Your department's size shouldn't limit your access to professional tools
Shift Checks gives volunteer and paid on call fire departments the same powerful software used by career departments — event coordination, inventory tracking, digital forms, and pre-planning — at a price that respects your budget. Reliable software doesn't have to be expensive or complex.
Built for departments like yours
Most fire department software is built for large, fully-staffed career departments with dedicated IT budgets. Shift Checks is different. We built our platform knowing that volunteer and paid on call departments protect the majority of communities across the country — and they deserve tools that actually work for them.
Coordinate Responses When Members Aren't Always On-Site: Your members have day jobs. When a call comes in, Shift Checks integrates with your CAD system to instantly notify the right people, track who's responding and their ETA, and give incident commanders real-time situational awareness on a live map. Attach forms, share documents, and communicate — all from one place, on any device.
Track Equipment Across Limited Stations & Apparatus: Whether you have one engine or three, Shift Checks organizes your inventory by vehicle, compartment, and storage area. Track products by SKU, lot number, and expiration date. Get alerts when supplies run low or expire, run reports for grant compliance, and use built-in transfer workflows to move equipment between stations with full accountability.
Replace Paper Processes With Zero Learning Curve: Turn your truck checks, apparatus inspections, incident reports, and training records into digital forms your volunteers can complete on their phones. Schedule recurring checks so nothing gets missed, get notified on submission, and access organized reports anytime. The drag-and-drop builder takes minutes to learn — no IT background required.
Pre-Plan Your Coverage Area: Map hydrants, hazmat sites, key buildings, and pre-fire plans so your crews arrive informed. Organize points of interest by category, bulk-import from external data sources, and access location details, attached documents, and site information from any device during a response.
Reliable Software Doesn't Have to Be Expensive or Complex: We built Shift Checks because we believe every department that protects its community deserves professional, dependable tools — regardless of budget or staffing. We work directly with volunteer and paid on call departments to make sure the software fits real-world constraints, because the size of your department should never determine the quality of your tools.
Our features
- Real-Time Member Tracking
- Know where your team is at all times with live location updates to coordinate faster responses.
- Seamless CAD Integration
- Connect effortlessly with existing computer-aided dispatch systems for streamlined operations.
- Integrated Mapping Tools
- Access detailed maps that enhance situational awareness and improve decision-making.
- Organized by Location
- Organize equipment and supplies by vehicles, compartments, sections, or storage areas with flexible hierarchies tailored to your operations.
- SKU, Lot & Expiration Tracking
- Track every item by SKU, lot number, and expiration date. Receive automatic alerts before supplies expire or stock runs low.
- Transfers & Approval Workflows
- Move inventory between locations or members with built-in transfer requests and manager approvals for full accountability.
- Purchase Orders & Receiving
- Create purchase orders, track vendor shipments, and receive goods directly into compartments or member equipment in a single workflow.
- Reports & Spending Analytics
- Monitor spending by vendor and category, track usage trends, view expiring inventory, and export CSV reports for audits and planning.
- Controlled Substance Compliance
- Built-in verification workflows with signature and witness sign-off for every controlled substance transfer, receipt, and usage.
- Drag-and-Drop Form Builder
- Create custom forms with ease using elements like signatures, file uploads, and more.
- Real-Time Collaboration
- Fill out forms simultaneously with team members for seamless collaboration.
- Powerful Reporting Tools
- Generate detailed reports to analyze submissions and gain valuable insights.
- Pre-Plan & Hazard Mapping
- Map critical locations, hydrants, hazmat sites, and pre-fire plans so crews arrive informed.
- Custom Categories & Import Sources
- Organize POIs by type (hydrants, buildings, hazards) and bulk-import from external data sources.
- On-Scene Reference
- Access POI details, attached documents, and location data from any device during a response.
Volunteer Department Special
$899 / year
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