

Department Hub

General

• Rebuilt the entire user interface to improve navigation and provide consistency across all apps going forward
• Improved security for authentication and app access
• Added improved user profile (FSSID) editing, and added ability to upload a profile photo
• Added department switching option to the user menu to streamline multiple department management
• Added dedicated app switcher and launcher to quickly switch between apps

Accept Invitation Page

• Streamlined the invitation process for new members with an FSSID vs new members without one

Home Page

• Added a new Home page to summarize the department’s status and configuration settings
• Added ability to edit department information, including updating the department logo

License Page

• Added new License page to view the current department license

Members Page

• Added new standalone page for enhanced member searching
• Added new member detail page with streamlined interface for common tasks (i.e. Send Password Reset, Remove Member, Update Permissions, Link Member to Fire Station Firefighter)

Invitations Page

• Added a new standalone page for managing department invitations
• All invitations are now visible, whether they are pending, expired or accepted
• Invitations can now be resent and if they are expired, the expiration will be moved forward
• Invitation can now be deleted before they are accepted

Fire Station+ App Compatibility

• Updated Apparatus Checks authentication to use the new login user interface

 

 

Stage 2 – November 15th to December 15th

Department Hub

Fire Station Install Page

• Added a new page to download the installer
• Added installation and update instructions
• Added a feature to email the installer to people
  • If they are not a member, they will be invited to the department
• Added permissions for allowing members to install and register Fire Station on their devices

Fire Station Devices

• Added a new page to look through registered devices for the department
• Added a new page to manage the software and configuration settings for a single registered device

Fire Station Settings

• Added a new page to view Fire Station configuration settings
• Added a feature to allow department managers to disable automatic software updates and pick when to distribute the software changes
• Added a feature to make policy changes (i.e. Enforce FSSID Sign In)
• Added a feature to allow department managers to change which device is running notification services

Fire Station+ Settings

• Added a new page to view Fire Station+ configuration settings
• Added device and browser compatibility list for Fire Station+ apps

Fire Station Setup

General

• Added new setup program for registering devices and installing Fire Station
• Department files are now separated into individual folders to prevent issues with multiple department management

Register & Install Page

• Can install updates directly from the Department Hub
• Added screens to configure and test self-hosted database connection information
  • Can detect when settings are broken and need to be fixed
• Streamlined controls for enabling the notification services on the device

Fire Station Desktop

Sign In Page

• Added new sign in page that allows FSSID sign in
• Added department switching page to streamline multiple department management
  • Added shortcuts to register the device for new departments and remove a registered device
• Added Fire Station+ shortcuts to launch apps (i.e. Department Hub, Apparatus Checks)
  • The launcher will sign in with your currently selected department

Manage Personnel Page

• Added new tab (FSSID) for admins to link firefighters to their FSSID in the Department Hub
• Added shortcut to send department hub member invitations
  • Invitation is sent directly from Fire Station Desktop instead of going through the Department Hub

Home Page Menu

• Made the “Check for Updates” feature always accessible in Fire Station Desktop in favor of disabling automatic updates in the Department Hub

Bugfixes

• Fixed expired license message so that it does not refer to non-demo licenses as demo licenses
• Fixed issue where the Basic Module address was included in the NFIRS file when Wildland Fire Module address was present
• When NFIRS file is generated, Human Factors Involved on the Fire Module now defaults to “N” when no option is selected
• Fixed issue where Wildland Fire Property Ownership did not load selections correctly when editing
  • Fixed validation related to property ownership (NFIRS 5.0 Relational Edit 44)
• Fixed issue where Mobile Property Involved dropdown was hidden by other form elements in the Fire Module
• Fixed NFIRS Relational Edit 97 on the NFIRS-5 (Fire Service Casualty) module
• When exporting NFIRS 5.0 reports with the NFIRS-4 (Civilian Casualty) module, when block M2 (General Location at Time of Injury) is set to “1 In area of origin” the NFIRS 5.0 report included “-1” in the Story At Start of Incident and Story When Injury Occurred fields of the Civilian Fire Casualty Transaction (Type 1400). This has been corrected to include blank values instead of “-1”.
• Updated the layout of block F1, F2, and F3 of the NFIRS-2 (Fire) module to line up the fields
• Updated block F1 (Equipment Involved in Ignition) of the NFIRS-2 (Fire) module to require “None” to be selected or an option to be selected
• Updated block H1 (Mobile Property Involved) of the NFIRS-2 (Fire) module to require “None” to be selected or an option to be selected
• Implemented validation on NFIRS-1 (Basic) module Person Involved and Owner that requires phone numbers to be at least 10 characters for departments using OFIRMS
• Fixed NFIRS Relational Edit 17 on the NFIRS-9/10 (Personnel and Apparatus) module
• Fixed NFIRS Relational Edit 142 on the NFIRS-11 (Arson) Juvenile Firesetter module
• Fixed NFIRS Relational Edit 58 on the NFIRS-2 (Fire) module
• Updated the NFIRS 5.0 Report to exclude NFIRS-4 (Civilian Casualty) transactions when the Incident Typer is greater than the 100 series, in accordance with NFIRS Relational Edit 35
• When using OFIRMS, added additional validation for Human Factors Involved for Incident Type 140
• Added validation rule to handle NFIRS Relational Edit 35 when using OFIRMS on the NFIRS-1 (Basic) Continued module’s civilian injury and death counts
• Fixed issue where spaces in the training event type, subject or instructor could cause events to be hidden
• Fixed an issue where updating was blocked when the license was expired
• Updated the NFIRS report to generate dates/times (i.e. alarm time) with 00 for seconds if it is left blank in the form to avoid validation errors in OFIRMS
• Fixed a bug where department logos were sometimes not display due to the app’s internal naming of the file
• When using OFIRMS, added additional validation to not allow the arrival time for Incident Type 611
• Fixed a bug in the Yearly training report where table headers on subsequent pages were not starting with the selected month
• Fixed a bug where editing a training event could sometimes reset the event hours to 0

 

 

Stage 3 – January 5th – 11th

Apparatus Checks App (Fire Station+)

General

• Refactored the entire user interface to bring it in line with the Department Hub
• Improved the user experience when running the app on tablet devices

Apparatus Management Layout

• Added layout to view all apparatus in a list and quickly switch between them
• Apparatus check status is visible at all times
• Added per-apparatus settings for days-between-checks to drive the status indicator
• Added menu shortcuts to create new apparatus records

Apparatus Management – Check History Page

• Added new page to view all checks for an apparatus
• A new check can be quickly launched for an apparatus
• A warning appears when a check is currently in progress for the apparatus

Apparatus Management – Checklist Page

• Added new page to configure the apparatus checklist

Apparatus Management – Inventory

• Added a new page to explore the compartment and item configuration for an apparatus
• Added a new page to edit and sort compartments and items

Apparatus Management – Apparatus Details

• Added a new page to edit apparatus details
• A picture of the apparatus can be uploaded and viewed in-app
• Apparatus can now be removed from the app

Apparatus Checks Page

• Streamlined the check process
• Added support for viewing compartment and item photos during checks
• Added better control for editing and deleting all apparatus problems on a single page
• Streamlined the check assignment and participation controls
• If a non-assigned member participates in the check, they will automatically be included on the participation screen