| A/R | A/R: Default account in payment screen | Simplified the process for adding multiple payments or credits to a single account. When the Payments & Credits form is displayed (accessed from the File menu Invoicing and Payments option Apply Payments and Credits option). From the Form menu, enable Default New Records to Current ID to leave the Account ID you select in the Account ID field after a payment is added and applied and you save the payment. |
| A/R | A/R: Responsibility link by permit type | Payment responsibility established for specific permits persist for renewals. |
| A/R | A/R: add searching capability to collect | Added the ability to sort invoices sent to collections. Invoices sent to collections are listed in the Collection Payments form, accessed from the File menu Invoicing and Payments option Resolve Collections option. |
| EMS | EMS; Auto-Increment vits/meds/proc | Added the ability to default auto-time increment and specify a specific auto-time increment value. Accessed via the Administration menu Administrative Options option, then select the Incident tab, EMS/Search & Rescue tab, Assessments & Treatments option. |
| EMS | EMS; Code translation to state | Added a state code field for EMS lookup tables so a user can add additional lookup items and then map it to the appropriate state code. State exports of EMS incidents will then use the appropriate mapped code. |
| EMS | EMS; Insurance Sequence | Added the ability to sequence EMS patient insurance detail records. With the Insurance Information form displayed, highlight an insurance detail record then press the up or down arrow to change the insurance detail record sequence. |
| EMS | EMS; State exports use map code | All state EMS exports use the mapped code in the lookup instead of the actual code when creating the export file for their EMS incidents. |
| EMS | EMS; Vehicle Extrication field names | Renamed several field captions on the Vehicle Extrication form field. Passenger Position in Vehicle was changed to Patient/Victim Position in Vehicle. Passenger Ejection/Entrapment was changed to Patient/Victim Ejection/Entrapment. The change clarifies that the patient may have been the driver of the vehicle, and not a passenger. Driver's License was renamed Driver's License (Driver of Vehicle) to clarify that the license # of the vehicle driver is needed (whether they are the patient or not). |
| EMS | NFIRS; Vehicle Extraction not available | The Vehicle Accident/Extrication button on the NFIRS Incident Report form Additional Reports section is disabled when FH is not also licensed for EMS Incident Reporting. This problem has been fixed. |
| Framework | Admin; Export to station select lookups | Added the ability to include specific Lookup Tables in 'Export to Station' exports. |
| Framework | C/S; Attach, Store copy on server Rule | Added an administrative option to enable the "Store a copy on the server" option for files attached to records. This is enabled via the Administrative Options form Database section Data Security option. |
| Framework | Frame; Auto Launch screen for groups | Added the feature to automatically launch specific forms based on user group or based on individual user. User-specific auto-launch forms take priority over user group auto-launch forms. NOTE: If a user is a member of multiple user groups with auto-launch forms, none of the auto-launch forms associated with the user groups are loaded. To load a specific form for a user in this situation, associate an auto-launch form with the individual user. |
| Framework | Frame; Automatic register of ActiveX com | Expanded ActiveX control error checking. All ActiveX components installed by FH are listed in the Help menu About FIREHOUSE Software option ActiveX section. When the Current ActiveX version does not match the Expected ActiveX version, the ActiveX listing is highlighted. |
| Framework | Frame; Create a shortcut to Users/Sec fr | Added the ability to associate a specific staff record with a user security login record from the Staff form Additional Records section. |
| Framework | Frame; Internal Messaging | Added FH Internal Messaging. Send messages to specific users/staff. Messaging creates multiple notes on save so they can be deleted individually. FH Internal Messages can be sent to all FH users, specific staff members by name/station assignment/rank/status (if a Staff ID is associated with an FH user login record), or specific users or user groups if you do not associate Staff ID with FH login records. FH Messaging checks for unread messages at a user-defined interval (defined in the Workstation Options form Other section Internal Messaging section) and automatically displays a message when a message for the currently logged in user is received. |
| Framework | Frame; System Rules via Right Click | Added the ability to access System Rules and Default Values by clicking the right mouse with the cursor in the field to add the system rule and/or default value to. |
| Framework | Frame; System Time in time lookup | Enhanced record entry. The system time (based on workstation) is defaulted into time fields instead of 00:00:00. This functionality will be especially useful for vitals/medications/procedures, but also affects all areas of FH. |
