FIRES - Fire Rescue Scheduling System | VCS Scheduling Software for Police Departments (POSS), Fire Departments (FIRES), Correction Facilities (COSS), Municipalities, State and Federal Government (TIMES)

Following in the success of the POSS (Police Officer Scheduling System) solution for Public Safety entities, VCS set to work on an industry exclusive solution for Fire departments and EMS/911 Emergency Response Centers. In 2000, VCS introduced FIRES (Fire Rescue Scheduling System) as the signature product for fire rescue scheduling and time/attendance needs.

The FIRES solution is the most powerful, versatile, and easy-to use scheduling software system available to FIRE and EMS professionals that will automate the complex scheduling environments known to these industries. Created by a unique team of software engineers and fire-rescue personnel, FIRES has amassed a multitude of shift scheduling reports, functions and communication tools tailor made for Fire, EMS and 911 organizations. FIRES combines centralized scheduling, time & attendance, electronic time cards and payroll preparation within a single, powerful database. When combined with an automated telephony system, users have immediate access to managing resources in the most cost effective and compliant manner possible.

Additional benefits of the FIRES (Fire Rescue Scheduling System) include the ability to:

Automate complex staff scheduling using your department’s rules and staffing best practices.
Automatically capture work hours, electronically request and approve leave, and automatically create time sheets.
Seamlessly integrate with your existing Payroll, HR, Computer- Aided Dispatch, and Record Management systems.
Manage Overtime with rules-based alerts, maximum hour alerts, and automatic email, text and phone messaging.
Electronically manage Special Event and Off Duty Detail scheduling. Automatically create and track invoices.
Track in Real Time every minute of every day that an employee is working or not working, and under what specific status.
Quickly place multiple phone calls, text messages and email notifications to employees, and record all efforts and results.
Manage all Training, Certifications and Specialties including schedules, expirations, and reporting.
Provide users with more than 100 Management Reports and allow users to easily create limitless custom reports.
Web-based Accessibility.
And much more…….