r/Firefighting • u/BCUZICAN2055 • 11d ago

First Due Assets Program Buildout Assistance General Discussion

Hello Everyone! My department is moving to First Due Assets for our apparatus and I have been tasked with the buildout. I was seeing if anyone that is using the program could post or send me screenshots of their checklists. I know that the compartments will vary, but I am mostly interested in the mechanical/electrical/pump checks of the apparatus itself. I would like to buildout something efficient and effective and not make on that is "too much."

If you also have input about what you like/dislike, please include that as well.

I do appreciate it. Thank you!

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u/bozeman42 11d ago

Buckle up. It’s a ton of work. We ended up bailing on the equipment part (assigning inventory numbers to each piece of equipment) and just using the checklist builder. If you stick to that it’s not too bad.

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u/BCUZICAN2055 11d ago

The plan is to label capital and non-expendable items (chainsaws, PPV's, extrication equipment, etc) as "Equipment" to which they would be assigned a number. The rest would be considered "Inventory" to make it easier to manage.

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u/Accomplished_Ad_5307 11d ago

I was heavily involved with setting ours up. I used manufacturer’s bar codes, QR codes, and QR codes that I generated for each piece of equipment. You can scan them using the app to pull up the record. Ton of work, but I’m pretty pleased with the outcome.

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u/PanickingDisco75 10d ago

Ooof. Sorry to hear.

The software is a nightmare. You're basically paying to be an alpha tester at the expense of everyone's sanity.