| Framework | Frame; Tab stop on required fields | Added the ability to disable all fields in specific record areas when the fields have no rules added to them. To disable fields, access the System Rules and Default Values form (accessed via the Administration menu System Rules and Default Values option). Press Disable all non-required Fields then press OK to prompt. |
| Framework | Framework; Admin helper | Added an 'administrator's helper' level of security for non-administrative access users who have the ability to change other non-administrative user's password. |
| Framework | Framework;Treeview Coloring | Enhanced nested checkbox lists. Top-level checkbox items with nested checkbox items are color-coded to indicate whether all nested items are selected or not. When there are nested checkbox items not selected, the checkbox heading is highlighted. An example of this type of checkbox list is on the Administrative Options form Database section Rules & Default Values section. |
| Framework | Global; Allow field labels to change | Added the ability to specify field captions for specific fields in FH. This feature allows user-defined field captions to be used on data entry forms throughout FH. User-defined field captions are defined in the Administrative Options form Database section Field Captions section. |
| Framework | Global; Automated Task external Apps | Added the ability to sequence automated tasks and the ability to add a task that waits for external processes to provide greater flexibility when adding multiple tasks that work together. For example, you could add a task with a sort order/priority of one that waits for a specific process, then add additional tasks with higher sort order/priority values to run the tasks in the specified order. |
| Framework | Global; Staff Signatures | Added the ability to include signature forms on printed reports. The steps to include signature forms on printed reports are included in the Advanced Feature Reference guide Signatures chapter. |
| Framework | Global; User level autolock | Expanded record lock functionality. Non-administrative users can be given rights to override record locks. |
| Framework | Inst; Allow other extensions (zip) | In FH 6, the Install New or Updated Features area only allowed .FH6 extensions. The ability to select files with different extensions has been added. |
| Framework | Invest; Append narrative control | Expanded append-only narratives to include notes fields throughout FH (for example, incident detail records, dispatch incidents, staff records, etc.). |
| Framework | Map; Add ArcReader Control | Added the ArcReader installation to FH installation CDs. ArcReader can display ArcGIS files (.PMF format) published using ArcGIS Publisher. Attach .PMF files to records and display published map information. |
| Framework | Permits; Show on the Journal | Added expired permit detail records to Departmental Journal display. Expired permits are identified by the occupancy icon and labelled 'Expired Permits'. |
| Framework | Security; Module unlock option | Added the ability to override record locks. For example, if a training officer who does not have administrative rights to training records needs to edit a training record that another non-administrative training record user has locked, the training officer can be given override record locks rights to 'unlock' the training class record (to be modified by the training officer or any user with training record rights). |
| Framework | UserField; Hide field and its tag associ | Captions associated with user-defined fields that are hidden are also hidden. |
| Graphs | Graph; Make available to Autotask. | Added the ability to include Graphs in Automated Tasks. |
| Hydrant | Hyd; REF HYDRANT NUMBER/LOCATION | Added two reference hydrant fields to Hydrant flow test detail records to track the hydrant used to measure discharge. Added to conform to flow test procedures detailed in the IFSTA manuals. |
| Hydrant | Hydrant; New Flow Test Calculations | Added additional hydrant flow test calculations. Specified via the Administrative Options form Hydrant section, you can select from available flow test calculations or specify your own custom method for calculating gallon per minute amounts. |
| Incident | Fire; EMS; Cleanup dates and times | Streamlined incident report forms by removing date fields associated with specific times. The date defaults to the alarm date, and if it needs to be modified press the lookup button to the right of the time field and specify a date. The date associated with a specific time field can be displayed by positoning the cursor over the lookup button to the right of the time field. |
| Incident | Fire; EMS; Vehicle Accident Extrication | Added Vehicle Model and Vehicle Year fields to the Vehicle Accident Extrication form. |
| Incident | Frame; Sys rules; Record level for lock | Added the ability to add record level user-defined requirements for record locking on unit detail and staff activity master records. |
