For volunteer fire departments

Run the department,
not the paperwork.

Responder HQ is NERIS-native incident reporting plus the everyday records your department actually keeps — people, trucks, gear, training, attendance, and events — in one modern, phone-first platform.

The NERIS moment

NFIRS is gone. Every department needs NERIS.

Incident reporting moved to NERIS on January 1, 2026, and NFIRS went offline that February. Every U.S. fire department has to switch — and the old desktop vendors are charging more than ever. Responder HQ was built for this moment.

NERIS-native, zero legacy

No NFIRS module to unlearn, no dual-standard complexity. The data model is the NERIS model — built for Version 1 data exchange from day one.

Priced for volunteers

Flat, affordable, grant-friendly pricing — not the enterprise quotes and post-buyout price hikes small departments have been hit with.

Phone-first, no station PC

Truck checks, incident reports, and RSVPs happen on the phones your members already carry. A chief can sign up and file a report the same evening.

Everything the firehouse needs

One platform for the whole department

NERIS incident reporting

A guided, phone-first wizard with a searchable NERIS type picker, local validation, officer sign-off, and automatic submission with retry.

Personnel & training

Full roster with certifications, expiration tracking, training sessions with bulk attendance, and a one-click CSV roster import.

Apparatus & rig checks

Vehicle and equipment records with a tap-through truck-check runner that flags failures, opens maintenance, and tracks SCBA, PPE, and hose tests.

Attendance & LOSAP points

Configurable point rules accrue automatically from calls and events, with participation percentages, standings, and printable LOSAP statements.

Calendar & events

Drills, meetings, and duty crews with recurrence, RSVPs, a per-member calendar feed, and automatic reminders.

Multi-tenant & secure

Strict per-department data isolation, invite-only membership, role-based access, and built-in two-factor authentication.

Every run. Every member. Every rig.

The three things a volunteer department has to keep straight — finally in one place.

Ready to square your department away?

Get started with Responder HQ, or reach out with questions — we'd love to help your department make the switch.

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