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District 7 Expo Day 🚒

We were lucky enough to spend the day at the District 7 Expo, providing a great opportunity to connect with existing brigades using StationOne and sign up some new brigades and units 💪🏼🔥

Great effort by the event organisers, having the opportunity to see a variety of different CFA Offerings alongside Triple Zero Vic and Vic SES.

When the call comes in, your water supply can't be a question mark 💦

Hydrant failures during an active incident aren't just a setback, they're a risk to lives and property. Yet in many brigades, hydrant inspection is still done on paper, tracked in spreadsheets, or simply not tracked at all 📋

StationOne's hydrant management gives your brigade the tools to stay on top of it:
⏰ Scheduled inspection cycles: every hydrant gets a due date, and you know when it's overdue
🗺️ Hydrant runs: group hydrants into a run and knock them out efficiently as a crews
📍 ArcGIS sync: import your hydrant data automatically based on your response area
🗓️ Inspection history: a full record of every test, fault, and repair for every hydrant in your area
📱 Mobile-ready: conduct runs and log inspections from the field on your phone

Compliance isn't just about ticking boxes. It's about being able to hand someone a record that says: we checked it, it worked, and here's when.

Your hydrants should never be the reason an incident goes wrong 💪🏼

Instant notifications, only about the things that matter 🎯

As we get closer to the public launch of our Native iOS and Android StationOne App - push notifications are starting to come together 📲

Push notifications provide an immediate alternate to email notifications, ensuring you are immediately made aware of any tasks or issues that may affect your operation without clogging up your inbox.

We have added more push notification support in v0.23.0 of the platform, and are aiming to make a general release for the Native App in the coming weeks 🎉

🚒 New Feature: Member Development Plans

Helping your volunteers grow just got a whole lot easier.

With Member Development Plans, unit administrators can now support members toward their next qualification, endorsement, or leadership role; all in one place.

Here's what you can do:
- Build personalised development plans with multiple training pathways
- Set milestones and track progress against qualifications and endorsements
- Link training course registrations directly to development goal
- Capture meeting notes and action items along the way
- Schedule follow-up meetings with automatic reminder emails
- Export or email a PDF plan summary directly to the member
- Create reusable plan templates for common development tracks

Whether you're developing a new recruit into an operational firefighter or a member into a leadership role, Development Plans give your unit the tools to invest in your people — and keep that progress visible.

Available now in StationOne 🔥

Volunteer firefighters don't sit at desks. They're at the station, on the truck, or at home waiting for a call.

So why do we still rely on notice boards and email chains to keep members informed?

Keeping volunteer members engaged is one of the biggest challenges facing brigades today. StationOne's Station Portal gives every member instant access to upcoming events, training schedules, equipment status, and more; right from their phone. No login hassle, no chasing down the brigade admin.

When information is easy to reach and members can see what's happening, what needs attention, and where they're needed, compliance and engagement aren't problems. They're natural outcomes.

That's the goal. 🚒

StationOne v0.18.0 is now available 🚒

This one's packed with improvements across the platform:

🧰 Equipment just got serious. Track third-party servicing with configurable intervals and automatic reminders, attach files (receipts, service records), add notes with a full audit trail, and run a dedicated servicing report.
🎯 Actions are more powerful than ever. Mark a vehicle out of service directly from a reported issue. Export actions to PDF. Set up recurring tasks (monthly checks, annual reviews). And now any action can be made public via your Station Portal.
🗓️ Events now support waitlisting. Set minimum and maximum attendee limits — members are waitlisted automatically when you hit capacity.
🧑‍🚒 Member records got smarter. Capture dietary requirements and allergies, and export that data as CSV — handy for catering at training days and events.
💪🏼 Training sessions can now be cancelled with automatic notifications to attendees, keeping everyone in the loop.
📚 Library improvements — tag articles and search from both the admin console and Station Portal.

Plus a framework upgrade, security patches for two CVEs, tightened data scoping, and a stack of bug fixes under the hood.

Watch the release overview: https://youtu.be/t_UdVriHTNU

Introducing Purchase Orders in StationOne 📦

Brigades can now raise, approve, and track supply orders directly in StationOne — no spreadsheets, no paper trails.

Create a PO, link it to your low-stock alerts, get it approved by a second set of eyes, then email it straight to your supplier. When the delivery arrives, record what came in and your stock levels update automatically.

Purpose-built for volunteer brigades. Simple approval workflows, full audit trail, and everything connected to your existing inventory.

StationOne v0.17.0 is here 🎉

We've packed in a huge amount of new functionality for brigades this month:

📚 Library — Build an internal document library with categories, permissions, and public access. Link articles to training sessions, events, and inspection questions so the right info shows up exactly where it's needed. Export to PDF.

💸 Purchase Orders — Raise POs, send them for approval, link them to actions and stock items. From issue raised to stock replenished, all in one place.

🧑‍🚒 Duty Officer — Track your duty officer by crew schedule, manual assignment, or rotation. Visible on the Kiosk and Station Portal.

↔️ Kiosk Check-Out — Members can now check out, availability auto-resets, and admins can bulk check out the whole crew. Set a configurable on-station timeout for stragglers.

🎯 Actions — Brigade users can now create their own actions, attach files, and add photos directly from the Station Portal when reporting an issue.

🚒 Loan Vehicles — Loan a vehicle to another unit so they can keep running inspections without skipping a beat.

Plus: training and BA dashboards, copy sections between inspection templates, custom activity types for brigade attendance, and a stack of bug fixes.

View the release overview video: https://youtu.be/pCP4lY-F6dk