| Incident | Hazmat; Material/chem lookup tab default | The last used Chemical Lookup form section is automatically memorized and displayed when accessed from the Chemical Inventory form Chem Lookup button. Previously, the Chemical Lookup form always opened up displaying the NFIRS Chemicals Table section. |
| Incident | Incident; Incident Type Lookup | Added an additional grouping for Incident Type Severe Weather & Natural Disaster codes to make the grouping consistent with other Incident Type codes. |
| Incident | Incident; Real estate on inci basic | Revised NFIRS Incident Report form Basic section to allow data entry to flow more smoothly. Added Actions Taken data entry grid (was in the Response section in FH 6) and Specific Property Use field (formerly in the Property & Involvement section). Date fields for Dispatch Notif, First Arv Scene, Controlled, and Last Clr Scene are no longer displayed (the values are still associated with the times and the date can be changed by using the lookup button for the time field). |
| Incident | Incident; Vehicle Extrication | Added the ability to copy vehicle information to new EMS patient extrication records. Accessed from the Vehicle Accident/Extrication form Copy Vehicle Info button, vehicle information entered for the main EMS incident record can be inserted for subsequent patient records (when multiple patients were injured in a vehicle). |
| Incident | Incident;Occup Link | Added the ability to disable the automatic searching for occupancies matching an entered NFIRS incident address. Specified from the Administrative Option form Incident section All Incidents section General section, when 'Do not search for an Occupancy ID matching the scene address' is enabled, when the address of an occupancy is entered into an incident report, the matching occupancy will not be displayed. |
| Incident | NFIRS/EMS; Last CLR Scene time | The NFIRS Last Clr Scene field is being updated from the EMS report when the NFIRS incident is created from the EMS incident. Instead of the desired time, the Enroute to Dest time from the patient record is filling the Last Clr Scene field on the NFIRS report. In many cases, an engine or other apparatus continues to work at the incident scene for quite some time. This field defaults to the time the first ambulance left the scene. This problem has been fixed; When the Enroute to Dest time is updated on the EMS Patient report, the auto-update of the Last Clr Scene time checks for a later unit Cleared time. |
| Incident | U&P Resp; Have FDID default | The FDID and Alarm Date for the Unit and Personnel Response form now default based on the workstation and date. |
| Incident | Unit resp; Add ability to multi select | Added the ability to select multiple unit and personnel response records and enable record browsing (using the record navigation buttons in the lower left corner of the Unit and Personnel Response form). |
| Inventory | Inv; Add Occupancy link to Inv items | Added link between Inventory records and Occupancies. Add Occupancy ID to an inventory record to link the occupancy with the equipment. A list of equipment associated with a specific occupancy can be accessed from the Occupancy form Additional Records section. |
| Inventory | Inv; Increase field length | Increased widths for Inventory record Description (to 50 characters), Serial Number (to 25 characters), Make (to 15 characters), and Model (to 15 characters) fields. |
| Inventory | Inventory; PPE spec in NFPA 1851 | Added Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) inventory record type to aid departments tracking PPE inventory in accordance to the NFPA 1851 standard. |
| Lookup | Cache; add distinct lookups to cache | Expanded local caching. Locked distinct lookup codes are now included in local caching, which is enabled via the Workstation Options form Local Data & Files section. |
| Lookup | Lookup; Act code defaulting pay scale | Added the ability to associate a Default Pay Scale code with a specific Activity Type code. When a Pay Scale is associated with a specific Activity Type code and that Activity Type is used in an activity record, the Pay Scale is inserted into the activity record. |
| Lookup | Lookup; training code default pay scale | Added the ability to associate a Default Pay Scale code with Training Category codes and Activity Codes, so when the Training/Activity code is used the Default Pay Scale code associated with that code is inserted into the Training/Activity record. |
| Lookup | Occup; Add codes to construction type | Lookup codes used in the Construction Type field in the Occupancy record (Occupancy form Building section) can not be added to. This behavior is left over from NFIRS 4.1 (the values are also used in NFIRS Structure Fire Reports). This problem has been fixed, construction type codes can be added and edited. |
| Occupancy | Chklist; Add conditions to main categori | Added Pass and N/A buttons to the inspection checklist to allow 'Pass' or 'N/A' to be entered for all items in the inspection category. This allows routine inspections to be entered with fewer keystrokes. |
