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Emergency Reporting Launches Website for Rover, the First Responder Notification and Alerting App

Bellingham, WA, March 9, 2021 – Emergency Reporting, the leading provider of Fire & EMS records management software headquartered in Bellingham, WA, has launched a new website for its Rover notification and alerting app at RoverAlert.com. Rover, acquired by Emergency Reporting in 2020, is a cloud-based notification and response platform that provides critical two-way communication between dispatchers…

Animal Rescue Team Improves Efficiency with Rover Alerting Software

Fire departments are the most common agencies that use ROVER alerting software, but there’s been an increase in different types of agencies implementing Rover into their daily operations and reaping the benefits. One such agency is the non-profit Westmoreland County Animal Rescue Team (CART) in Pennsylvania. Westmoreland CART handles any local 911 calls involving animals, including technical…

Tips for Crafting a Compelling Story in Your Next Fire and EMS Grant Application

There’s a lot that goes into writing a great grant proposal for a fire agency, but at the end of the day, it’s the compelling stories that stand out and get the funding. According to GrantFundingExpert.com, “To the extent you can, you should make your grant proposal tell a story. Grant writing, at its essence,…

Building Mental Health Initiatives Into Your Fire Station Wellness Program

It is widely understood that firefighting is a physically rigorous job that requires members to dedicate time and effort toward maintaining optimal physical fitness. But it is becoming increasingly recognized that firefighting can take a toll on “mental fitness” – and that great effort should also be placed in helping those in the fire service…

Firefighter Occupational Cancer Prevention Best Practices that Every Fire Department Should Implement

There’s no doubt that firefighting is a dangerous profession – but those dangers go beyond the obvious physical dangers immediately present when fighting fires. In the last decade, new research has emerged about the health risks specific to firefighters. Of the many studies that have been conducted, most have had the same, jarring results about…