The start of a new year inspires many of us to make positive changes and improvement – and for those in the fire service, it may mean making changes at their department to improve efficiency and effectiveness. If your fire department is using outdated and inefficient software for records management and incident reporting, making a […]
Emergency Reporting to Host ADAPT 2020 Virtual Fire and Emergency Services Summit with Global Sponsor, Microsoft

Bellingham, Wash., Sept. 24, 2020 –Tickets are now on sale for ADAPT 2020, a three-day virtual summit presented by Emergency Reporting® (ER), the global leader in secure, cloud-based reporting and records management software (RMS) for Fire and EMS agencies. The virtual event will take place on November 17-19, 2020 and will be sponsored by Microsoft. […]
Emergency Reporting Fire Records Management Software Launches in Canada with New Website and Canadian-based Datacenter

Bellingham, WA, May 21, 2020 – Emergency Reporting® (ER), the global leader in secure, cloud-based reporting and records management software (RMS) for fire and EMS agencies, is pleased to announce the launch of its services in Canada, with the unveiling of a locally-based datacenter and a new website for Canadian users, https://emergencyreporting.ca/. The Canadian ER site […]
How to Improve Your Agency’s PPE Management & Adhere to NFPA 1851

Week 1 of the Summer Bootcamp series focused on “PPE Management/NFPA 1851.” In this educational webinar, Emergency Reporting’s Business Development Analyst and 22-year veteran of the fire service, Tom Louis, shows you how you can improve your agency’s PPE management and adhere to NFPA 1851 – the Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective […]
How Fire Departments Save Space and Money by Ditching Installed Software for Cloud-Based Fire Software

As technology continues to help shape and grow the fire service in ways that many of us couldn’t have imagined even 10 or 15 years ago, it has become imperative that we consider the physical space and data requirements when designing and renovating fire stations. In a recent Firehouse.com article, “Technology Challenges in Your New Facility,” author […]
Software for Highly Productive Fire Chiefs: Five Essential Tools for Public Safety Data Managers

Fire department data management. Just hearing that phrase can bring excitement and enthusiasm to a fire chief, right? For those rare data ninjas out there, most definitely. For the rest of us, not so much. Let’s face it, none of us joined the fire service to be data managers, but that’s exactly what we become […]
How to Build NFPA 1401 Compliant Training Records

As a member of the fire service, you have so much more to think about other than NFPA 1401 compliance for your training records and reports. That’s why Emergency Reporting streamlines your data entry and reporting to make it easy to get the information you need, when you need it. Read on to learn more about NFPA 1401, why it’s important, and how […]
Creating Powerful Post-Incident Analyses with ER Software

Written by Tom Louis Post-Incident Analyses (PIA), After Action Reports (AAR), Incident Debriefings, Tailboard Talks: All of these are examples of what every fire department does (or should be doing) after both major and minor incidents. In fact, if your department adheres to NFPA 1500, you are probably aware of the section that addresses the […]