| Occupancy | Inspect; Prompt to print no viol. notice | Enhanced the violation notice prompting when saving inspections. When prompting for print violation notice is enabled via Administrative Options, the 'Violation Notice' report is printed when violations have been added to the inspection, and the 'No Violation Notice' report is printed when no violations have been added to the inspection record. |
| Occupancy | Inspect;Go to Occupancy | Added the ability to open the occupancy record from the inspection record. With the inspection record displayed, access the Form menu Occupancy Records option to open the occupancy associated with the inspection. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Chemical; Add a locationtext fiel | Added a 40 character text field captioned 'Location' by default to the Chemical Inventory form. The Chemical Inventory form is accessed via the Occupancy form Additional Records section Chemical Inventory button. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Construction Date | Added a Construction Completed field to the Occupancy form Address section. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Detectors N code | When you change the Occupancy form Building section Detectors Presence field to "N" and the previous entry was populated (for example, if you created the occupancy from an existing template), the Detector Type and Detector Power Supply fields are disabled (but any values in these fields are left in there). The same situation happens for the Presence of Automatic Extinguishment System, when changed to "N" the Type and Number of Heads fields are disabled and entered values are 'trapped'. This problem has been fixed. Values in the fields disabled when "N" is selected are blanked out. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Insp: Add Multiple Violations | Enhanced inspection records. Add a group of violations at one time. Accessed from the Inspection form Violations section by pressing Add Group. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Inspect; Have a scheduled and | The Occupancy form Inspections & Activities section has been enhanced to display completed inspections in one area, and scheduled inspections in a different area to make it easy to see completed and scheduled inspections at a glance. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Inspection; Have the checklist on | Added Inspection Checklist for all FH systems licensed for Occupancy and Inspections module (previously available to FH Onsite Inspections users only). Access the checklist from the Inspection form Violations section Use Checklist button. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Preplans of the primary occup | Added the ability to display detail records for the primary occupancy detail records (preplans, chemicals, hydrants, on-site materials, storage tanks) from the Occupancy form Additional Records section of any of the non-primary multi occupancy records. |
| Occupancy | Occup; Warn if new occup matches address | Added a prompt for new occupancy records and changed occupancy records when address information matches an existing occupancy record. Answer Yes to prompt to add the occupancy record to the multi-property occupancy record. |
| Occupancy | Occup;Batch Generate Inspections | Enhanced batch schedule inspections functionality. Added the ability to create inspections based on filter values or directly via an occupancy query. Additional options for excluding hidden occupancies and for overwriting existing scheduled inspections when the created inspection is the same type of inspection. |
| PDA | PDA; Ability to select occupancies | Added administrative control over FH Onsite Inspection occupancy/inspection record exports from the dock computer to the Pocket PC. Set up from the Administrative Options form Occupancy section Pocket PC section, you can select a specific query category (occupancy master queries or inspection queries) and select a specific query to control what records are uploaded to the Pocket PC device. |
| PDA | PDA; Export selected occupancy contacts | Enhanced FH Onsite Inspections export from FH to the Pocket PC device. Expired contacts (that is, contacts that have a Date Out value before today's date) are excluded by default, minimizing the number of records included in the export process. |
| PDA | PDA; Fields Displayed on Import/Export | Added additional details about selected occupancies and inspections in the Pocket PC Data Export form, which is used during the export from FH to the FH Onsite Inspections Pocket PC device. |
| PDA | PDA; stop Export including lkp_viol | Optimized export from FH dock to FH Onsite Inspections Pocket PC device. Previously, all violation codes from FH are included in the export file created for the FH Onsite Inspections Pocket PC. Removed all violation codes that are not referenced by inspection checklists, minimizing the number of records included in the export file and potentially increasing synchronization times. |
| Queries | Framework;Browse Queries | Last used window size for the the Query form is memorized and used next tim the query is run. For example, if you open a NFIRS incident and maximize the Query form displayed when viewing available records, the Query form opens 'maximized' next time the browse form is used. |
