Daily Checks, Without the Clipboard
The truck check has to happen every day whether you run five members or fifty. The hard part was never the check—it was finding the right form, reading the handwriting, and proving it got done. Command Established turns your daily apparatus checks, SCBA inspections, and equipment check-offs into digital checklists your crews complete from any phone, with results saved the moment they hit submit.
Build the Checklist Once
Create a check-off template for any routine your department runs—an engine daily check, a weekly SCBA inspection, a monthly generator test. Each template is organized into sections and items, so an engine check might group the cab, engine compartment, pump, and SCBA into their own blocks.
For each item you can:
- Flag it critical — failed critical items, like low SCBA pressure or a brake fault, stand out in the results so an officer can act before the rig goes in service.
- Require a note — for readings that matter, force an actual value instead of a checkmark, so "oil level" or "pump pressure" gives you data you can trend.
Set an optional frequency—daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or a custom interval—and officers can tell at a glance whether checks are happening on schedule.
Scope Each Check to Where It Belongs
Every template is tied to a scope: a specific apparatus, a station, or the department as a whole. An engine daily check belongs to that engine. A station SCBA inspection belongs to the station. That structure is what powers the Station Hub view below.
Put the Checklist Where the Work Happens
Open any template and generate a printable QR code. Laminate it, mount it on the dash, the pump panel, or the SCBA rack, and your crew scans it to load the exact checklist—no logging in, no hunting through menus. The form is right there where the work is.
Want the full playbook on rolling out QR check-offs? Read our guide: QR Codes + Check-Offs: A Best Practices Guide.
Know Which Rigs Are Ready
Completed check-offs don't disappear into a binder. The Check-Off History lists every completed check by date, and the Station Hub organizes them by station and apparatus—so a glance tells you which rigs have been checked today and which haven't. Use it to spot a piece of equipment that keeps failing, confirm checks are happening on schedule, or see who might need a refresher on inspection procedures.
When something's wrong, members can attach photos with captions to a completed check-off. A picture of a fraying belt or a leaking fitting turns a vague "needs attention" into an actionable maintenance request.
A Checklist Crews Actually Complete
Because the form is two taps away on a phone they already carry, the daily check stops being a chore that slips. The results are digital from the start—no deciphering handwriting, no lost paper, and a permanent, attributed record of every check your department has run.