| Queries | Queries; Admin query located in staff | The Personnel Administrative Roster query is grouped in the Staff Activity queries instead of the Administrative queries. This problem has been fixed. |
| Queries | Query; Parameter, Property ID lookup | When the Property ID is added as a query parameter, a lookup button to display available Property IDs is not available. This feature has been added (a lookup button is now added). |
| Reports | Report: Remove graphics files in erepor | Simplified HTML reports. Reports output to HTML format are converted to text only to eliminate the additional graphic files that were placed in the same directory as the HTML file. |
| Reports | Report; Add 1720 report | Added a new 1720 NFPA report. |
| Reports | Report; Add Filter for reports/queries | Added options to filter reports/graphs/maps/queries by favorites only, or only user-defined reports/graphs/maps/queries. |
| Reports | Report; Detail Schedule | Enhanced the Detailed Schedule/Sign-In Sheet report to allow filtering by station, and if used, division and battallion. The report can also be grouped by station/unit if desired. Staff are sorted by rank. |
| Reports | Report; DynaDate - add next month | Added additional dynamic date options: Next Week, Next Month, Next Calendar Year, and Next Fiscal Year. |
| Reports | Report; Make it easier to hide reports | Simplified the process for organizing and hiding reports, and managing favorite Reports. With the Reports form displayed, press Options then: To organize reports: Select a Reports category, press Options, then select Change List Sequence. Reports in the selected category are listed and can be arranged as needed. To organize favorite reports: Select Organize Favorites. Highlight a report in the list then press Toggle Favorite to add/remove the report (italicized reports are marked as favorites). To organize hidden reports: Select Organize Hidden Reports. Highlight a report in the list then press Toggle Hidden to hide/unhide the report (italicized reports are marked as hidden). |
| Reports | Report; Multi-Occupancy Property Report | Added a Multi-Occupancy Property Report to print information from the Multi-Occupancy Property records. |
| Reports | Report; Print the console | Added 'Print Scheduling Report' printed form that prints the information displayed on the Scheduling Console form. |
| Reports | Report; Printing Signature form | Added the ability to print a signed Signature Report form with a Batch or Collated reports. |
| Reports | Report; Query; Modify categories | Added the ability to create and maintain user-defined Reports and Queries categories. |
| Reports | Report; Run Query for layout | Additional control over limiting records queried when working in report layout. Controlled via the Workstation Options option Other section (only applies to non-programmed reports). The default behavior is to prompt the user to enter parameter values when the report layout is accessed. You are only prompted if there are "Ask" type parameters associated with the report. Available options are detailed in the User Guide Workstation Options chapter. |
| Reports | Report; Staff Availablity Response | Modified the Staff Availability Response report to list each staff member on a separate page. |
| Reports | SuggRpt; Sched; on duty date per staff | Expanded filter options for the Detailed Schedule Listing/Sign-In Sheet report (in the Staff Scheduling Master Reports report category) to allow for a list of dates and times a specific staff member is scheduled. |
| Schedule | Sched; Show Future Unapproved Exchanges | Added the ability to see future unnapproved exchanges, listed in the Scheduling Console. Viewing unnapproved future exchanges can be disabled via Scheduling Console Options. |
| Schedule | Sched; Track pay back hours | Created the report Exchange Time Tracking to display schedule exchange participants and hours owed to replacement staff for replacement time given. The report was created for departments using 'pay back' systems for staff exchanges. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Add Arrows on Console screen | Added Date navigation buttons to the Scheduling Console form to simplify the display of different shifts and statuses based on date and time. For example, in FH 7 you can press a single button to see who is on duty in 24 hours instead of looking up the date and selecting the next day as required in FH 6. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Add Divison & Battalion | Added the ability to use Division and Battalion to organize stations (specifically the Scheduling Console). Enabled via the Administrative Options form License section, you can also specify whether Division or Battalion is the highest level. When enabled, you can filter the Scheduling Console to display specific Divisions/Battalions and group displayed staff by Division/Battalion/Station/Unit. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Add Rank column and color | Added Rank to Scheduling Console form. Rank display can be included or excluded via Scheduling Console Options 'Show Staff Rank' option. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Add Station Filter | Added filtering by Station, Unit (and if enabled via the Administrative Options form License section, Divisionas and Battalions) to the Scheduling Console. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Add suffix to a person's name | Modified StaffName() function to include Suffix by default. Default format is Last Name, First Name Middle Initial, Suffix. Suffix will now be listed in various areas, including the Scheduling Console. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Allow combining activities | Added option to combine activities created from scheduling. Enabled via the Scheduling Console form Options button, then check 'Combine Activities', when enabled and when there are multiple shifts simultaneously active and you press Create/Edit Activity, a single activity record with all active shifts is created. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Duty Cycle Hours | Expanded the hours field in the manual duty cycle from a maximum of 999.99 to 9999.99. This will allow greater range for schedules. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Extended leave when early retu | Added the ability to delete multiple exchange records created by extended leaves. When multiple exchange records are created for an extended leave and the staff member returns and there are still exchange records outstanding, open the first extra exchange record via the Scheduling Console, then right-click the Delete button then select 'Delete This Record and All Future Records' to delete the exchange records for the current staff member. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Grey Lines denoting a change | Added the ability to disable shift highlighting via Scheduling Console Options. When enabled, personnel that are working on a shift as a result of an exchange are highlighted. Departments where the majority of staff displayed are highlighted can now disable highlighting. |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Quick way to look at f | Simplified date and time browsing for the Scheduling Console. Added next and previous buttons for changing the date and time by 24 hour increments, or hour increments (within a specific shift or without regard to shift). |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Real-Time link to Staff Record | Added the ability to restrict changes to staff records (shift and station). When enabled via the Administrative Options from Staff section Scheduling section, the shift and station values for a staff member can only be changed from the Schedule form (File menu Staff Scheduling option Add or Update Scheduling Definitions option). |
| Schedule | StaffSch; Trnsf notes from exchange to A | Enhanced staff scheduling activity detail records. Notes added to an exchange record are carried over to the activity detail record created in scheduling. |
| Staff | Activity; Open all records | Maximized display area for Staff Activity details to allow more detail record information to be viewed at a glance without having to access staff activity detail records. The staff activity summary fields have been moved to the Staff Summary tab. |
| Staff | Staff; Member sees only their record | Added the ability for non-administrative users without rights to the Staff module to view their own records. When enabled, the staff member associated with the current log in will be able to view their staff record. To work, the Staff ID must be associated with the user login record, and the feature must be enabled via the Administrative Options form Staff section Allow all staff read-only access to their own staff records. |
| Staff | TrainProgram; Skills based pass/fail | When requirements for an individual staff member's training are displayed on the Staff Member Training Program Detail form, skill based training/activities now list whether the requirement has been met (Y) or not (N), and required hours and the balance of hours required is not listed since it is not needed (they either passed the skill or not). |
| Update | Update; Choose Local or Remote | FH Enterprise: The FH Update lists two options for updating the local standard database, and the remote (SQL) database. The label on the FH Update form for updating the remote database was relabelled 'Update SQL Database' . |
| Update | Update; Update Failing on Demodata | The option to update DEMODATA during an FH update was selected by default in FH 6. Updating DEMODATA adds time to the update, many clients have reported that they do not use DEMODATA, and errors can be encountered when different EMS code sets have been applied to live data. In FH 7, the option to update DEMODATA is not selected by default. |
| Update | Update; Update.log file size | Optimized FH update process. The FH UPDATE.LOG previously included updates to every single lookup code. Added the option to bypass logging of lookup code updates, which is enabled by default. The UPDATE.LOG file size will be smaller. |
